Director Wen-Hsiung Li, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Biodiversity Research Center,is going to the United States for academic affairs from July 1-16, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Jiunn-Tzong Wu is the acting director.

　　Director Ting-Kuo Lee, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Physics, will go to Koreato attend an international conference from July 9-13, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Yang Yuan Chen will be the acting director.

　　Director Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology, will go to Japan for academic affairs from July 21-23, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Fu-chang Wang will be the acting director.