The Goalkeepers community is meeting in person for the first time since 2019.

TRUE: the Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers event in September 2022 was held in person (for example in New York), and the last earlier in-person Goalkeepers gathering was in 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 editions virtual or held without an in-person community gathering. MOSTLY TRUE: the 2022 event was in person, and the 2020–2021 editions were essentially virtual but included a minor in-person element, such as a small studio audience. MIXED: the 2022 event was only partly in person, or it is unclear whether 2020 or 2021 had a meaningful in-person gathering. MOSTLY FALSE: an in-person Goalkeepers gathering of real size took place in 2020 or 2021, so 2022 was not the first since 2019. FALSE: the 2022 event was not held in person, or in-person Goalkeepers events were held normally in 2020 and 2021.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 [PDF] GOALKEEPERS, GLOBAL GOALS AWARDS 2020 - Gates Foundation Gates Foundation Own record

   “Goalkeepers will not be hosting any in-person events due to COVID-19, however the Goalkeepers, Global Goals Awards will still celebrate and profile emerging and established leaders who are responding to the crises that we face”

2. E2 Gates Foundation Announces $1.27B in Health and Development Commitments to Advance Progress Toward the Global Goals - World ReliefWeb (republishing a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release) · 21 September 2022 Own record

   “First in-person Goalkeepers event since 2019 convenes global changemakers to highlight the urgency of achieving a more equitable world by 2030”

3. E3 Gates Foundation Announces $1.27B in Health and Development Commitments to Advance Progress Toward the Global Goals - World ReliefWeb (republishing a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release) · 21 September 2022 Own record

   “The last time we gathered in person for Goalkeepers, we talked about how the most well-intentioned programs can perpetuate inequities if the communities they want to reach aren't involved in the design”

The Gates Foundation's 2020 Goalkeepers FAQ says no in-person events would be held because of COVID-19 (E1). The foundation's dated press release of 21 September 2022 calls the 2022 event the "first in-person Goalkeepers event since 2019" (E2) and mentions the last time the community gathered in person (E3). This covers the 2022 in-person event and the gap since 2019, though it comes only from the foundation's own official records. No independent source confirms the 2021 format.