Thanks to everyone who offered to host a meetup. We’re scheduled for meetups in 85 cities (and one ship!) in 25 countries, soundly beating last year’s list. Full list of cities, times, and places is below.

Most people who are on the fence have said they’ve enjoyed going. Most people who felt intimidated about going have said they’ve enjoyed going. Most people who felt they were too different from the median SSC reader to fit in have enjoyed going. Most people who worried they weren’t smart enough to fit in have enjoyed going. Etc. Some tips from past experience with these meetups:

1. If you’re the host, bring a sign that says “SSC MEETUP” and prop it up somewhere on a table.

2. Bring blank labels and pens for nametags.

3. Collect everyone’s name and email address in a spreadsheet (template), so you can start a mailing list to make organizing future meetups easier.

4. If it’s the first meetup, people are probably just going to want to talk, and if you try to organize some kind of “fun” “event” it’ll probably just be annoying.

5. Some things that have worked for later meetups include people giving short presentations on topics of interest to them, or discussion of some particular blog post.

6. Nothing is going to get done unless there’s a Schelling point for who has to do it, and right now that’s the meetup organizer.

7. It’s much easier to schedule a second meetup while you’re having the first compared to trying to do it later on by email.

8. Surprisingly many people will love you forever if you bring stim toys.

9. In case people want to get to know each other better outside the meetup, you might want to mention reciprocity.io, the rationalist friend-finder/dating site. It runs off Facebook, so you have to Facebook friend the other person first.

10. If you have a vague location like “in the mall” or “at the North Park”, nobody will ever find each other. Give a specific place (eg “at the North Park, by the big oak tree in the northwest corner”) and be carrying a sign saying “SSC MEETUP”. If you were too vague in your description, comment with a better one and I can edit it in.

Please look over your meetup to make sure it’s correct. If you have corrections, further details, or a new meetup to add, please post a top-level comment below containing the text “@SCOTT” so I can find it easily.

LIST OF CITIES

(all times are local, and PM if not indicated otherwise. You can also search geographically using the map on the LW/SSC meetup page)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: On the grass in front of Weesperzijde 100

Contact: mathijs[dot]henquet[at]gmail[dot]com, Meetup page, Facebook group

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Time: Saturday, August 11, 7:00

Location: All Hands Active, 225 East Liberty

Contact: 7343520125

Atlanta, Georgia

Time: Saturday, September 29, 2:00

Location: Hodgepodge Coffee House, 720 Moreland AVE SE, Atlanta GA 30316

Contact: steve(at)digitaltoolfactory.net

Austin, Texas

Time: Saturday, September 1, 1:30

Location: Central Market, 4001 N Lamar

Contact: ???, but see Google group

Bangalore, India

Time: Sunday, August 26, 4:00

Location: Matteo Cafe, Church Street

Contact: m.nihalmohan[at]gmail.com

Berkeley, California (Bay Area central meetup: Oakland, San Jose, Silicon Valley, etc)

Time: Saturday, September 8th, 3:00

Location: Empty field at the intersection of West Circle and Free Speech Bikeway on UC Berkeley campus

Contact: scott[at]shireroth.org, Facebook event

Berlin, Germany

Time: Saturday August 18, 5:00

Location: St Bart, Graefestraße 71, 10967 Berlin

Contact: buddabrotler[at]gmail.com, Facebook event

Birmingham, UK

Time: Saturday, August 25, 3:00

Location: Caffe Nero, 8-9 Lower Temple St, Birmingham B2 4JD

Contact: askew.thomas[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook event

Boston, Massachusetts

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: Starbucks, 66 Beacon Street

Contact: ardeibel[at]gmail.com

Boulder, Colorado

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: Private home, 3143 Eastwood Ct

Contact: Call corticalcircuitry at 14159883608, Meetup page

Brisbane, Australia

Time: Friday, August 31, 7:00

Location: The Ovolo Inchcolm bar, 73 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000

Contact: jarred.filmer[at]gmail.com

Bristol, UK

Time: Sunday, September 2, 3:00

Location: Pinkmans Bakery, 85 Park Street, BS1 5PJ Bristol

Contact: whatagoodemailaddress[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook group

Brussels, Belgium

Time: Saturday, September 1, 2:00

Location: North part of the Parc de Bruxelles

Contact: arthur@milchior.fr

Buffalo, New York

Time: Sunday, August 26, 11:00 AM

Location: Five Points Bakery, 44 Brayton St

Contact: spetey[at]gmail.com

Cambridge, UK

Time: Friday, August 17, 6:00

Location: The Burleigh Arms

Contact: aeluncrombie44[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook event

