A bit late in blogging about this, but I recently attended and presented at AdminCamp 2009 ( http://www.admincamp.de/ ).  This is a top-notch conference put on by a dedicated group of Notes & Domino practioners.  I had lots of great discussions with customers and partners, and the Notes/Domino enthusiasm was contagious!  Being a technical conference, there were lots of great presentations and a nightly discussion/Q&A session that many people participated in.  Need deeper knowledge of DAOS, LDAP, LINUX, etc.?  Many of the presentations are available on their website, including some in English (for those with limited German skills - including me...).  

A special thanks to Rudi Knegt, Bernfried Geiger, and Jens Augustiny for making me feel comfortable and providing the opportunity to meet with members of the Notes/Domino community - and to Andrew Pollack who spent several hours driving in traffic while commuting from Dusseldorf airport...