If you enjoy C++, you should also enjoy the Astoria Seminar: Extraordinary C++ to be held on September 23-26, 2007 in Astoria, OR, USA. The event seems to have plenty of seats available, so you haven't missed out (yet).
Choose your Poison: Exceptions or Error Codes?
If any of the above topics gave a little tug at your heartstrings, or you want to rub shoulders with (and pick brains of) some really knowledgeable experts, I'm sure you won't want to miss it. With Dave and Eric there (and Andrei, even though he claims to be speaking about other topics) it's guaranteed to have a heavy dose of template- and metaprogramming-oriented material.
P.S.: Walter, thanks again for Empire! It was the cause of some happily wasted hours in my undergrad years.
Imigosh, Empire! I remember wasting hours at a terminal logged into a DecSystem 10 playing empire in the late 70's. With ASCII graphics, it now seems quaint, but I suspect all the essential concepts of this kind of game are present, just not the eye candy.