Networking. Ugh. The very word conjures up images of sports jacketed dweebs pressing business cards into each others' sweaty palms in a cheesy hotel ballroom. You might think that, if you want to stay busy doing what you love (or you need to add talent to your own business), that's the bullet you'll have to bite. Not so. A few organizations in the Portland and Denver/Boulder tech sectors have figured how to make networking so fun and easy you won't even know you're doing it. It won't feel like work—unless you consider hoisting a pint of beer to be work. more...