Indy, I did not really consider the Tahoe conference, since it seemed like a "mini-conference", not the full meal deal. Much as I would have liked to have visited with the folks there, it seemed more like the regional chapter meeting than the annual meeting. It is nice if it is a short trip, but not for a long one.
David - the get together in Tahoe drew two types of people; there were new(er) users from the surrounding area, and several of the great long-time contributors from the board. I'm not aware of anyone thinking of it as a replacement for the AC-hosted conference, rather a smaller, more informal meeting of the raconteurs.
For some folks, they rolled into Reno earlier in the week and choose 'Independent Study' in the Open Classroom of Yosemite, but everyone arranged their comings and goings as befit their constraints.
