I can tell you that TIGHAR board meetings are always lively, occasionally contentious, and unfailingly intense. The board takes its work seriously but there is never any shortage of laughter and good-spirited mutual deprecation. Only the Executive Director is immune from abuse (not). Every member of our eight-person board has won their spurs as an expedition team member on Nikumaroro at least once and, in most cases, several times. All are steeped in not only the many aspects of Earhart Project research but also the status and progress of the organization's other projects. This most recent meeting was extremely productive with many important decisions and plans made. We'll have a full report soon.