The meeting of the BANTAO Board took place in Sarajevo on the 8th of July 2017, where the reports on the BANTAO Congress, which was held in 2015 in Opatija, Croatia, were presented.

Current president of BANTAO organization prof.dr. Petar Kes and Secretary of BANTAO prof.dr. Sanjin Rački presented a report that was adopted. Considering that the 13th BANTAO Congress is held in Sarajevo from 04.10 until 08.10.2017, Board members were introduced in the preparations for the Congres by prof.dr. Halima Resić, President of the Organizing Committee and prof.dr. Enisa Mešić, President of the Scientific Committee. The Board meeting was attended by prof.dr. Goce Spasovski, Macedonia, prof.dr. Fevzi Ersoy, Turkey and prof.dr. Sanja Simic-Ogrezovic, Serbia.