Canberra, Australia

Time: Friday, August 24, 7:00

Location: 9/8 Walsh Place, Curtin

Contact: arunbharatula[at]outlook.com, or call +61 432356733

Charleston, South Carolina

Time: Sunday, August 12, 3:00

Location: Marion Square

Contact: reilly dot steven at gmail dot com

Chengdu, China

Time: Sunday, August 12, 3:00

Location: The Beer Nest 2, near Tongzilin Metro Station

Contact: campbellnilsen on WeChat

Chennai, India

Time: Sunday, August 26, 11 AM

Location: Pumpkin Tales, Alwarpet (vegan friendly!)

Contact: fufstsahil at gmail dot com

Chicago, Illinois

Time: Saturday, September 8, 12 noon

Location: Art Institute South Garden, by the fountain

Contact: rkrzyzanowski[at]gmail.com, or call 312 618 0316, or Facebook event

Cleveland, Ohio

Time: Saturday, August 18, 1:00

Location: Pour Cleveland Cafe, 530 Euclid Ave

Contact: ferbfreeman[at]gmail.com

Cologne / Köln, Germany

Time: Saturday, August 11, 5:00

Location: Marienweg 43 50858 Köln

Contact: marcel_mueller[at]mail.de

Columbus, Ohio

Time: Saturday, September 8, 3:00

Location: Private residence, 397 Eldridge Ave, Columbus, OH, 43203

Contact: james.thomas.hays[at]gmail.com

Copenhagen, Denmark

Time: Friday, September 28, 5:00

Location: Churchwing of Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, 1150 Copenhagen

Contact: mathias@bonde.dk, or call +45 93 93 42 43, or see Facebook event

Denver, Colorado

Time: Tuesday, September 4, 7:00

Location: Apartment common room, 5151 E Yale Cir, Denver, CO 80222-6934

Contact: embrodski[at]gmail.com

Detroit, Michigan

Time: Saturday, August 18, 6:00

Location: Private house. For address, please email contact.

Contact: matt.mattarn[at]gmail.com

Dublin, Ireland

Time: Tuesday, August 14, 6:00

Location: Gingerman Pub, Finean St

Contact: soneillm[at]tcd.ie

Durham / Raleigh / Research Triangle, North Carolina

Time: Wednesday, August 15, 7:30

Location: Ponysaurus Brewing Company, Durham

Contact: willdjarvis[at]gmail.com

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Time: Sunday, August 12, 6:00

Location: BrewDog, Lothian Road (table booked under the name “Hughes”)

Contact: ???, but see Facebook group

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Time: Saturday, August 11, 1:00

Location: Garneau Remedy Cafe, 8631 109 St NW

Contact: ???

Escazú, Costa Rica

Time: August 25, 2:00

Location: Food Court in Multiplaza, Escazú

Contact: Jorge via WhatsApp at +506 6219 9230

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Time: Saturday, August 25, 3:00

Location: Downtown Market

Contact: ???

Helsinki, Finland

Time: Tuesday, August 28, 6:00

Location: Dubliner (Kaivopiha)

Contact: schelsinkimeetup[at]gmail.com, or see website

Honolulu, Hawaii

Time: Saturday, August 11, 12 noon

Location: Starbucks 680 Ala Moana Blvd A101

Contact: richelson.david[at]gmail.com, 520-369-3359

Houston, Texas

Time: Sunday, August 26, 10 AM

Location: Agora (Coffee Shop), 1712 Westheimer Rd

Contact: alex.m.weldy[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook group

Irvine / Orange County, California

Time: Friday, August 10, 6:00

Location: Center of Aldrich Park, UC Irvine

Contact: gabeaweil[at]gmail.com, or call Gabe at (202) 681-1383

Istanbul, Turkey

Time: Sunday, August 19, 2:00

Location: Espresso Lab in Istiklal Cd., Taksim (across the street from the French embassy)

Contact: vsural[at]gmail.com

Jersey City, New Jersey

Time: Saturday, August 11, 11 AM

Location: Apartment at 30 Newport Pkwy

Contact: 37davidg[at]gmail.com , 4088579822

Kansas City, Missouri

Time: Sunday, August 19, 12 noon

Location: Mud Pie Bakery, 1615 W 39th St

Contact: fustruly[at]gmail.com

Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine

Time: Saturday, August 11, 11 AM

Location: Bookshop at Lobanovskogo avenue, 6 A (“Дім Книги”), ask for Marichka

Contact: chernyshenko123[at]gmail.com

Lexington, Kentucky

Time: Sunday, August 19, 7 PM

Location: Blue Stallion Brewing, 610 W 3rd Street

Contact: hellernathan19[at]gmail.com

London, UK

Time: Sunday, August 12, 2:00

Location: Private house, 48 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1 9YA

