Harvey wrote:
These meetup groups- which I belong to 3 of then- are quite informal compared to groups associated with organized well established groups that have regular meeting that include training, competition, general "show & tell" and of course field trips I joined my first camera club - Diablo Valley Camera Club a local chapter of the CA state wide N4C grop in Martinez, CA so I could learn how to really us my first SLR back in '92 -none of that mine is better than your's stuff.
Harvey, DVCC is MY camera club. Joined about six years ago! Great club and very much responsible for much of my success in photography. Small world.