The first time was quite scary, but it was a challenge I set for myself.
There was this group that were louder and generally "more alive" than the rest. So I approached them, and lurked for a while, after a few minutes I said hi and introduced myself, and that's it!
After that I threw myself out of my comfort zone at every event. My goal was to meet as many interesting people as I could, and I did.
I was young back then, probably one of the youngest at those kind of events (that probably helped).
There was this group that were louder and generally "more alive" than the rest. So I approached them, and lurked for a while, after a few minutes I said hi and introduced myself, and that's it!
After that I threw myself out of my comfort zone at every event. My goal was to meet as many interesting people as I could, and I did.
I was young back then, probably one of the youngest at those kind of events (that probably helped).