I get that the title of the post is wildly overstated. The author mentions a couple of meetups he has organized or heard of. Calling that a "reawakening" is... well, maybe if the author specifically means the NYC tech scene.

That said, damn I wish the meetup scene came back to South Bay, or even just SF, or anywhere at all within driving distance.

I get that grad students organize a lot of mini-conferences, talk series, and forums with other grad students, but I'm not in grad school.