Better Astronomy Club Meetings. These are the issues that face club leaders. Successful clubs find good answers to these questions. Meetings are only one facet of club activities but perhaps the most visible.
Many people come to their first club meeting out of curiosity.
Whether they come back depends on how they perceive the club and whether they like the personality of the active membership. Club leaders are responsible for the conduct of the meeting and the overall tone of the organization. Large organizations recognize the importance of effective meetings and equip their leaders with appropriate training. Even though our societies may be small or informal, we can improve our meetings as well. We lavish tremendous intellectual energy preparing observing plans, analyzing observing results, and selecting, purchasing, designing and building our telescopes.