also this is my personal fight .. i want these meetups to be non techie too the idea being i am interested in you as people so that is why i place i high premium on the social aspect rather than just being a information and tech delivery exercise.. How has that benefited me..well I have been offered jobs, I have got to know the people who developed various key packages and as result i have been able to ask help and got really valuable help from those people.. and I've made friends just by sitting next to someone buying a pint and listening..