Here's a short story:

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs. 

The society is one of the four parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics and a member of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. 

It was founded in 1888 as the "New York Mathematical Society", the brainchild of Thomas Fiske, who was impressed by the "London Mathematical Society" on a visit to England. John Howard Van Amringe was the first president and Fiske became secretary. The society soon decided to publish a journal, but ran into some resistance, due to concerns about competing with the American Journal of Mathematics. The result was the "Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society", with Fiske as editor-in-chief. The de facto journal, as intended, was influential in increasing membership. The popularity of the "Bulletin" soon led to Transactions of the American Mathematical Society and Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, which were also "de facto" journals. 

In 1891 Charlotte Scott became the first woman to join the society. The society reorganized under its present name and became a national society in 1894, and that year Scott served as the first woman on the first Council of the American Mathematical Society. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What does AMS stand for?
Guess: American Mathematical Society

Question: What was it originally known as?
Guess: "New York Mathematical Society

Question: Who created it?
Guess: Thomas Fiske,

Question: When?
Guess: 1888

Question: What does it exist to do?
Guess: serves the national and international community

Question: Can you name one way it does that?
Guess: through its publications

Question: Who was the first president of the organization?
Guess: . John Howard Van Amringe

Question: What was the name of their journal?
Guess: Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Question: Was everyone happy about that?
Guess: no

Question: How many parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics is it?
Guess: four parts

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Where did they hold a membership?

the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences