MEETin
| The MEETin group |
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| Type | Web based community | |
| founder | Mikey Heard | |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC | |
| places | Worldwide | |
| website | www.meetin.org | |
| motto |
Fun events. Free events. Make Friends In Your City. |
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| MEETin cities worldwide and foundation dates |
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| United States of America | ||
| Washington, DC | March 14, 2003 | |
| Albany, NY | August 9, 2006 | |
| Albuquerque, NM | February 2, 2005 | |
| Atlanta, GA | August 13, 2003 | |
| Austin, TX | August 9, 2003 | |
| Baltimore, MD | June 23, 2003 | |
| Boise, ID | June 20, 2004 | |
| Boston, MA | June 22, 2003 | |
| Charlotte, NC | November 24, 2004 | |
| Chicago, IL | June 24, 2003 | |
| Cincinnati, OH | July 9, 2004 | |
| Cleveland, OH | March 9, 2004 | |
| Dallas, TX | August 11, 2003 | |
| Denver, CO | July 24, 2003 | |
| Detroit, MI | August 24, 2003 | |
| El Paso, TX | February 23, 2006 | |
| Eugene, OR | April 20, 2005 | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | October 17, 2005 | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | November 5, 2005 | |
| Harrisburg, PA | March 3, 2006 | |
| Honolulu, HI | November 18, 2003 | |
| Houston, TX | January 18, 2004 | |
| Philadelphia, PA | May 25, 2003 | |
| Phoenix, AZ | May 24, 2003 | |
| Sacramento, CA | February 15, 2004 | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | April 18, 2004 | |
| San Antonio, TX | April 6, 2005 | |
| San Diego, CA | July 6, 2004 | |
| San Francisco, CA | May 23, 2003 | |
| San Jose, CA | August 26, 2003 | |
| Seattle, WA | May 23, 2003 | |
| Tampa, FL | November 11, 2003 | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | September 17, 2004 | |
| Canada | ||
| Calgary, AB | February 2, 2005 | |
| Edmonton, AB | February 2, 2005 | |
| Montréal, PQ | 2003 | |
| Ottawa, ON | November 23, 2004 | |
| Toronto, ON | May 22, 2003 | |
| Vancouver, BC | June 8, 2003 | |
| Winnipeg, MB | February 2, 2005 | |
| Europe | ||
| Amsterdam (NL) | December 3, 2004 | |
| Barcelona (ES) | June 3, 2006 | |
| Birmingham (GB) | August 3, 2006 | |
| Bonn (D) | January 23, 2006 | |
| Dusseldorf (D) | April 13, 2005 | |
| Eindhoven (NL) | April 11, 2005 | |
| Geneva (CH) | July 26, 2004 | |
| London (GB) | June 22, 2003 | |
| Madrid (ES) | February 16, 2004 | |
| Munich (D) | April 11, 2006 | |
| Paris (F) | November 26, 2004 | |
| Roma (I) | August 1, 2006 | |
| Asia and Australasia | ||
| Auckland (NZ) | March 16, 2006 | |
| Bangalore (IN) | February 14, 2005 | |
| Hong Kong (HK) | June 1, 2005 | |
| Melbourne (AU) | - | |
| Sydney (AU) | - | |
| Tokyo (JP) | November 24, 2004 | |
The MEETin group is a web- based, social community with the aim of organizing small local events. No monthly fees are charged, and no profit is sought at the events. Since it was founded in the USA in 2003, the organization has expanded to over 90 cities worldwide. It currently has 75,000 members, including four cities in German-speaking countries. Over 30,000 events have been planned so far.
history
MEETin was founded in March 2003 by Mikey Heard in Washington DC to meet other people in the anonymity of the big city. As the group became more active within Washington, it spread to 16 other cities in the United States, some of which it is still active in today.
Infrastructure
Although MEETin started out as a Yahoo Group , Heard soon created its own website to cope with the growing membership and cities. This website is the basis of the MEETin Group today and is still used as the original infrastructure.
MEETin events
MEETin events are mostly smaller events organized by the members. Meetings in bars and restaurants are widespread , but so is attending events such as concerts, sporting events, local festivals, museums and cinemas. The spectrum also includes excursions and sporting activities, private parties or game evenings at home with the members. In general, every MEETin member is welcome at every event. “Business networking”, single and dating events, on the other hand, are not permitted. A member who organizes an event is also not allowed to benefit financially from it.
MEETin in German-speaking countries
Since MEETinGENEVA was founded in Geneva on June 26, 2004 , MEETin has also been available in German-speaking countries. Since then, the cities of Düsseldorf , Bonn , Hamburg and Munich have been added, with MEETinDUESSELDORF currently having the most members and events.
A special feature of the MEETin cities in non-English speaking countries is the very high proportion of members who do not speak the respective national language or only speak it poorly. Therefore, English is often the official language in these cities , or at least all texts are translated into English. The groups in these cities are therefore significantly more international than in America's cities.