The fifth Business Meeting was held in Muscat, Oman on January 2017. Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Dr. Sima Jeha, and Ms. Judith Maina were present from SJCRH.
During the meeting, several points were presented and decided on:
- 9 out of 12 working groups presented an update on their recent accomplishments, ongoing projects, goals and proposals for future projects
- The Board of Directors discussed in a closed meeting the progress of the working groups.
- The names of the new members of the Board of Directors 2017-2021 were announced.
- The attendees suggested changing the tenure of the BOD to become 2-3 years, instead of 4 years.
- Plans were made to update the POEM Group website to a more user-friendly form with larger server.
- It was agreed to hold two Business meetings each year one of which to be held in association with an international meeting.
