At the meeting of the Presidium of NAS RA on 8 February 2012 № 4/1682/ doctor of physical-mathematical sciences Artak Mkrtchyan was elected as the director of the Institute of Applied Problems of Physics, candidate of physical-mathematical sciences Hayk Harutyunyan was elected as the director of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory

On 18-19 April, 2012, the Annual General meeting of NAS RA will be held (Programme of the Annual General Meeting)

On June 24 to July 01, 2012, the National Academy of Sciences of RA, Yerevan State University, "Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-Reservations" NSCO of the Ministry of Culture of RA and Artsakh State University are organizing an International conference under the following headline: "Historical-Cultural Heritage of Armenian Highland". More information about the international conference is available on this website: armhe

On 26-29 September, 2012, the Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA and the Armenian Association for Molecular and Cellular Biology and Immunology (Yerevan, Armenia) are organizing the International Young Scientists Conference "Perspectives for Development of Molecular and Cellular Biology-3"

In September 14, 2012, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute of NAS RA organizes International Conference dedicated to the 90-th anniversary of Smyrna massacre

On September 7-12, 2012, the Institute of Mathematics of NAS RA and Yerevan State University organize the International Conference on "Stochastic and PDE Methods in Financial Mathematics"

On September 2-9, 2012, the Institute of Mathematics of NAS RA organizes the 8th International Conference on "Stochastic and Analytic Methods in Mathematical Physics"( Yerevan)

On September 9-16, 2012, Institute of Mathematics of NAS RA and Steklov Mathematical Institute of the RAS organize the Fourth Russian-Armenian workshop on "Mathematical physics, complex analysis and related topics". For more information see: http://math.sci.am/

On October 2-4, 2012, the Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA and the Armenian Association of Molecular&Cellular Biology and Immunology organize a Course of Lectures for young scientists (beginning from bachelor degree) "Molecular and Cellular Bases of Host-Microbes Interactions: Focus on Inflammasome".

On 14-17 September, 2012, the "10th EAST-WEST DESIGN & TEST (EWDTS 2012)" symposium will take place in Kharkov (Ukraine)

The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA), World Armenian Congress (WAC) and the Union of Armenians in Russia (UAR) declare competition for the "Best Scientific Work" for young scientists (up to 35 years). The list and samples of the documents required for submition are available at the office of the "Science Development Foundation" NAS RA and through the website of the Foundation: http://sdfund.sci.am

On 8-9 October, 2012, Yerevan, the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) organizes workshop on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (obtaining of scientific skills for students and young scientists). For more information visit: http://aab.sci.am

On October 5, 2012, the Institute of Literature after M. Abeghian with the Writers’ Union of RA organize International Conference "The National character and the national identity in literature"

On the 21st of June, 2012, Institute of Arts of NAS RA is organizing a scientific conference dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Sayat-Nova, which will be held in the Session Hall of the Presidium of NAS RA

On 10-13 October, 2012, the Institute of Physiology after academician L.A. Orbeli of NAS RA (Yerevan, Armenia) is organizing a Jubilee Conference "Physiological mechanisms of organisms’ functional regulation" devoted to 130th anniversary of acad. Leon Orbeli

Оn 9-12 October, 2012, in Ashtarak Department of Physics and astrophysics of NAS RA and Institute of Physical Researches of NAS RA organize the International Conference «Laser Physics-2012»

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On October 25-28, 2012, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of NAS RA organize International Conference of young scientists "Problems of Ethnology and Archaeology of Armenia and Neighboring Countries"

On October 25, 2012, the Institute of History of NAS RA with NAS RA and YSU organize International Conference dedicated to 500-year of Armenian printing

At the meeting of the Presidium of NAS RA on 25 January 2012 № 2/1680/ doctor of physical-mathematical sciences Vahram Hakobyan was elected as the director of the Institute of Mechanics, NAS RA corresponding member Vladimir Harutyunyan was elected as the director of the Institute of Economics, candidate of historical sciences Hayk Demoyan was elected as the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute