AnnArbor Michigan is the home of the UniversityOfMichigan as well as a number of technical and automotive businesses.
[It also has a few excellent brew pubs. If you go there, try Leopold Bros., Arbor Brewing Co, and Grizzly Peak. Excellent brews at each.]
The Ann Arbor IT Zone is a downtown technology organization with meeting space available for groups.
The MenloInstitute is a burgeoning young XP-mentoring company built by experienced software developers.
You might be interested in dropping by the YpsilantiEyeball Wiki (Ypsilanti is a bedroom community of AnnArbor).
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