Groups

Each assocation can have up to 30 groups. A "group" is a group of members of certain common interests; or a special committee working on some defined objectives.

Only "Manager" can start a group. Once a group is started, a new user "GROUPnn" (where "nn" is the group number, 01 to 30) as the group administrator (GA) is automatically created. The GA will be in charge of some functions particular to this group:

add/remove members to this group (if the group is "open", see below, any association members can also join himself).
post group announcements
post group calendar of events
design group voting ballot
send newsletters to all members
delete member's bulletin board postings
change group name

There are two kinds of groups:

open group, open to all members of this association
private group, by invitation only

The differences between the two kind can be summarized in the following table:

function	open group	private group
how to join?	by member himself or by GA	add by GA
Can outside members see group bulletin board?	yes	no
Can outside members post to group bulletin board?	no	no
Can outside members vote in group issues?	no	no

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