diff --git a/meetings/doc-ha-guide-update-meeting.yaml b/meetings/doc-ha-guide-update-meeting.yaml
index f34a6afb..94fe1923 100644
--- a/meetings/doc-ha-guide-update-meeting.yaml
+++ b/meetings/doc-ha-guide-update-meeting.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ schedule:
     day:        Wednesday
     irc:        openstack-meeting-3
     frequency:  biweekly-even
+    start_date: 20160127
 chair: Andrew Beekhof (beekhof)
 description:  >
   HA Guide update meeting.
diff --git a/meetings/freezer-meeting.yaml b/meetings/freezer-meeting.yaml
index b47e1b4b..62d70658 100644
--- a/meetings/freezer-meeting.yaml
+++ b/meetings/freezer-meeting.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ schedule:
     day:        Thursday
     irc:        openstack-meeting-alt
     frequency:  weekly
+    start_date: 20160211
 chair: Guillermo Garcia (m3m0)
 description:  >
   The Freezer project team holds a weekly team meeting on IRC.