It was pointed out to me that the Culinary Committee may not have the responsibility to identify venues for AMS events according to the bylaws. for example, Article 7(2)(iii)(2) states that the Venue and Hospitality Committee "shall be responsible for presentation, serving, cleanup of refreshments and potluck contributions at each Society function." This is a bit confusing as it can be interpreted to conflict or overlap with language in the bylaws for the Culinary Committee at Article 7(2)(v)(1), which states that the committee, "shall have the primary responsibility for organizing and directing dinners, tastings, cooking workshops, and other mycophagy-related events..." Since we don't have a Venue and Hospitality Committee chair or members, as president of AMS, I am directing the culinary committee to take on these additional responsibilities. This will resolve any apparent conflicts associated with the overlap in responsibilities for these two committees for the time being.