A not-for-profit
organization which establishes
Perl users groups accross the nation (globe.. what have you) . I belong (ok, just joined) the PDX Perl Mongers in
Portland, Oregon.
Meetings are sometimes attended by known
Perl Gurus such as
Randal Schwartz, who frequents the PDX group. If you live in a major metropolitain area there is a
good chance that there is a Perl Mongers group near you. Some groups are primarily
social, while others (like
Seattle) are
educational cooperatives, however most
groups are somewhere in between. Each regional group is compleatley independent from the others, and are really only joined by having their e-mail list and site hosted by pm.org.
Membership to Perl Mongers is free (as in free
beer). The pm.org site also gives you the
resources to start your own Perl Mongers group in your area.
Oh, and they also have
cool T-shirts.