{"id":11403,"date":"2022-06-28T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=11403"},"modified":"2022-06-28T13:27:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:27:03","slug":"highlights-from-meetups-20th-anniversary-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/highlights-from-meetups-20th-anniversary-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from Meetup\u2019s 20th Anniversary Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There were speeches, cakes, and a throwback playlist of early 2000s Billboard hits playing all night long.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 14, 2022, current and former members of the Meetup team, longtime organizers, and friends of the platform gathered to celebrate Meetup\u2019s 20th anniversary. Read on for highlights from the evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meetup Celebrates 20 Years\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YviVnL84Eq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With 360-degree views of midtown in the background, the revelers swapped stories, took photos, and swayed to the music of early aughts legends like Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, and Avril Levigne\u2014a fitting homage to the era of Meetup\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scott_speaking-945x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scott_speaking-945x630.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scott_speaking-473x315.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scott_speaking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scott_speaking-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scott_speaking-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott Heiferman, one of Meetup\u2019s co-founders, took the mic to talk about Meetup\u2019s early days. In the aftermath of 9\/11, Scott saw the power of neighbors in NYC offering support and getting to know each other. He came up with an idea to connect locals with common interests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetup\u2019s very first website launched on June 14, 2002, the same week as Scott\u2019s 30th birthday. The party planners surprised Scott by bringing out a birthday cake to pay tribute to Scott\u2019s 50th lap around the sun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scotts_cake-945x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scotts_cake-945x630.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scotts_cake-473x315.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scotts_cake-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scotts_cake-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Scotts_cake-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other special guests at the party included Brendan McGovern, another Meetup co-founder who also served as Meetup\u2019s CFO. Longtime organizers like Hank Orenstein (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/exploring-nyc-history-and-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exploring NYC History and Neighborhoods<\/a>), David Good (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/West-Michigan-Geeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Michigan Geeks<\/a>), Jamiel Sheikh (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blockchainnyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blockchain NYC Group<\/a>), Alice Kim (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/NYC-Jazz-Musicians-Hang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC Jazz Musicians Hang<\/a>), Samantha Li and Brian Hui (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Brooklyn-Product-Design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brooklyn Product Design Meetup group<\/a>), K. Keener (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/NYC-Coffee-Hunters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC Coffee Hunters<\/a>) and Matt Schneider and Lance Somerfeld (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/new-york-city-dads-meetup-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC Dads Group<\/a>), came to represent the platform\u2019s community builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Productdesign-945x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Productdesign-945x630.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Productdesign-473x315.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Productdesign-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Productdesign-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Productdesign-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-840x630.jpeg 840w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Party_fun_2-edited-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/meetup-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meetup Live<\/a> speakers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/category\/keep-connected-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keep Connected<\/a> podcast guests like Shelly Bell, Thomas Knox, and others attended to raise a glass to Meetup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/party_city_2-945x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/party_city_2-945x630.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/party_city_2-473x315.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/party_city_2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/party_city_2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/party_city_2-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan-based organizer David Good shared a poignant message about the importance of friendship. A lifelong introvert, David Good turned to Meetup to make friends. Those Meetup friendships were lifelines for David while he was caring for his ill mother\u2014some of the toughest times of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_speech-945x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_speech-945x630.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_speech-473x315.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_speech-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_speech-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/David_speech-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David Siegel shared some words from his vantage point as Meetup\u2019s second CEO. He thanked Scott Heiferman and Brendan McGovern for their years of leadership and for getting Meetup from idea to platform. He talked about his background in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community. David toasted the end of xenophobia, racism, and loneliness with the power of community prevailing over ignorance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirts_party-945x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirts_party-945x630.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirts_party-473x315.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirts_party-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirts_party-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirts_party-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Party attendees got their swag on with customized airbrushed tee shirts. The airbrush crew was taking orders and staying busy all night long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Toast-945x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Toast-945x630.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Toast-473x315.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Toast-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Toast-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Toast-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s to 20 more years of community building on Meetup!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\"><p>Friends and community builders gathered on a Manhattan rooftop to celebrate twenty years of community building on Meetup. 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