Director Maw-Kuen Wu, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Physics, is going to Iran for academic affairs from October 6-12, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director Yang-Yuan Chen is the acting director.

Director Paul Ho, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, is going to the United States for academic affairs from September 18 to October 12, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director Ming-Jye Wang is the acting director.

Director Chin-shing Huang, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of History and Philology, is going to Hong Kong for academic affairs from September 26 to October 3, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director Fu-shih Lin is the acting director.