I dont think meetups suck. Meetups are important to socialize with humans about the greatest invention of our time. Meetups help me feel like I am not a crazy person and the other members help to be a sound board to sort out ideas and help with technical questions. I love it. I normally try to bring some type of "artifact" or new talking piece. Normally someone will present on a topic for 15 minutes or so and then open up for general discussion. We only have a maximum of about 10 bitcoiners so that type of format works best for us. I post meetups on meetup.com and OPA.