Well now that the fiasco of the dead laptop is sorted (melted the heatsink, burnt out the hdd and 30 mins after final crash when I had left it off and unplugged upside down I opened it to survey the damage and got a core temp reading of 100+ degrees celcius) I have a shiny new one running vista, I will still be organising and this road show is back in action however I lost all my plans for it don't worry however as I am sure between me and the others organising this meet we can get it back on track.
Boris, let me put some overtime in at work and find out more about the costs. Maybe I can help you come for the duration. And it is no problem so don't even think of saying you'll be a burden to me.