I created a new section for discussions tied to specific geographic locations.
If you want to propose a meeting with other members in your area, then please post it in that section. If you post in Main, then your thread will end up being pushed down too quickly, and many people who live in your area won't get a chance to see it.
In addition, I'm going to include listings from that section into message digests. So the number of people who would potentially see your announcements should increase.
You can find the new section here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/s-16-1.htm
Please let me know if you have any questions.