Contact: philip.hazelden[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook group

Los Angeles, California

Time: Wednesday, August 29, 7:00

Location: Wine Bar next to Landmark Theater in Westside Pavillion, 10850 Pico Blvd #312

Contact: betterscale[at]protonmail.com, or see Google group, or contact T3t on Discord

Madison, Wisconsin

Time: Saturday, August 18, 6:00

Location: The Roman Candle, 1054 Williamson St

Contact: cmfrayne[at]gmail.com, Facebook event

Madrid, Spain

Time: Saturday, September 15, 12 noon

Location: Crepes and Waffles, Calle de Fuencarral, 105, Madrid

Contact: pavill01[at]ucm.es, or see meetup page or Facebook group

Manchester, UK

Time: Saturday, August 18, 3:00

Location: The grass patch next to the Wharf Pub in city center M15 4ST coordinates 53.473975, -2.256884

Contact: kernelmanchester[at]gmail.com, or message Ben on Facebook

Melbourne, Australia

Time: Friday, September 7, 6:00

Location: The Queensberry Hotel Dining Room, 593 Swanston St, Carlton

Contact: Call Jugemu, 0438 869 257, or see Facebook group

Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Time: Saturday August 11, 5:00

Location: Passion del Cielo Coffee, 3301 NE 1st Ave #100

Contact: contact[at]postlibertarian.com, or see Facebook group or Facebook event

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Time: Saturday, September 1, 2:00

Location: Private house, 810 Avenue Duluth E, Montréal, QC H2L 1B3

Contact: mathieu.roy.37[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook group or Facebook event

Moscow, Russia

Time: Saturday, August 25, 4:00

Location: Kocherga rationality time-club at Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya, 5 building 2 (https://kocherga-club.ru/#contacts for directions)

Contact: Alex at nikkou.postbox@gmail.com

Munich, Germany

Time: Saturday, August 11, 5:00

Location: Guddenstraße 7, Munich

Contact: lw[at]1platz.de, or see meetup page or Facebook group

Nashville, Tennessee

Time: Tuesday, August 21, 7:00

Location: Industrious, 1033 Demonbreun Ave, Suite 300

Contact: james[at]writechem.com, or see Facebook event

New York City, New York

Time: Saturday, August 18, 3:00

Location: Hudson Eats Food Court, tables near the Black Seed Bagel (will have a sign at the tables), Brookfield Place, 2nd Floor, 230 Vesey Street, Manhattan (map)

Contact: Rachel at (650) 534-7354, or see Google group

Norman, Oklahoma

Time: Saturday, August 11, 6:00

Location: Barnes & Noble 540 Ed Noble Pkwy

Contact: fischerjoe855[at]gmail.com

Northampton, Massachusetts

Time: Saturday, September 8, 6:30

Location: The Roost (cafe), 1 Market Street

Contact: alex[at]alexliebowitz.com

On Board The Battleship USS Iowa

Time: Saturday, September 8, 1:30

Location: Battleship USS Iowa Museum, 250 S Harbor Blvd, Los Angeles / San Pedro

Contact: Who do you think?

Oslo, Norway

Time: Thursday, August 23, 7:00

Location: Starbucks on Aker Brygge

Contact: anders[at]huitfeldt.net

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Time: Friday, August 10, 6:00

Location: Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset Street W, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5K1

Contact: StefanDeYoung[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook group

Oxford, UK

Time: Thursday, August 16, 7:15

Location: The Swan & Castle

Contact: hbesceli[at]gmail.com

Paris, France

Time: Saturday, September 1, 3:00

Location: 48°51’37.9″N 2°17’11.8″E (map)

Contact: Call Jules at +33.6.soixante-quinze.99.65.84

Phoenix, Arizona

Time: Saturday, August 25, 10 AM

Location: 2933 N 17th Dr

Contact: Text Wong at 740 346 9664

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Time: Thursday, August 30, 6:00

Location: Tir Na Nog Irish Pub, 1600 Arch Street

Contact: dmcbriggs[at]gmail.com

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Time: Saturday, September 15, 12 noon

