On March 28, the day after the incident, AMPAS announced that it launched a formal review.[50] The academy's Board of Governors disclosed plans for a full meeting to explore further action and consequences in accordance with their Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law scheduled to take place on the Wednesday following the incident.[51][52] David Rubin, AMPAS President, and Dawn Hudson, AMPAS CEO, issued a subsequent letter to Academy members, noting that the official process would take a few weeks to determine an appropriate action for Smith.[53][54] On March 29, Smith initiated a six-minute Zoom call with Rubin and Hudson, apologizing again for his actions, and the Board of Governors were not aware of the conversation when discussing disciplinary procedures the following day. One of the participants in the board meeting called the lack of transparency suspicious and showed lack of leadership.[55]