I was lucky enough to attend the joint Melbourne .NET User Group/AusDEV.NET meeting last night where Jonathan Wells presented on smart client technology with a focus on the Compact Framework. Jonathan is a (the?) Product Manager for Smart Client technology.
It was a great turn out with over 65 people attending - I'm so happy to see the group that I co-founded with my partner in crime flourishing. John and I can no longer attend the meetings since I now live in Canberra and John has moved back to Canada.