Director Shaw Chen Liu, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Research Center for Environmental Changes, will go to Italy to attend an international conference from September 25 to October 2, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director George Tin-Fuk Wong will be the acting director.

Director Ming-Che Shih, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, will go to Italy for academic affairs from September 24 -29, 2011. During his absence, Deputy Director Shu-Mei Liang will be the acting director.