I was able to attend my first IANSA Editorial Board meeting in Chvalovice in Southern Moravia, near Znojmo, in October 2011, where I could meet a good range of colleagues on the Board and taste an even wider range of home-produced wines. The Editorial Board had invited me to play the role of Chairperson of a newly-created Committee – the IANSA Advisory Board. After the usual horse-trading and intense discussion of roles and responsibilities, as well as careful consideration of Moravian hospitality, I agreed to take over this task. It would perhaps be helpful for readers of IANSA to understand the differences between the Editorial Board, chaired by Jaromír Beneš, and the Advisory Board, under my chairpersonship. Here is my reading of the runes.