On March 27, 2014 academician of RAS Evgeny N. Kablov, Director General of VIAM has been elected again in the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences at the General Meeting of RAS following the results of a secret voting.
The same day, the new Charter of the Academy was accepted via an open voting by the absolute majority of the voices; the Charter will be sent for approval to the Government of the Russian Federation.