There are three types of Groups available, Social Groups, Community Workgroups, and IFTAS Workgroups.
Social Groups are a way to meet people with similar interests, subject matter expertise, or experience. Social Groups are publicly visible in the Groups Directory, anyone can join, and anyone can post in the Group Feed. Social Groups do not have their own Discussion Forum.
Workgroups are created to allow Members to work together on defined activities that require broad input. Workgroups do not have a Feed, but do have their own Discussion Forum
IFTAS Groups are for IFTAS staff and advisory groups.
To create a Group, you must have Group Organiser status. If you’d like a Group created, you can make a New Group Request.
When creating a Group, use the following table to select the correct options.
| Social Group | Community Workgroup | |
| Privacy | Public | Private |
| Which members of this group are allowed to invite others? | All Group Members | All Group Members |
| Which members of this group are allowed to post into the activity feed? | All Group Members | Organizers and Moderators only |
| Which members of this group are allowed to upload documents? | All Group Members | All Group Members |
| Group Forum | No | Yes |
