I just wanted to bring this to peoples attention. 

Registration Now Open: Northwest England VMUG Meeting 
Join us for the next Northwest England VMUG meeting taking place on Thursday, 31 January 2013. 
Registration is now open and available to all VMUG members. This is a great opportunity to meet with your peers to discuss virtualization trends, best practices, and the latest technology!

Meeting Agenda

• vSphere 5.1 Storage Features and Tech Preview of Storage Futures – Cormac Hogan
• Zerto Presentation – Disaster Recovery
• vSphere Datacenter Availability – Lee Dillworth
• Nimble Storage Presentation
• vNews – Ashley Davies
• Networking and Raffle 
• vBeers Following the Meeting

Looks like another great agenda and some great speakers. You can follow the official NW England VMUG Twitter profile for the latest VMUG news.