I think it would be a good idea to have regional sub-forums on this board. The dart frog board I frequent has this type of setup. We have a local community (SCADS) that has formed from this board. I would love to attend a meet every couple of months that was not just dart frog related but encompassed all types of frogs and amphibians. I'd even be willing to start forming and organizing a SoCal chapter (I don't know of any in existence at least).
-Christian