There's also the Winter Tech Forum, previously known as the Java Posse Roundup, from the podcast. The recordings of the sessions certainly made me wish I could

There's also the Winter Tech Forum, previously known as the Java Posse Roundup, from the podcast. The recordings of the sessions certainly made me wish I could have attended. Is there something like this in Western Europe? I've attended both conferences and meetups, but there's too much presentation and too little discussion.