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Org News & Site Updates
Web >	Culture Clash: Graduation Day - How students are leading innovation <May-08>
Event >	Member Discount: £170 off for MMOG-Fest registration <May-07>
Event >	Member Discount: 10% off for Brighton Develop Conference registration <May-07>
Web >	The Games Game: What's In A Word? Part 1 <May-07>
Web >	Famous Last Words: When Developers Finance Development <May-05>
Event >	Member Discount: 10% off for Social Gaming Summit registration <Apr-27>
Event >	Leadership Forum 07 DVD and web vids now available <Apr-24>
Web >	April Newsletter: Leadership vids, SIG updates, event action... <Apr-23>
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Chapter Updates
Meeting >	Los Angeles: Social Gathering
Meeting >	Silicon Valley: Game Demo Night Organizing
Meeting >	Silicon Valley: SVIGDA Chapter Pizza Social Night Meeting
Meeting >	Pittsburgh: May 2008 Meeting- F & L Scavenger Hunt
Report >	Pittsburgh: April Meet & Mingle Recap
Report >	Austin: IGDA-Austin Totally Ran Your Company Into the Ground!
Meeting >	Pittsburgh: 2008 Games - Get Your Team Together!
Report >	Montreal: Gone Camping: GameCamp summaries
Report >	Malaysia: IGDA Informal Meet 25th April 2008 report
Meeting >	Montreal: GameCafe - User Generated Content
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Latest Members
The following folks just became (or renewed as) part of the IGDA's 16231 strong membership:
>	Donald Bahlman (dbahlman)
>	Jason Murdick (wjmurdick)
>	Jenni Järvinen (dissolve)
>	James Holmes (holmesja)
>	Gregory Gauthreaux (Genreninja)
>	Jonathan Hamel (HamelJonathan)
>	Abby Friesen (Steam)
>	Denis Doré (ddore)
>	damon waldrip (enalNomad)
>	Paul Norman (evilgenius888)
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Leadership Forum 07 DVD and web vids

Frontlines deconstructed in Jersey

IGDA Leadership Forum: Call for Proposals

Board Results: Jen MacLean appointed to chair; Brathwaite, Buscaglia, DeLoura and Train new directors

Student Scholars report on amazing GDC experiences

Invite: Members-Only Party at GDC

Congrats to the 2008 GDC Student Scholarship Recipients

IGDA-Finland Rocks!