Any puppeteers?

Are there any other puppet-minded people on this site? If so, are any of you attending UNIMA 2008 in Perth? I'm going to be attending the conference, and just wanted to see if there's anyone else going, as well as perhaps meeting some WA like-minded people while I'm there. I haven't been to Perth before, so any advice on where to stay would also be appreciated. If you don't know what the conference is, here's short intro: UNIMA is the international puppetry union, and every few years they host an international conference somewhere in the world. This time it's in Perth. Everybody who is anybody (puppetry-wise) will be attending, and if you are even remotely interested in puppetry, you should try and go - there's forums, speeches, performances, plus a lot of insider stuff, like classes with the top builders and designers. I was lucky enough to go to something similar in Melbourne in '02, and it is well worth the time and money to attend. http://www.unima2008.com/ I hope I can also meet up with any of my online buddies from Theatre Australia! It would be great to meet in person :)