Yes I'm one of the 29 people waiting for a coordinator. Others have been signed up as interested in the group since 2005, but no one has stepped up to make it a real meetup group.
Meetup charges the coordinator $12/month, or $144 per year to do all the work of coordinator. I'm not interested in managing the group, or begging members for donations to cover the cost. I'd be happy to donate a few bucks a month though if someone else would coordinate.
If I can get some people to sign up on the Yahoo group I started, it's free so I don't have to get stuck with the costs or beg for donations.