I'd say. Go. Mingle, schmooze, and attend all of the learning sessions you can. Find people you admire online, see if they are going, and buy them a drink in person. Pick their brain.
non-sequitor: If nothing else I can personally attest that the AffSummit people are some partying fools. I go to Vegas on an annual Vegas. But the one week I went to Vegas for affSum I hit more clubs than I could count. Sometimes 2-3 a night. The merchants buyout sections of clubs and invite all of the affiliates. Everything is free at that point. Some merchants will pay for the ticket & Room for their big affiliates too.
Phillip - I need to seriously rent a plane and get down your way so we can mind meld on some things. Damn spring weather! I am doing this going on 3 years and still consider myself noob.