Dec 5/6 NY dev conf is expected to be streamed so we can catch some of it at least.
I notice that details are rather sketchy but it looks like they plan to have one on Australia when 1.6 is rolled out. Hooray!

And for those wondering what Dex is on about:

community.joomla.org/blogs/community/106...oper-conference.html

There's a mixed contingent of Australian's headed over there, so hopefully they'll have lots to share to the User Groups back here in the new year.