On October 16-17, the IIJ Governing Board of Administrators (GBA) held its inaugural meeting in Valletta, Malta. During the meeting, the GBA adopted key internal policies to ensure good governance, discussed a series of recent programs held at the IIJ, and expressed support for several new IIJ initiatives, including one aimed at addressing threats posed by foreign terrorist fighters (FTF). Interim Executive Secretary Robert Strang also offered a “State of the IIJ” report to GBA members.