The second Board meeting of the year was held in Nairobi at The Sarova Stanley Hotel on June 24, 2009 , arranged by Dr. Wilson Odero, RTIRN Board member hosted by MASENO University. The secretariat presented the secretariat report which followed with a discussion on future funding of the network along with planning on timelines and budgets regarding the World Bank Grant activities. Resigning Board members and members who had completed their tenure with the RTIRN network were appreciated for their contributions. Recruiting colleagues from LMICs and HICs was discussed with emphasis on focusing on younger researchers and decision on disseminating a call for nominations for the vacant position was taken.