The truth is you need a level of human respect to be good at pickup. Common sense also helps.
If you think it is a good idea to try and seek out a professional meeting and announce your uninvited, unwanted (not to mention unpaid) presence you may want to go back to square one and rethink everything.
How seriously are you taking pickup if you have so little respect for it as an art? Should talent not be rewarded in your opinion? I thought this was America. Some of this country is not as advertised