|Wanderung| Newsletter -- The organizer is the organizer(ZT)

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The organizer is the organizer!
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There's a persistent myth that trip organizers have to know everything about the
hike, and that they are the trip leader. Nothing could be further from the
truth! The organizer is just that: an organizer, someone who puts together a
trip. At its most basic, an organizer has to do the following:

1) Decide where and when to hike, check driving directions to the trailhead;
2) Work out how much drivers need to be compensated (there's a table on the
Wanderung website to start you off);
3) Write and send a callout (fill in the blanks from our template);
4) Reply to emails, and keep track of contact details;
5) Turn up at the meeting spot, meet your group for the day and get hiking!

Really, that's it. As you can see, it's mostly simple administration. You don't
need to know all the details - it's perfectly fine to call out a trip that you
haven't done before. (Indeed, many veteran organizers would say that's the whole
point!) And it is the responsibility of *everyone* on the trip to do their own
research and come prepared.