Ask HN: How do you find/meet tech co-founders outside of the hotspots?

[wfjackson3]

Obviously, this question would be a lot different if I were in SFBA or elsewhere, but I am in the heartland. I am not a former CS (studied hardware, EE) student, so my college network has limited usefulness. I live in a city with a population well over 1 million people, but no observable tech community. I have started joining some meetup groups for Ruby, etc, but haven't had any meetings yet. I went to local Inventors club meetings, etc, but it was nothing but a bunch of rapid prototypers and service people trying to sell you something.

So, I am looking for recommendations. It is not like I am trying to hire someone tomorrow. If things move along well, I will be looking in 3-6 months. In that timeframe I am hacking something together with my business partner so we can demonstrate traction. I want to start meeting people now so I have time to get to know people and bring in the right person that fits in with us.

Thanks for any good pointers.