User Groups are the most amazing resource for learning, networking, having fun and generally moving your career forward.
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You can then find the closest group to you and figure out how often they meet. The rest is even easier, go hang out, have a drink, talk shop and make new friends, and who knows, meet new co-workers.
Paragraph 1, article 1 of the "Cal Evans' rule of UGs": "If there is no User Group in your area, you are it."
Have you considered starting your own User Group? Its surely a fair amount of work, but experience has shown it can be made easier the more people you find, its also a thankless job that can pay off a lot in market recognition and networking.
Want to find out a bit more? Head out to https://wiki.php.net/usergroups were you can find some ideas to start off.