# Welcome \ Getting Started --------------- Welcome to the Ayra Community. If you are a new member, we suggest: * Joining our office hours... * Joining your council - each member class has a council that focuses on their particular needs. ## Ayra Events Many of Ayra's events are open for the public. You can see our public calendar here. * [Ayra Events Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_22d7cad440632510780909cc5b7b61b9186325d55fc1e07a52ce52d2d2f17902%40group.calendar.google.com) - please note that some events, such as our working sessions, are member-only. If specified in the description, observers may be welcome but need to limit their participation to purely observation. ## Ayra Member-only Portal * **Ayra Member-only Discussion Area** - The [Ayra Members Portal](https://ayramembers.bettermode.io/) provides discussion, resources, community, and more. If you don't have access and are an active Ayra Member, please reach out to your member representative or via our [contact page](https://ayra.forum/connect/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ayra.forum/welcome.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.