Odd to use a throwaway account. Anyways start with Meetups. You'll get to know some of the more social techies in the area. Search the most active Meetup grou

Odd to use a throwaway account. Anyways start with Meetups. You'll get to know some of the more social techies in the area. Search the most active Meetup groups in the area and go from there. They can be non technical too (I'm sure there are loads of hobby related meetups too, I just don't attend them)