Many usergroup meetings actually have small vfp sessions just like the conferences. Many of the speakers will test out and fine-tune their presentation at a usergroup meeting before the developers conference. The framework developers will often demo their product also. Same thing with other 3rd party tool developers.


>Other than Craig's thoughts about finding a job, that's pretty much the only reason I can think of too. I guess it just has to be something that interests you. Like belonging to a club or something.
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>>I think, it's giving you the opportunity to meet your colleagues, which is invaluable. I found two friends on User Group meetings in Boston and enjoyed time spent there. I wish there would be a user group here in NY.
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>>Last Thursday my colleague and I went to .NET meeting in downtown. It was a great experience for me as well.