cablegod
yeah, this is what i saw. i saw certain boards where the title of the message says "Los Angeles meeting!" or "NYC meeting", etc. then everyone in the area, or plan to be in the area on that date, would post and get counted. everyone would give feedbacks as to what restaurant/bar/club is best to meet in that city, etc. apparently, a lot of people show up to these things to drop by and say hello. anyways, i don't know if it would work with Anandtech, as most of us probably never leave our computers. LOL