====== Telecon 007 of September 6, 2007 ======
**Agenda**\\ \\ **Topic #1: list of nominees for chair of PLOI board**\\  The list of nominees has been distributed on August 31, 2007. The next step in this process is that nominees accept their nomination, and we obtain a short list of those we are candidate for the chair position of PLOI.\\  Nominated individuals are\\ 

| Rachel Akeson\\ | declined nomination\\ |
| Theo ten Brummelaar\\ | accepts nomination\\ |
| Michelle Creech-Eakman\\ | accepts nomination\\ |
| Hal McAlister\\ | declined nomination\\ |
| Charles Townes\\ | declined nomination\\ |
\\ \\ **Topic #2: adoptation of the charter (all, by verbally agreeing)**\\  Text of charter available [[/Charter|here]] .\\ \\ **Topic #3: update regarding ReStar committee** (Rachel, Steve)\\  1. Discussion of white paper draft\\ \\ **Topic #4: update regarding Austin meeting (8-12 January 2008, Austin, TX).**\\ 

  - Update on interferometry special session (Hal)
  - pending: Preparation for PLOI talk/posters/brochures for AAS meeting (Hal)
\\ **Topic #5: white paper to decadal review** (Theo)\\ \\ **Topic #6: Any other business**\\ \\ **Topic #7: Status of open action items**\\  AI01: Rachel to write draft white paper for ReStar committee\\  AI02: Hal to arrange for conference room for "Open session meeting of PLOI"\\  AI03: all to submit list of nominee's to Steve by August 20th\\  AI04: Steve to compile list of nominees and send this to PLOI board members by August 31th\\  AI05: all, to review text for  [[/Decadal_White_Paper_Draft_1|decadal review]] on wiki\\  AI06: Theo to look into subscribing to the wikipages in order to have control over who makes changes.\\  AI07: Hall to announce interferometry session at AAS Austin meeting through OLBIN\\ \\ **Topic #8: The name of this organization**\\  Perhaps we can find a name with less negatvie connotations.\\ \\ **Topic #9: next telecom**\\  Set date for next telecon\\ \\  end of telecon