diff --git a/ietf/secr/sreq/views.py b/ietf/secr/sreq/views.py
index 436cf9e8b..aa72fb7fb 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/sreq/views.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/sreq/views.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def main(request):
             return redirect('sessions_new', acronym=request.POST['group'])
 
     meeting = get_meeting()
-    scheduled_groups,unscheduled_groups = groups_by_session(request.user, meeting)
+    scheduled_groups,unscheduled_groups = groups_by_session(request.user, meeting, types=['wg','rg','ag'])
 
     # warn if there are no associated groups
     if not scheduled_groups and not unscheduled_groups:
diff --git a/ietf/secr/utils/group.py b/ietf/secr/utils/group.py
index 3eff6cdce..172f1bf3f 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/utils/group.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/utils/group.py
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def get_my_groups(user,conclude=False):
 
     return list(my_groups)
 
-def groups_by_session(user, meeting):
+def groups_by_session(user, meeting, types=None):
     '''
-    Takes a Django User object and a Meeting object
-    Returns a tuple scheduled_groups, unscheduled groups.  sorted lists of those groups that
-    the user has access to, secretariat defaults to all groups
+    Takes a Django User object, Meeting object and optionally string of meeting types to 
+    include.  Returns a tuple scheduled_groups, unscheduled groups.  sorted lists of those
+    groups that the user has access to, secretariat defaults to all groups
     If user=None than all groups are returned.
 
     For groups with a session, we must include "concluded" groups because we still want to know
@@ -94,4 +94,8 @@ def groups_by_session(user, meeting):
             if group.state_id not in ('conclude','bof-conc'):
                 groups_no_session.append(group)
 
+    if types:
+        groups_session = filter(lambda x: x.type_id in types,groups_session)
+        groups_no_session = filter(lambda x: x.type_id in types,groups_no_session)
+        
     return groups_session, groups_no_session