Meetup! I was just thinking about that myself. Jitsi changed a bit and now requires login for the meeting creator. With that being said, I've tested the change that was supposed to go into effect on August 24th and just went to our meeting room (meet.jit.si/TheHubskiHappyHour) and it lets me in just fine. As for the old 6 PM EST, that's how the middle of my PST work day so I know I'd prefer it moved a bit (6 PM PST?) as I wouldn't be able to join until after work.
Well, if it's just the meeting creator, I so no problem making an account and sharing details with you, or whoever else would wish to host a meetup. 6 PM PST is 3 AM here. Not unfeasible or unlikely to last that long, but I'd rather start earlier, maybe even early enough for EU folks to come in. Say, 21:00 UTC+0? Again, I'm looking for suggestions and will make an announcement post next week.