I highly recommend attending. It's very easy to listen via your phone (plumble on Android) or computer using Mumble.

Or you can also listen to the podcasts which are cleaned up very well and give you a quick listen to better understanding what's going on in the ecosystem.

There are some very crypto experienced people on these hangouts sharing their ideas. It's very welcoming even for rookies (of which I am one).

And, if you have a good idea this is the place to figure out how to present it and possibly get support for you to work on it.

If you're having Mumble/Plumble issues then Reply to this chat. While the instructions in the video above are solid it still took me a while to get it to work properly. I'll be glad to help you with tech support or join you in a Mumble room to test your setup ahead of time.