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We recently launched Demand Media Studios Meetup events to give our community the opportunity to meet other freelancers in their area. Our first official DMS Meetup Day took place last month in towns and cities across the globe. Attending the event in New York City, I found it inspiring to see everyone come together. We had a great time mingling and enjoying the finest food and drink the Skylight Diner in NYC had to offer. The group’s DMS Trivia knowledge was pretty impressive as well!

 With over 300 Meetups scheduled in 14 countries we were thrilled to see so much interest in attending these events.  Freelancers met up all over the country in cities like New York City, Boca Raton, Denver, Peoria and many more. Attendees kept things social by tweeting about their events using the #DMSmeetup hashtag and even posting pictures to their Facebook and Twitter accounts. It was great to see the different Meetups in action!

We’d like to thank the Meetup Organizers who helped make the first DMS Meetup Day a success. From posting in the forums to recruiting on Twitter, the Meetup Organizers took it upon themselves to help plan the event, pick a location, make reservations and get people excited to attend. We know planning events isn’t easy! As a result, we’d like to recognize one Meetup Organizer each month who we felt went above and beyond to make their event a success.

This month we want to recognize Atlanta Meetup Organizer, Laura Agadoni. Laura did a great job organizing and keeping everyone in the loop on plans and details. Personally, she was a joy to work with. She made coordinating the shipment of a DMS party pack and working out payment details, so DMS could pick up the tab, an absolute breeze. She’s so enthusiastic about getting people together she’s already started planning January’s Meetup!

We’ve deemed January 16^th the next official DMS Metup Day. While we encourage everyone to meet on the same day, please feel free to schedule these events whenever works best for your group. As always, we’d love to see pictures, tweets, and Facebook posts about your DMS Meetup event. Don’t forget to use the #DMSmeetup hashtag when tweeting or type @demandstudios into your Facebook posts.

Congrats again to Atlanta Meetup Organizer Laura Agadoni.

Check out the DMS Meetup Page to RSVP to an event in your area today!