Additional aids are also available. People may register as individuals or as pairs of friends or family. In the past, the donation has been waived for a participant with a modest income, a student seeking employment. If you need a waiver, please request it privately. They take turns having the group at home for an evening to share dinner and discussion.
Discussion is varied and free flowing.
Sometimes the group plans ahead to cover a particular subject, though easy and spontaneous discussion to which all members are party is the norm. You bring a different part of the meal each time. Hosting is easiest when the group agrees that hosts need provide only the beverages. Hosting also entails thinking through in what room the group will eat, using buffet or family-style, and setting up for that. Hosts call upon the members who brought part of the meal to serve and clear it.