> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.seegov.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.seegov.org/find-news/find-a-meeting.md). # Find a meeting Select the **Backstage** link to open **Meetings**, with a list of recent meetings in the **Meetings** tab. Searching and filtering are optional. On desktop, Meetings shares the workflow header with **Find**, **Refine**, **Compose**, **Finalize**, and **Distribute**. Those later steps are unavailable until you open a meeting. If the meeting you need is already in the list, select its row to open it. If you are looking for meetings that discuss something specific, use **Meeting content**. With **Meeting content** or **Spoken by** active, selecting a meeting row first shows what matched. From there, select a matching moment to jump to that point, or choose **Open meeting** to review the full meeting. ## Narrow the list when needed 1. Select **Backstage** and stay on the **Meetings** tab. 2. To focus on a government or body, start typing its name and choose a suggestion. You can also open **Filter by Your Governments** to include only selected governments. 3. To search for specific content, enter a topic, name, or phrase in **Meeting content**. You can narrow the search further with **Spoken by** or **Meeting date**. 4. Results update after a brief pause as you type. Choose **Search** when you want to run the search immediately. **Spoken by** is experimental. Speaker assignments may be missing, shown as **Unknown Speaker**, or incorrect, so do not rely on this filter to find every instance of a person's speech. The date choices include the past 30 days, past 90 days, past year, and a custom range. Use the clear button beside any field to remove only that filter. On a roomy desktop screen, the filters stay above the scrolling results, with the result count and pagination below them. Each page still shows up to ten meetings. On phones, short or zoomed windows, and while government filters are expanded, scroll the page to reach all results and controls. Swipe or scroll sideways within the table when its columns do not fit. See [Use Backstage on a phone](/using-backstage/mobile.md) for the limits of the mobile workspace. ![Meetings in light mode with the shared workflow header, Meetings and Upload Recording tabs, search filters, and pagination below the results](https://1710228464-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQCz5aNuL4AdSGk7ccQbq%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1ab2a4d5526654972b9e582b8f0613a29e941690%2Ffind-meetings.png?alt=media) ## Review matching meetings When you search meeting content, results are ordered by relevance by default. Use **Order** to switch to newest or oldest first. Select a result row or its arrow to open **Why this meeting matched**. The expanded result shows matching moments, highlighted terms, agenda context, assigned speakers when available, and transcript passages that matched the search. **Supporting transcript passages** are additional passages within that moment that also matched your query. Select a matching moment to open the meeting at that point. Choose **Meetings** in the workflow header to return to the same query and results, including your filters, results page, and expanded matching meeting. ## Upload a contributed recording If a government does not make a recording available, you can contribute an audio or video recording from the community: 1. Open the **Upload Recording** tab beside **Meetings**. 2. Enter a recording title, meeting date, and government. 3. Choose a supported audio or video file, then select **Upload Recording** to submit it for processing. Switching between tabs keeps the form entries and selected file during that visit. A successful upload returns to Meetings. If the upload is rejected, the upload tab reopens with a message so you can try again. ## Search tips * Search meeting content for a topic, person, organization, place, or phrase. SeeGov searches moment summaries, agenda context, and supporting transcript passages. * Search by the government name, such as a city or county, or by the body name, such as a planning commission. * Use the state abbreviation to distinguish places with the same name. * A source may use an imperfect or generic title. Compare the date, government body, original video title, and available source information. * If you do not see a newly held meeting, SeeGov may still be collecting or processing it. Try again later or check [Troubleshooting](/guidance/troubleshooting.md). 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