Yep. It’s coming. Beyond suggesting the date, I’ve been too busy to get really involved, but it’s coming. This might be one of the most last minute LD’s in a couple years, but it should come together.
After all, it’s an April tradition. 
Visit us on irc.afternet.org in #ludumdare, and start some fires, and help us get things moving.
The mailing list is still there, though the website is down. I’m in the middle of splitting my websites between personal and business on to 2 separate hosts, gamecompo.com being a personal one.