A lot has changed in just two years. Check this out for some visibility into the European C++ scene.

Two years of Meeting C++!

by Jens Weller

Note: Jens will be giving two talks at two talks at CppCon, including "Founding User Groups." He knows what he's talking about... from the article:

While I only know of 3 active User Groups around 2011/early 2012 (Oslo, Belgium & Düsseldorf), the active user Groups in Europe are a huge success, showing the popularity of C++: ... Also note, that I haven't listed active ACCU Groups, there exist a few in Great Britain, but I'm not sure when they started and how active they are. In total there currently 17 User Groups being active in 2014 or 2013.