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Create and Manage Meetings

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Important Note

Meetings cannot be set to repeat or reoccurr automatically to ensure that files are connected to the correct date. It is recommended to create a meeting with no file attachments and copy that meeting.

Create a Meeting

  1. Click Create Other
    Create Other button below the Dashboard header.

  2. Click Create New Meeting
    The Create New Meeting button in the expanded Create Other menu.

  3. Type the Meeting Title
    The Title input field in the Meeting Basics tab.

  4. Select an appropriate Microsite
    The Microsite options in the Microsite dropdown Meeting Basics tab.

  5. Complete the remaining Meeting Basics fields, as desired

  6. Add a Map for the meeting location, if desired

  7. Select the Other Information tab and add files, if necessary

  8. Publish the meeting

  9. Click Save

Add Agendas and Packets to a Meeting Page

  1. Navigate to the Meeting page

  2. Click Edit

  3. Select the Agendas/Packets tab
    The Agendas and Packets tab in the left-hand navigation menu.

  4. Click Add File(s) to begin adding files for the desired section
    The Add File buttons below the Agendas and Packets headers.

  5. Click Save

Add Minutes to a Meeting Page

  1. Navigate to the Meeting page

  2. Click Edit

  3. Select the Minutes tab
    The Minutes tab in the left-hand navigation menu.

  4. Click Add File(s) to begin adding files to the page
    The Add File button under the Minutes header.

  5. Click Save

Add Audio and Video to a Meeting Page

  1. Navigate to the Meeting page

  2. Click Edit

  3. Select the Audio/Video tab
    The Audio and Video tab in the left-hand navigation menu.

  4. Complete the Audio Links and/or Video Links fields, if necessary
    The URL and Link text input fields.

    • URL: Enter the URL to the page containing the meeting audio or video

    • Link text: The text that will mask the link

  5. Click Add Video to add a video to the page
    The Add Video button under the Meeting Video header.

    Note:

    Expand the Meeting Video tab to see the Add Video option
    The Meeting Video expandable tab.

  6. Click Save

Edit a Meeting Page

  1. Navigate to the desired Meeting page

  2. Click edit

  3. Edit the Meeting Basics Fields as necessary

  4. Select the Agendas/Packets tab and edit the files as necessary

  5. Select the Minutes tab and edit the files as necessary

  6. Select the Audio/Video tab and edit the Audio and Video Links as necessary
    The URL and Link text input fields.

    • URL: Enter the URL to the page containing the meeting audio or video

    • Link text: The text that will mask the link

  7. Edit additional items as necessary

  8. Select the Advanced tab
    The Advanced tab in the left-hand navigation menu.

  9. Detail edits made to the meeting in the Revision log if desired
    The Revision log message text input field.

  10. Publish the Meeting

  11. Click Save

Copy a Meeting Page

  1. Navigate to the desired page

  2. Click Clone
    The Clone button in the toolbar at the bottom of the page.

  3. Make any edits as necessary

  4. Publish the Meeting, if desired

  5. Click Save

View Meeting Revisions

  1. Navigate to the Meeting page

  2. Click Revisions
    The Revisions button in the toolbar at the bottom of the page.

  3. View the list of previous revisions

Revert a Meeting Page

  1. View the Meeting page revisions

  2. Select Revert to revert the Event page to a previous version
    The Revert button in the Operations column.

  3. Select Revert to confirm the revision
    The Revert button to confirm reversion.

Publish or Unpublish a Meeting

  1. Navigate to the desired page

  2. Click edit

  3. Select the Publishing tab
    The Publishing tab in the left-hand navigation menu.

  4. Complete the Publishing options
    The Published toggle, and the Publish on and Unpublish on fields in the Publishing tab.

    • Published: Check or uncheck the box to publish or unpublish, respectively

    • Publish On: Select a date and time to publish the meeting at a later date
      The Publish on calendar icon with a date selected on the calendar.

    • Unpublish On: Select a date and time to automatically unpublish the meeting
      The Unpublish on calendar icon with a date selected on the calendar.

  5. Click Save

Delete a Meeting

Important Note

Only Site Admins can perform this function. This action cannot be undone.

Instructions

  1. Navigate to the desired page

  2. Click edit

  3. Click Delete

  4. Click Delete to confirm deletion

    Note:

    This action cannot be undone

Meeting Basics Fields

The Meeting Basics input fields.

  • Title: Enter the title of the meeting

  • Microsite: Select the appropriate microsite

  • Meeting Date: Select the meeting date

    • Start Date: Select the start date of the meeting

    • Start Time: Select the time of the meeting

    • End Date: Select the end date of the meeting

    • End Time: Select the end time of the meeting

    • All Day: Check the box if this meeting is an all-day meeting

    • Duration: Select the duration of the meeting

  • Summary: Enter a summary of the meeting

    Note:

    This field is only available by clicking Edit Summary
    The Edit Summary URL to the right of the Description label.

  • Description: Enter a description, such as an agenda or the content of the meeting

  • Short Description: Enter a brief description to appear in search results both on the site and in other search engines such as Google