Director Benjamin Fong Chao, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Earth Sciences, will go to Japan for academic affairs from November 6-10, 2011. During his absence, Research Fellow Tzen-Fu Yui will be the acting director.

Director Mei-Yin Chou, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, will go to the United States to attend international conferences from November 20 to December 5, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Directors Ching-Ming Wei and Wen-Bih Tzeng will be the acting directors.

Director Yia-Chung Chang, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Research Center for Applied Sciences, will go to China  for academic affairs from November 8-12, 2011. During his absence, Research Fellow Pei-Kuen Wei will be the acting director.

Director Fu-Tong Liu, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, will go to Japan to attend an international conference from November 9-12, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Directors Mi-Hua Tao and Chen-Yang Shen will be the acting directors.

Director Chung-Hsuan Chen, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Genomics Research Center, will go to the United States to attend academic conferences from November 17 to December 3, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director Alice Lin-Tsing Yu will be the acting director.

        Director Shu-min Huang, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Ethnology, will go to Canada for academic affairs from November 15-22, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director Hsun Chang will be the acting director.