http://meetup.com http://meetup.com and http://eventbrite.com http://eventbrite.com are your friends for finding local events. Many are not going to be announce

http://meetup.com http://meetup.com and http://eventbrite.com http://eventbrite.com are your friends for finding local events. Many are not going to be announced until much closer to the actual event but something to check out if you wanted to meet like minded folks who are attending events of your interests. Aside from the above sites, also plan to visit a few coworking spaces while you're here. Some are open to the public and its a cool way to meet entrepreneurs and hackers of all kinds. Two very popular ones are Noisebridge (in San Francisco) and Hacker Dojo (in Mountain View)... They're roughly 45 mins drive apart but you can take public transportation to get between the two places. They also house events, classes, and meetups. There are also incubators that are somewhat open to the public that you can check out (I think StartX at AOL in Palo Alto is one). Lastly, check these out: http://paulgraham.com/seesv.html http://paulgraham.com/seesv.html http://scobleizer.com/2010/10/04/silicon-valley-places-that-paul-graham-cant-get-into/ http://scobleizer.com/2010/10/04/silicon-valley-places-that-...