Group Leaders Bulletin October 2025
IGO Zoom accounts – do not overstay
If your group uses an IGO Zoom account, please do not stay in the meeting past your allocated time. If you do so, you may prevent another booked meeting from running. Last month, one group overstayed by 40 minutes, and the next meeting had to be cancelled. Zoom does not end meetings itself, so it is rather like overstaying a meeting in a booked room, locking the door, and soundproofing yourself so there is no way anyone can ask you to leave.
Also, can you remain in the meeting until everyone else has left, and make sure you leave yourself?
Thank you.
Contacting us about a Zoom booking
If you need to contact us about a Zoom booking, can you please include:
- Name of group
- Meeting day
- Meeting time
- Zoom account - Acc1, Acc2 or Acc3. This is shown in Beacon and in the Zoom calendar
It makes it much easier for me to find the booking. This is particularly important in an emergency.
Group Leaders meeting
There will be a group leaders meeting on Wednesday, 12th November at 3 pm. Please let us know if there is something you would like us to discuss and we will add it ot the agenda. We will send the Zoom link and the agenda nearer the time.
September GL bulletin
There was no September bulletin because there was nothing we needed to say. This is keeping with our policy of minimising the number of communications we send to you.
Reminder: updating Beacon and website group pages
Group leaders can update the information on the Beacon details page themselves.
If you want to change your webpage entry, you should submit the Group Description form.
You should check your group page entry from time to time to ensure that it is up-to-date.
Calendars
Beacon calendar
The Beacon meetings calendar for October is attached. Members can view this from the Beacon Members Portal. Please note that entries here do not appear automatically – they have to be generated by the group leader using the “Schedule” tab in Beacon.
IGO Zoom calendar for October meetings
The IGO Zoom bookings are listed by day and account. The Meeting ID is also included. You can verify your meeting booking using this.
Generic Zoom calendar
The Generic Zoom calendar shows which slots are booked to each of our Zoom accounts. You only need this if you want to make a new Zoom booking or want ot change your existing booking.
Thank you to all our group leaders for your sterling work!
From Catherine, on behalf of the IGO team
You can contact anyone on the team using this email.