Oblong (OBLG) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

Exhibit 17.1

I, Bami Bastani, hereby submit my resignation from the Board of Directors of Glowpoint, Inc. and any committees thereof effective upon passage of Proposal 1 in the Company's 2009 proxy to declassify the Board of Directors. My resignation is not attributable to any disagreement I may have.

/s/ Bami Bastani

Bami Bastani