Design meetups here in Raleigh, NC are plentiful, and many of them have great content and great people leading them. Iโ€™ve been to some of those, and Iโ€™ve also been to some that have been less than perfect. They have been a place of solace, a place to listen and chat about design, and somewhere I can meet like-minded people. So whenever a new design meetup or other design-related group crops up, there are some criteria I am looking for before deciding to attend.