Huge 
to most of this, however just one small point 
Please do ensure this reports back in the right way (I know you will, I’m just saying it publicly 
). Meetups are a great way to spur innovation as ideas can be rapidly discussed and/or prototyped - anyone whos been to an in-person hackday (on any project) will have experienced this. However, they are a terrible way to make decisions as they are, by definition, exclusive - not everyone can attend. So long as the attendees are all aware that the goal is to generate ideas and possible ways forward, which can then be presented to the rest of the community, then this meetup is great news for our UI
@boaz1337 has done it right with the design thread (although I’d argue it could be under RFCs, but details…) as this has not only attracted discussion on the design itself but also brought attention back to this thread, which has been largely positive I think. Let’s have more such threads coming out of the August meeting - and if you want live streaming from the event, let me know 