

We suggest, as a general guideline, the Co-Host has at least 6 month’s continuous sobriety and is working the steps with a sponsor. The role of the Co-Host is to assist the Host in the above responsibilities, and to step in when they are unavailable. If a permanent Co-Host isn’t available, we suggest the Host asks for a volunteer at each meeting to step into this role. The Host’s role is also to train up and work with a Co-Host, sponsoring them into service.

As ever, there’s discretion within this, and your group conscience will know when to be flexible. We suggest, as a general guideline, the Host has at least 12 month’s continuous sobriety and is working the steps with a sponsor. They will also act as moderator, keeping an eye on activity during the meeting and holding the boundaries to keep it safe. The role of the Host is to open the Zoom meeting (usually 15-30 minutes before start), to support the secretary, and to admit people from the waiting room (if this function is enabled – see below). The E-Comms Service Team can provide training and support if you would like some help. These roles require a basic level of confidence with IT. The roles of Host and Co-Host are great opportunities for service. Ideally, particularly for larger meetings, you will also have a Co-Host. Most meeting seems to be following the format of having a role for Host separate from the Secretary role, which we recommend.

If you’re setting it up on the Zoom app, you should be able to leave the end date open.įor optimum performance of the software, make sure your have the latest version of Zoom installed. See below for how you can do this via the Zoom website. To do this go to ‘EDIT’ for your meeting. Otherwise it will time out and you’ll have to set up a new meeting on Zoom, with new joining details to tell everyone about. Recurring meetings: updating expiry dateĭon’t forget to regularly edit your group’s date stamp and keep it scheduled well into the future. The schedule is quite full, but do contact us if you’d like to see about taking a slot (the meetings time can’t run concurrently). We’re running an intergroup Zoom Pro account, and making this available to local online meetings. References and sources Shared Intergroup Zoom account If you’re after practical help with how to use Zoom, have a look at this simple YouTube video guide. This page, together with Newcomer Support, has been put together by the E-Comms Service Team as a guide for keeping online meetings both secure and accessible.
