My friend frugalpole and his friend bwack recently had a conference in Waco, TX on running loops in music. I didn’t go for a number of reasons, but it sounds like it was a great time, and a good amount of people came to have some fun. I believe they are planning on doing it again next year around this time. Check out beepcon.com to read more.
I loved the few years that I have been privileged to play with him and learn to drum with loops being more in the forefront. He has really gotten me into the idea that music doesn’t always have to be the same. If you want you can check out some of his stuff at his myspace.