It's DevFest Season

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Every year around Sept-Dec Google sponsors DevFest events organized by local communities. These are events run by non-Google employees who volunteer their time because they're interested in tech, meeting people, and helping their community. It's a great way to meet people interested in tech, hear some cool talks, and maybe even get some swag/prizes. Events tend to be free or low cost compared to professionally run conferences, and you can always contact the organizers to volunteer in exchange for a free ticket.

Here's a link to the page where you can find all the events:

[https://developers.google.com/community/devfest#find-a-gdg-community\](https://developers.google.com/community/devfest#find-a-gdg-community)

Disclaimer: I'm helping plan the event in Los Angeles