Gathering of people with a shared interest

• Rendezvous, e.g
• With "with," encounter
• Connect (with)
• Join (with)
• Social gathering
• See some friends at the bar, say
• Get together as a group: 2 wds
• Grab coffee, perhaps
• Hang out IRL

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Meetup or meet-up, a word for " meeting ". For social networking website, see Meetup (website)