Actually, I say anything about the picnic. I said that I highly recommend he come to the falconry workshop, not the picnic. I wouldn't and didn't suggest he become a member of the club so he could come to the business meeting. The business meeting doesn't offer much to someone who is wanting to learn about falconry.
I mentioned the business meeting in the context that we set the dates for many of our club activities. So, after out business meeting, we would have the dates set for many of our activities.