Here's a list of hackerspaces around the world. I know that a few of
the members are finding it hard to meet up with nearby people, so
there's always the option of showing up to the local fablab, techshop,
menshed, or hackerspace :-).
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces
A mashup with the diybio participant list would be neat-
http://diybio.org/local/
There's also nublabs and the Boston fablab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ3BRKAsG0I
("diybio visits fablab!")