As for the meeting it was very good except I have one gripe and that is that there was too much focus on the Commodore 64 and noattention to other commodore products such as the Vic 20 and commodore PET's.
There have been a few demos at TPUG meetings of Vic-20 & PET projects. So these platforms are still alive and well! For Vic-20 interest, check out Denial message forum: http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/