Hi Tony, I'd be happy to participate in such an event.
What sort of things did you want to learn? I know you have the digtal processing down pat judging from your Astro images. I have a degree in photography with 1st class honours, I used to teach digital imaging at Griffith UNI and now I'm currently working as a retouching artist for advertising and fashion photography. I may be able to help with some technical questions but it would be great if you could outline some of the things you would like to learn / cover when we meet up.
I'm also on holidays for this week, sounds like it could be a fun meeting.
Cheers,
Dave.
Ps. I'd love to swap some traditional photography knowledge for some Astro tips