Executive Board Officers Drs. Ouvrard, Hedlund, Harris, and Acuña at the Hotel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel.

The PFA mid-year Executive Board Meeting was held on June 17, 2011, at the Pullman Eiffel Tower Hotel in Paris. Dr. Hedlund gave the invocation. Present were President Hubert Ouvrard, President-Elect Joseph C. Harris, Vice President Ernesto Acuña, Immediate Past President Steven Hedlund, and Dental World Editor Mark D. Stanley.

Also joining the meeting via videoconference were PFA Executive Director Judith Kozal and Accountant Dan Jonker. A quorum was established and business was conducted. Some of the topics discussed were special awards to be presented at the PFA 75th Anniversary Celebration in Mexico City. Academy finances were reported to be positive, and donations to the Academy are up for the year. Almost 300 new Fellows have been added this year. International dues were discussed. Lunch was held in the restaurant of the hotel, with spouses joining the Board Members for a fine meal.