Usually, RP goes to CES.  My guess (WAG) is that he and Willy will be there.  I doubt there are any super secret meetings to be had, but they can enjoy the first look at a lot of new toys and wonder what is inside.

I'm told by some larger store and .com buyers that portable video is getting warm.  Zune helped, but more toys to come.  Buyers claim that secure content is an issue -- just like music before the CD biz went totally in the tank. 

We'll see in a few months what is going on with the poirtable market...cell phones first (now), then Zune (now), then ???

John