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Something to consider is implementing a buddy/mentor system, where experienced team members are paired up with new members for the first meeting or first few meetings. This helps to establish a personal connection that will make new members feel welcome, and give them a friendly face to ask questions to, and perhaps feel safer than asking questions to a room filled with people. One thing you could do with this is to have the buddy pairs/groups go around to different stations that show the many different things that the robotics team works on, so that new members can get a sense of how diverse the opportunities on the team are (mechanical, electrical, programming, fundraising, community outreach, spirit, publicity etc.).