# 🔰｜Onboarding Guide

**URL:** <https://bgin.discourse.group/t/onboarding-guide/130>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 11, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://bgin.discourse.group/t/onboarding-guide/130 "2023-10-11T07:37:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://bgin.discourse.group/t/onboarding-guide/130/2 "2025-07-27T14:29:32Z")

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Whether you’re new to BGIN or returning after a break—welcome! 🙌  
This platform is now our **official** mode of communication across all Working Groups (WGs), and we’ve just released an **updated onboarding guide** to help you get started or get back on track.

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## ✅ STEP 1: Get Started with Discourse

If you’re new to Discourse or unsure how to navigate it, please check out the latest onboarding guide below:  
📄 [BGIN Discourse Onboarding Guide - July 2025 - Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7MvuJ1enDZ8pwsYIoBBnJI2pcsJuZW5pjFL9_OxlKw/edit?usp=sharing)

This guide includes:

- How to create an account
- How to follow Working Group categories
- How to post and reply
- How to participate by email like a mailing list
- And more tips to improve your experience

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## 🌐 STEP 2: Join Working Groups & Participate

Here are BGIN’s currently active Working Groups:

### 🔐 IAM, Key Management and Privacy WG (IKP-WG)

🗓 Meetings: Thursdays 12PM UTC (Bi-weekly)

> **[IAM, Key Management & Privacy (IKP)](https://bgin.discourse.group/c/working-group-s/ikp-wg/8)**

### 🛡 Cyber Security WG

> **[Cyber Security](https://bgin.discourse.group/c/working-group-s/cyber-security/32)**

### 💰 Financial Applications & Social Economics WG (FASE-WG)

🗓 Meetings: Wednesdays 11AM UTC (Bi-weekly)

> **[Financial Applications & Social Economics (FASE)](https://bgin.discourse.group/c/working-group-s/fase/9)**

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Anyone can join discussions by entering a category and participating in meetings!  
⇩ **Join categories by following the steps in the onboarding guide above** ⇩

 ![Screenshot 2025-07-27 at 23.28.38](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bgin/original/1X/aae024ae377222b979a48dffdf3b4ed6add72351.jpeg)  
 ![Screenshot 2025-07-27 at 23.29.09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bgin/original/1X/4fda98d9d9dfa2564feddf5e23a3381258e360ad.jpeg)

Let us know if you have any questions. See you in the discussions! 💬🌍

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