Meetup.com and other various local products are flooded with events targeted towards developers that are nothing more than a waste of time. However, there are diamonds in the rough that can really help you level up your skillset in a much more efficient way than learning on your own. We'll examine how to find these events and how to make the most of them to learn new technologies, make connections outside your company that can help with hiring and even give you an outlet to most effectively share your knowledge through speaking.