I heard the Tumtum conference was good. In case you missed that one, there's another
permaculture convergence in the west. I'm moving right now from the Northeast USA, trying to coordinate getting all
my stuff and myself there in time for this one on October 7-9!
http://northwestpermaculture.org/
The Okanagan Family Faire is also a big meetup for locals to that region and folks interested in it (Devin, you going?). It's October 21-23. I'm definitely planning to attend, possibly even to
volunteer, commitments permitting.
http://www.okanoganfamilyfaire.net/