Richard Thomson is giving a talk on XNA at the Utah Code Camp on October 21st at the Neumont University in South Jordan, Utah. Rich has been a DirectX MVP since 2002 and is currently writing a DirectX book which he generously allows you to read for free on his website. He is also doing a talk on how to redistribute DirectX with your game which is something that always shows up in the newsgroups and forums.

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If you have never heard of code camps they are totally free conferences where local experts give their time to speak. You really can't complain about the price and its a great way to meet the local geeks.