Well CCC is just an example. They just formed as a computer club. A group of like-minded people meeting to share info, and allowing newcomers in to learn from their peers.
They've got a page on their Club Hierarchy here
http://www.ccc.de/en/regionalYou can see it's made up of semi-guided cells, regional clubs, with larger clubs in the larger cities, all trying to work together.
I just can't find things like that in this area. I think the only parallel to the CCC is a few small clubs in the highschools and universities, more for students than open-ended like the CCC.
This is also similar to what happened in California and Seattle in the USA in the 60s,70s,80s. You had a tech culture with meeting points.
I just seem to be in an isolated area, people here prefer not to deal with clubs, at least not those kind of clubs

But hey, I guess that's what forums are for, fills the niche, and they have a less crypto-revolutionary overtone.