• Finding suitable speakers for each meeting, which may be drawn from the members;
• Deciding how often and where the meetings will be held in conversation with the members;
• Selecting and organising the members;
• Liaising with venues;
• Sourcing equipment for speakers.

This organiser has to be reliable, competent, have adequate free time (around 2 days per month) and have good personal networks from which to draw speakers and practitioners for the group.

You might prefer to split up the role and work with another organiser - for example, someone to organise the venue and someone to find speakers. This method requires careful planning and close contact between the organisers, but does allow for more flexibility and spreads the workload where organising practitioners are very busy. How much work is involved will also depend on the frequency you meet - meeting more often (such as weekly or fortnightly) will require a more intensive burst of work than meeting less often (such as monthly)

You might also decide to have a planning session with all of your members - this is an excellent way to work out dates for future sessions and find out which venues are easiest for people to get to. Some of your members might know of good venues or speakers that you can get in touch with. A meeting also allows you to quickly gauge the commitment from your members and explain the purpose of the group in more detail.