In early February 2016, Elastic announced a series of global events and meetups highlighting their technologies such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and the Elastic Stack. Key events included a talk at DrupalGov Canberra in Australia about integrating Drupal with big data, and a series of meetups across Europe, including discussions on Elasticsearch upgrades and shard allocation in various cities like Geneva and Amsterdam. The announcement also highlighted events in South America and Asia, such as the PHPSC Floripa Meetup in Brazil and the Pune Elastic Meetup in India, where attendees could learn about Logstash's installation and configuration. Elastic encouraged community engagement by inviting individuals to host meetups and offer talks, providing support and promotional items as incentives.