Go to an academic conference. I went to this one: http://www.icfpconference.org/ http://www.icfpconference.org/ last year and it was well worth it. Hunt ar

Go to an academic conference. I went to this one: http://www.icfpconference.org/ http://www.icfpconference.org/ last year and it was well worth it. Hunt around for a great class at the local CS department and either figure out a way to enroll or just 'drop in' on the class. I did this too and loved it.