Director Paul Ho, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, goes to the United States and Canada for academic affairs from April 5 - 17, 2014. During his absence, Deputy Director Ming-Jye Wang is the acting director.

         Director Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology, will attend international conferences in Korea from April 16–20, 2014. During his absence, Deputy Director Fu-chang Wang will be the acting director.

         Director Mei-Yin Chou, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, will go to France for academic affairs from May 5 - 10, 2014. During her absence, Deputy Director Wen-Bih Tzeng will be the acting direct