Lesley Carhart 
I had a mentoring session last night with a poc I’ve been working with who went to his first local cybersecurity con, recently. He had such a bad experience with people being cliquey there and ignoring him that he’s ready to stop trying to get into the industry. 😥😰 I knew there are some cultural issues at that con and area but had no idea they were so bad, and encouraged him to maybe look at other cities in the US and their cons. Pitch your city’s infosec community and scene and I’ll share with him?
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇@hacks4pancakes #Boulder has a very welcoming and fun infosec meetup called @bouldersec where we gather at a local pub the first Thursday of every month. I've made a bunch of friends there. We always have new folks every month, and they are always welcome.
The Mastodon account announces the location on the day, and we know where to meet by looking for the sticker-covered Linksys router called Meepy.
Taylor Parizo