{"id":1917,"date":"2020-04-21T17:32:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2021-06-23T18:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:14:28","slug":"recording-the-community-update-with-ceo-david-siegel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/recording-the-community-update-with-ceo-david-siegel\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording: The Community Update with CEO David Siegel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Next Meetup Live event<\/strong>: Join Carrie Melissa Jones for a discussion on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Meetup-Live\/events\/269950584\/\">Cultivating an offline community online<\/a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, April 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetup CEO David Siegel gives an in-depth overview of the current state of Meetup and the future of online events. 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You don\u2019t need to run a tech group to host online events. We\u2019re seeing groups of every kind hosting more online events every week.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Meetup is listening to the needs of the community and we\u2019re adding more tools to help support online events. Some recent additions include:<ul><li>Creating repeating online events&nbsp;<\/li><li>Designating the event\u2019s timezone&nbsp;<\/li><li>Raising online events to the top of the Meetup app\u2019s search<\/li><li>Making \u201cOnline\u201d the default event setting<\/li><li>Adding compatibility with more video conferencing services<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Q&amp;A questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the future of online events at Meetup?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Our mission is not changing. Our mission is to empower personal growth through real human connections. And as we know the human connections that we have right now are online and the human connections we\u2019re going to have in the future are going to be both online and in person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/the-future-of-online-events-on-meetup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Will there be an option to search worldwide to participate in online groups and events?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>We\u2019re working on the website and app to give people the ability to search for online events. We\u2019re going to be expanding the visibility of online events so that people can discover these amazing events that are happening all over the world.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you provide a roadmap of future changes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Yes! 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