Meetings at yunity are perhaps a little different to where you come from and are primarily the result of Awesome Active Autonomy. The following is a list of general points that have lead to successful yunity meetings in the past. A little bit about language: a meeting is when people come together to interact in according to a pre-decided intention, format, time-frame, etc. A gathering is when people come together around an intention where the details are not decided or are subject to change with the emergent group - as such there is not more to write about gatherings here.

Attending

• Know what you're attending. Trust the host with how they want to, any details not communicated imply openness.
• If a meeting has a start time, don't be surprised to find it's started if you turn up late.
• If you go to a meeting that's already started, don't expect the group to update you with all the information you missed.
• You can leave a meeting at any time if you want to! It can be helpful for group learning to let people know why at a suitable time.
• You are warmly encouraged to host meetings.

Hosting

• What is your intention? How can you best facilitate the intention? Single facilitator? Two? Game to begin with? Feedback round?
• Inform participants of all the decided details of the meeting in advance. When, where, how, why. If you leave some aspects open, be aware of this.
• Consider simply stating a start time. This can be more pain-free for everyone involved and is your autonomous right.
• If you want meetings to start on time, do not delay! People will quickly learn that you are reliable and will arrive on time in the future.
• Spread the word face-to-face, using a recognized notice board, Slack, the wiki calendar... In chaotic situations, in can be best to use multiple channels.
• At the beginning of a meeting, remind participants of what they consent to by being there.
• You can make decisions in meetings with the people that are there.
• Do record the outcomes of a meeting: it allows people who weren't there to collaborate and supports a culture of cooperation. This can be as simple as noting individual/group actions.
• Encourage others to host meetings on where you normally would. Role rotation is beneficial on many levels.
• People are not machines! Snacks, a nice location, breaks either side of the meeting, keeping meeting less than 90 minutes - all good things.
• Do meet! All of yunity can never be in one room, it is not wrong to have a meeting that not everyone can attend.