I prefer we keep it to sgdn repository first... let our own members learn and grow... Anyway, I'm open to discussion.
If you guys wants to start this, someone has to take leadership in this, catch the vision from firedancer, and lead the project team. Don't worry about not having the experience to lead. As long as you are willing to learn and experiment, just do it man. For the event management system, its my first project that i'm going to lead as well. Nova don't really count, since i'm working with microlau, who is my friend since secondary school.
Darren, you need to think about your committment first... I'm a bit worried you might be taking up too many projects. If you are comfortable with the committment, go ahead :)
Best Regards, Kit Kai, MVP (SharePoint Portal Server)