Meetup to Help Bring Local Community Organizers Together

Meetup embarks on a thirteen-city tour to meet community organizers

NEW YORK, NY, June 17 – Meetup will be hosting events in thirteen cities from June 15th through June 25th that will bring together over 300 local community organizers to help them help each other.

Meetup is a company that is creating the world’s largest network of community groups and local clubs around the world. Meetup makes it easy for anyone to create a local community resource for others in their town.

Staffers from Meetup’s NYC Headquarters (HQ) are taking their laptops on the road to meet Organizers and members face-to-face.
"Meetup Organizers are heroes that are working to create something great for others in their town. We are hitting the road this summer to help them connect with each other and for us to learn more about how we can help them," says Douglas Atkin, Chief Community Officer of Meetup.

The Meetup Team will be in the following cities to listen and help Organizers share stories, exchange best practices and collaborate. Meetup will even provide seed funding of $500 for the Meetup Organizers in attendance at each city to use to promote all local Meetups in their town:

June 15th: San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC
June 16th: Sacramento, CA, Baltimore, MD
June 17th: Orlando, FL – 7pm at Erik’s on Eola
June 17th: Austin, TX – 7pm at the Central Market Cafe
June 18th: Tampa, FL – 6pm at The Spain Restaurant/Toma Bar
June 18th: San Antonio, TX – 7pm at the Blue Star Brewing Company
June 18th: Raleigh, NC - 7pm at Tir Na Nog
June 19th: Durham, NC - Blue Coffee Cafe
June 20th: Boston, MA – 7pm at The Democracy Center
June 21st: Providence, RI – 1pm at Twist on Angell
June 25th: New York, NY – 7pm at the Ripley-Grier Studios, Room 16FG

Some of the local groups that will be represented on the tour include Entrepreneur and business groups, Lupus, Breast and survivor groups, new in town and social groups, hiking and outdoor groups, political and activism groups.

Members of the press are welcomed to attend. Contact Meetup for additional information.

About Meetup
Meetup is the world's largest network of self-organized clubs and community groups. Founded in 2002 and based in New York City, with over 3 million members in 130 countries and growing, Meetup provides a website (www.meetup.com) and service that makes it easy for anyone to start or join a Meetup.

Contact:
Douglas Atkin
Chief Community Officer
212-255-7327
douglas@meetup.com