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While "The George" may sound like a kind of a sandwich with too much mustard on it to some folk we all know its really none other than our very own George Clingerman, MVP, OBE, VIP.

So if you are in or around Portland tonight - April 23rd 2008 - at 6:30pm then head along and see George do what he does best and make a 2d game right before your very eyes

Details at the PAXNAUG blog

Ok so maybe Pieter is not as famous as some of the US speakers but I hear that in South Africa he is "The Man" when it comes to XNA.

So if you live in South Africa you can see him speaking at NMMU on 29th of April and Rhodes University on the 30th April. The talk will be 'Developing a game in an hour or less'. If you can attend both Pieter promises to do a different game at each one

Sorry there are no details on time - you will have to contact Pieter through his blog

Just coming out of that winter and want something to look forward to that isn't cold and wet? Then May 15th head over to Minneapolis to see the Shawn Hargreaves double bill. Networking and Shaders.

May 15th 6pm at Magenic headquarters. See Twin Cities User Group for all the details