I'm helping to organize an "Internet of Things Hardware" group here in Austin, Texas and some of you might be interested:
http://www.meetup.com/AustinIoT/events/214172572/?a=ra1_vl&_af_eid=214172572&_af=event
http://www.meetup.com/AustinIoT/events/214172572/?a=ra1_vl&_af_eid=214172572&_af=event