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title: "Joining the Working Groups"
title: "Joining the Discussion Groups"
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We facilitate the four working groups through Matrix "rooms". By means of free discussion, members can collaborate on one (or more!) of the working group topics.
We facilitate discussions through Matrix "rooms". By means of open participation and free discussion, members can collaborate on one (or multiple) of the working group topics.
### Step 1: Install Matrix
## Installing and joining Matrix
The easiest way to access Matrix is through Element.
1. Download and install Matrix. The easiest way to access Matrix is through Element.
- Option A: [Download Element for desktop access](https://element.io/download).
- Option A: [Download Element for desktop access](https://element.io/download). Select the appropriate operating system (Mac, Windows, or Linux).
- Option B: [Web access](https://app.element.io/).
![](join/1_Download.png){width="436"}
### Step 2: Create an account
- Option B: [Web access](https://app.element.io/).
To register, you may use either your email, existing Github, Google, Gitlab, Facebook or Apple account.
![](join/1_Web.png){width="436"}
### Step 3: Join the WASHWeb lobby & working groups
2. Open the Element App on your device
Join any of the groups you are interested in by clicking the corresponding links below:
3. Click create an account
- [General WASHWeb Lobby](https://matrix.to/#/#wash-web-lobby:autonomic.zone)
![](join/2_Create.png){width="400"}
- [Social Justice](https://matrix.to/#/#washweb-social-justice:matrix.org)
4. Register your account at matrix.org or use GitHub, Google, GitLab, Facebook or Apple to log in
- [Using Data Better](https://matrix.to/#/#washweb-using-data-better:matrix.org)
![](join/3_Account.png){width="356"}
- [Systems Thinking](https://matrix.to/#/#washweb-systems:matrix.org)
5. Verify your account by opening the link sent in the email from matrix.org. In the browser where the link opens, you can automatically log in to an Element session. **Make sure to keep the session open.**
- [Accountability: 4Ws](https://matrix.to/#/#accountability-4ws:matrix.org)
6. Go back to the Element (Desktop) App
**New to Matrix?** [Here's a great guide to get you started](https://static.element.io/pdfs/element-user-guide.pdf).
7. Sign in to your new account
## Stay updated!
8. Click on verify with another device
[Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/washweb/)
![](join/Verify.png){width="366"}
9. Go back to the browser with the open element session from *step 5*. Verify the session on your app.
10. Go back to your Element (Desktop) App
11. Open Security & Privacy settings by clicking on your logo in the top left
12. Click on Set up a Secure Backup
13. Generate a Security Key and store it somewhere safe, like a password manager. This will allow you to verify future sessions by using Security Keys
14. You're in - now you can start exploring!
## Find WASHWeb on Matrix
1. First, join the general WASHWeb room by clicking the logo below.
[![](join/WASHWeb.png){fig-align="center" width="131"}](https://matrix.to/#/#wash-web-lobby:autonomic.zone)
2. After joining the general WASHWeb room, you can choose to join specific working groups by clicking the logos below.
[![](join/UsingDataBetter.png){fig-align="center" width="300"}](https://matrix.to/#/%23washweb-using-data-better:matrix.org)
![](join/Social Justice.png){fig-align="center" width="300"}
[![](join/SystemsThinking.png){fig-align="center" width="300"}](https://matrix.to/#/%23washweb-systems:matrix.org)
[![](join/Accountability.png){fig-align="center" width="300"}](https://matrix.to/#/%23accountability-4ws:matrix.org)
## **Element User Guide**
[Here's another great guide to get you started](https://static.element.io/pdfs/element-user-guide.pdf).

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