At the last Sarasota .NET Pub Club Meeting I was told that Microsoft will only be sponsoring events in the Sarasota area once a quarter now rather than once a month, because there aren't enough Sarasota .NET Developers attending the Microsoft Events. Now you have to travel an hour to Tampa to see Microsoft once a month.
If you are a Sarasota .NET Developer, I highly recommend you come out to the events. Come out to the Sarasota .NET Developer Meetings, especially the one happening in January. Keep tuned here and I will post the announcement / agenda as soon as I get it. Unfortunately, the announcements have been coming to me last minute, so I can't tell you when the next meeting is exactly.
Personally, I would like to create a more intense .NET Developer Group. I like the idea of some of the Code Brew group ideas where everyone shares some knowledge and/or gives a demonstration on various topics as well as entertains questions from everyone. This way in a 2 hour session everyone walks away with a lot of practical knowledge on a lot of subjects. I hope to bring this up at the Sarasota .NET Developer Meeting in January if they don't pick an evening I can't attend.
Come out to the local events so we can get Microsoft back here once a month!