How to get involved in the WordPress community (Beginner)

Where do you start? How do you meet people? Learn more about what can you do online and in-person to get involved in the WordPress community. I’ll talk about the opportunities that exist (like WordCamp!) but also things like github, irc, wordpress.org communities, and of course Meetup groups.

Speaker slides can be found here: http://www.slideshare.net/chris-koerner/how-to-get-involved-in-the-wordpress-community