Director Paul Ho, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Preparatory Office), is going to the United States for academic affairs from December 19, 2009 to January 4, 2010. During his absence, Distinguished Research Fellow Typhoon Lee is the acting director.

DirectorTao-Shih Hsieh, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, is going to the United States for academic affairs from December 22, 2009 to January 6, 2010. During his absence, Deputy Director Pung-Pung Hwang is the acting director.

Director Jackson T.-S. Sun, Research Fellow of the Institute of Lingusitics, is going to China for academic affairs from December 19 to 30, 2009. During his absence, Associate Research Fellow Min-hua Chiang is the acting director.

Director Dennis T. C. Tang, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institutum Iurisprudentiae, is going to China for academic affairs from December 20, 2009 to January 4, 2010. During his absence, Associate Research Fellow Shwu-Fann Liou is the acting director.