[Updated 12/17/08:  The Salt Lake City date has changed to 1/20/2009]

You’ve heard buzz about “the cloud”, and your interest was further heightened with the announcement of Azure, Microsoft’s new cloud computing platform. 

Now you can jump in head first with other technical and business minds in your area!  The national Cloud Computing User Group is launching local groups around the country.  The forums page lists all the local meeting announcements.

Here are the kickoff meetings that are local to my area:

Other cities include:

While you’re at it, join the Windows Azure group on Facebook!