[1] In a mix-up of gargantuan proportions, everyone registered for O’Reilly ETCON gets sent to the ASIST IA summit, and vice-versa; with resulting cross-community mindbombing. IAs grokking Alan Kay and Eric Drexler, denizens of the tech-cave sucking Stewart Brand and Mark Bernstein’s brains dry.
[2] Someone actually goes and does what Victor suggests.
Petafloptimism 
Better yet, combine the conferences. Get all the myths dispelled at once. Find out we can get things done by working together. Victor may even get his wish from just this one event.
I may be selfish on this one as I would have loved to go to both conferences, but only could choose one.