Representatives of EuCheMS member societies, EuCheMS Divisions and Working Parties, the European Young Chemists Network, EuCheMS associated organisations, members of the EuCheMS Executive Board, invited guests and the local organisers contributed to the success of the EuCheMS General Assembly 2012. This year, the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland kindly hosted about seventy participants on the 11 and 12 October in Dublin, Ireland at the historic premises of the Royal Irish Academy. Ulrich Schubert, EuCheMS President, who chaired the EuCheMS General Assembly, opened the meeting by informing the participants about recent updates concerning the...