Merge pull request #1824 from henryjburg/ag/rg-stl

Add STL regional affinity group pages

Author: mrmundt

_events/2026/2026-01-rg-stl-happy-hour.md

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+---
+title: STL Regional Group Happy Hour
+location: St. Louis, MO
+expires: 2026-01-23
+duration: 120
+category: social
+event_date: "January 23, 2026"
+layout: event
+repeated: false
+time:
+    - - start: 2026-01-23T23:00:00Z
+        end: 2026-01-24T01:00:00Z
+---
+
+Hey everyone! We're kicking off the new year with our first St. Louis regional group happy hour, and we'd love to see you there!
+
+📅 When: Friday, January 23, 2026
+
+⏰ Time: 5-7 p.m.
+
+📍 Where: Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery and Bierhall
+
+🏢 Address: 4465 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
+
+📞 Phone: (314) 222-0143
+
+🍔 Menu: [urbanchestnut.com](urbanchestnut.com)
+
+This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow research software engineers in the St. Louis area, share experiences, and build our local community. Whether you're new to US-RSE or a longtime member, all are welcome!

pages/ag/affinity-groups.md

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 The North Carolina Regional Group connects US-RSE members in North Carolina and organizes local events.
 
+<h3><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/ag/rg-stl/">St. Louis Metro Regional Group</a></h3>
+
+The St. Louis Metro Regional Group connects US-RSE members in the St. Louis Metro region and organizes local events.
+
 <hr>

pages/ag/rg-stl.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: St. Louis Metro Regional Group
+subtitle:
+menubar:
+permalink: /ag/rg-stl/
+set_last_modified: true
+---
+
+# Overview
+
+The St. Louis Metro Regional Group connects US-RSE members in the St. Louis Metro region and organizes local events.
+
+# Membership
+
+The St. Louis Metro Regional Group is a <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/about/affinity-groups/">US-RSE Regional Group</a>
+intended to bring together research software engineers in the St. Louis Metro region.
+
+To stay informed, please:
+
+* [Join US-RSE]({{site.baseurl}}/join/).
+* Subscribe to event announcements by joining the [US-RSE Slack `#rg-stl` channel](https://usrse.slack.com/messages/rg-stl).
+
+If you are interested in giving a talk or have other ideas for a future meetup, please contact one of the coordinators (see the [Questions?](#questions) section below).
+
+# Activities
+
+This affinity group aims to host a mixture of social and networking events, providing opportunities to connect with other RSEs in the St. Louis Metro region.
+
+## Upcoming meetups
+
+- January 23, 2026 at 5 PM CST: [STL Regional Group Happy Hour]({{site.baseurl}}/events/2026/2026-01-rg-stl-happy-hour/) at [Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery and Bierhall](http://urbanchestnut.com), 4465 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110.
+
+## Archive of past meetups
+
+- None yet!
+
+# Group coordinators
+
+- [Daniel Shown](mailto:daniel.shown@slu.edu), Program Director for [Open Source with SLU](https://oss-slu.github.io/).
+- [Henry Burgess](mailto:henry.burgess@wustl.edu), Software Engineer II in the [Brain Development and Disorders Lab](https://sites.wustl.edu/richardslab/), Washington University in St. Louis.
+
+# Questions?
+
+Reach out to group coordinators:
+[Daniel Shown](mailto:daniel.shown@slu.edu) or
+[Henry Burgess](mailto:henry.burgess@wustl.edu)