There are many benefits to hosting your own developer event. It allows you to set the agenda and network with your colleagues to exchange ideas and build stronger relationships. I think its especially helpful to meet face-to-face if you need to solve a problem or have a particular project you want to collaborate on, like joining together to create an API service. Here's more in our new blog post. Have you organized your own developer event? What were the benefits, challenges? What were you trying to achieve?