Should I start a General Software Developer User Group?

Question

I'm moving to a small town (Panama City, Florida) at some point in the future. I've found a Linux user group, and a .Net user group, but I'd like to spend my time outside of the office learning about Python, Android, JQuery -- mostly things that aren't owned by .Net.

I'm debating trying to start another user group of some sort there, primarily to attract programmers who use technologies other than .Net. What are some of the more general programming user groups in existence already? I'm looking for something I could franchise.

Answer 1

I don't know that you'll find a general "lets talk about computers!" group outside of a high school computer club. Most "clubs" are based on something a little more specific.

However, I've found that local Java User Groups (JUGs) spend a lot of time discussing anything peripherally related to Java so you might luck out there. Most of them post the agenda for the meetings well in advance so you can get an idea of what they'll be talking about that day/week/month.

You local OWASP chapter might have some interesting topics for you too.