There are User Groups for the various programming languages and technologies all over the place. If you have a good user group near you it would be a good idea to try to attend a meeting or two. There are lots of ways this can be beneficial.

The San Diego Dot Net Developers Group
This is an excellent group if you are in the San Diego area.

XP San Diego
This group meets the first Thursday of each month to informally discuss and exchange ideas about XP and Agile development.