Elements and Performance Criteria
- Negotiate the basis of a meeting and plan the event
- Undertake consultation as to the purpose of the proposed meeting, location, date and time with appropriate people
- Agree upon, by the appropriate people, the broad agenda and list of invited guests
- Communicate details of the meeting to relevant community groups
- Organise venue, travel, meals and accommodation
- Address the requirements of people with special needs to ensure equity and access issues are not ignored
- Promote the meeting
- Conduct the meeting
- Agree to the Chairperson for the meeting according to community procedure
- Follow relevant meeting protocols to ensure consistency in the conduct of the meetings
- Acknowledge all points of view through appropriate processes of discussion and documentation
- Encourage full participation
- Seek consensus in decision-making
- Manage appropriately difficult situations
- Record decisions
- Communicate outcomes
- Implement decisions