I get the impression that there isn't a whole lot of "untapped leadership" out there in the local fandom community. Most of the people who are interested and have the ability to do things already are involved in doing just that -- you'll see them already on the concoms and staff of the local conventions.

Yes, you have a few people who are new to the convention thing -- and some of them may be future leaders of fandom -- but they're probably not at Construct, which your average new person is unlikely to know about. If your purpose is to find new ideas and new blood for fandom leadership, you may be better off holding SMOFcamp at a larger event that new people are more likely to have heard of.

Good luck, whether you decide to ditch SMOFcamp, or give it another go. :)