Thanks Adam,
This is the best place for now, but you gave me an idea. We should start an event, meeting, conference, networking section in the forum. Not sure why we don't already have one.
After situations like this:
Scum-bag Affiliates and Skunks - Tales from the IRCE 2008 - 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs I'd like to start doing a better job of being sure people know about upcoming events that have affiliate sessions to try to help insure some of the "good guys" show up.
At one point too I was always posting about any small networking group like you're proposing because I know lots of affiliates would like to be able to get together with other affiliate marketers right in their own back yard.
GOOD LUCK! Hope you get a few takers and have a good get-together.