Dear AtlMeetingOrg:
With respect to frequency of meet and greets, a good question to ask is how much does the landscape change with respect to new providers and new hobbyist on the scene? The meet and greets would certainly be critical to those providers and Hobbyist who would be fairly new to the Fulton County Hobbyist Association. Especially if they are just breaking in or have been active in the hobby other places but are new to the scene in Atlanta. Maybe you might want to put a percentage on it and say if there is a 20 to 30 percent increase in new providers then it certainly would be necessary to have a social convocation.
This would be critical because now they would get a chance to meet the leading hobbyist in the area and those who would most likely review them so they can begin to cultivate and expand their suitors. Also it is a chance for the providers to see how the hobbyist might differ in Atlanta from where they would be from originally. From there they would be able to come up with a strategy for marketing and advertising to put them in the best position to capitalize on the marketplace.  Finally I am also thinking that the frequency is important because although providers send emails to each other all the time for purposes of verification, they can be in one place where they can put a face to a name. This would be critical in the seminal moments of knowing who is who in a new environment.