Location: Private home, 326 Lincoln Ave, Carnegie PA

Contact: mirandagavrin[at]gmail.com, please RSVP if attending

Portland, Oregon

Time: Saturday, August 11, 12:30

Location: Private residence, 3246 NE 57th Ave (cross street is Klickitat)

Contact: nwalton125[at]gmail.com, encouraged to RSVP

Prague, Czech Republic

Time: Sunday, August 26, 6:30

Location: Tea Room Dharmasala, Peckova, 296/15

Contact: nadvornik.jiri[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook event

Pune, India

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: Cafe Coffee Day outlet at IISER campus

Contact: 7rat13[at]gmail.com

Rochester, New York

Time: Sunday, August 26, 1:00

Location: Wegman’s Market Cafe Food Court, 745 Calkins Road

Contact: christopherjpohlman[at]gmail.com

Sacramento, California

Time: Sunday, August 12, 5:00

Location: 1627 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95814

Contact: amethyst.eggplant[at]gmail.com

Salt Lake City, Utah

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: City Creek Food Court

Contact: wearenotsaved[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook event

San Antonio, Texas

Time: Saturday, August 11, 2:00

Location: Local Coffee @ 7338 Louis Pasteur Dr #204, look for the table with the monster on it

Contact: waffles.he.waffles[at]gmail.com

San Diego, California

Time: Saturday, August 11, 2:00

Location: Bonita Cove Park

Contact: the.god.empress.celestia[at]gmail.com or see Facebook page or Google group

San Francisco, California

Time: Monday August 13, 6:15

Location: 855 Brannan St, lobby across the street from REI

Contact: Call 203-503-7508

San Jose, California

Time: Saturday, September 1, 2:00

Location: Private house, 3806 Williams Rd

Contact: ddfr[at]daviddfriedman.com

Santa Rosa / Sonoma, California

Time: Saturday, August 25, 3:00

Location: 4656 Quigg Dr, Santa Rosa

Contact: adrian@smithdev.io or VivaLaPanda#6386 on Discord

São Paulo, Brasil (Brazil)

Time: Saturday, August 25, 2:00

Location: Vanilla Cafe, R. Antônio Carlos, 452 (near Metro Consolação)

Contact: gusbicalho[at]gmail.com, or see meetup group, Google group, or Facebook group

Seattle, Washington

Time: Sunday, September 9, 2:00

Location: Private house, 5238 11th Ave NE

Contact: speeze.pearson+ssc[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook event

Sheffield, UK

Time: Sunday, September 30, 12 noon

Location: Private house, Crookesmoore, S10 1DJ

Contact: jwhiteley1[at]sheffield.ac.uk

St. Louis, Missouri

Time: Saturday, August 25, 2:00

Location: Coffee Cartel, 2 Maryland Plaza

Contact: djcart137[at]gmail.com, or call 636-219-0944

Stockholm, Sweden

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: Cafe Dox, Stora Nygatan 31, 111 27 Stockholm (if closed, Grändens Cafe, Yxsmedsgränd 2)

Contact: ???, but see Meetup page

Sydney, Australia

Time: Thursday, August 16, 6:00

Location: 565 George Street, level 2, “Fishbowl Room”

Contact: Call Elo at +61438481143

Tel Aviv, Israel

Time: Monday, August 13, 7:00

Location: Melchett 23, Tel Aviv (3rd floor, apartment 12, building code 7890 ‘enter’)

Contact: hi[at]davidkatz.me

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Time: Saturday, August 18, 5:00

Location: Prenup Pub (St George & College Street)

Contact: Ryan at (647) 562-7358

Tuebingen, Germany

Time: Wednesday, August 18, 8:00

Location: Willi Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 3/1, 72074 Tübingen

Contact: y.muehlhaeuser[at]gmx.de

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Time: Saturday, August 11, 3:00

Location: Central Library, downtown Vancouver, meet just inside main entrance

Contact: goodtown.r[at]gmail.com

Vienna, Austria

Time: Saturday, August 18, 3:00

Location: Kaisermühlenstrasse 24. “The meeting room is on the ground floor of the apartment buidling which is across the road from the Stadlau station. The room entrance is on the opposite (eastern) side of the building, between Erich-Fried-Weg and Fahngasse. (map) ”

Contact: moses.skoda[at]gmail.com, or see Facebook group

Washington DC

Time: Saturday, August 25, 7:00

Location: 616 E St NW

Contact: robirahman94[at]gmail.com or see Google group

Wellington, New Zealand

Time: Thursday August 16, 6:00

Location: Enigma, 128 Courtenay Place

Contact: 021 885 180