Assistant Organizers (AOs) are members of a Meetup Group who help the Organizer with the day-to-day running of the group. Each group may have an unlimited number of AOs. Their name(s) will appear in the left sidebar of the Meetup Group's page, below the Organizer's photo.

Assistant Organizers can:

• Create, edit, and delete Meetups
  
• Email the entire Meetup Group
  
• Approve or decline pending members
  
• Give members custom titles
  
• Remove and ban members from the group
  
• Edit, delete, and close Message Board discussions
  
• Create and edit Message Board forums
  
• Add, edit, and delete photos and photo albums
  
• Add, edit, and delete About pages
  
• Create, edit, and close Polls
  
• Add, edit, and delete the list of venues the group uses
  
• Add, edit, and delete Files
  

• Change the Meetup Group's name, description, primary location, or web address
  
• Change the group's main photo
  
• Set up autoscheduled events
  
• Turn the Mailing List on or off
  
• Turn the Message Boards on or off
  
• Change the group's topics
  
• Make the Meetup Group public or private
  
• Change payment settings
  
• Control the customizable automated welcome message that goes to new members
  
• Control the customizable profile questions
  
• Edit the group's Sponsorship settings