Xamarin and .NET Developer Events in March

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This March, discover the world of Xamarin and .NET development through in-person and virtual events all month long. Explore recent news and updates with your community at local developer Meetups, or online from the comfort of your home! Below are just a few of the community events happening this month. For a full list of developer engagements, browse through our Community page. It includes links to local Meetups, Github, and StackOverflow accounts. As well as the developer Twitter, Gitter, and Facebook pages. Add your upcoming events to the Xamarin Events Forum for promotion. Tweet the details to @XamarinEvents to be included in next month's event blog!  

Developer Events in March:

March 3:

• Perth, Australia | .NET Perth: .NET March - Model-based testing: gone and back again

March 5:

• ONLINE | GirlPowerIT: Introduction to .NET memory management
• Mississauga, ON. USA | Mississauga .NET User Group: Azure App Gateway & Building LOB apps in Blazor

March 7:

• São Paulo, Brazil | She Sharp: Introduction to C#
• Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town MS Developer User Group (@CPTMSDUG): IoT & AI Hackdays - Treasure Hunt Device edition
• Nyeri, Kenya | Microsoft Student Partners, Kenya: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Azure

March 10:

• Montréal, QC. Canada | Montreal Mobile .NET Developers: Using Artificial Intelligence for Mobile Development
• Spokane, WA. USA | Spokane .NET Users Group: Best Practice Architecture & Scaling Applications

March 12:

• Des Moines, IA. USA | Iowa .NET User Group: [.NET@Night] Carl Franklin's Blazor Road Show!
• New York, NY. USA | NYC .NET Developers: The Next Decade of Software Development

March 18

• Sydney, Australia | Sydney .NET User Group: Clean Testing - Clean Architecture with .NET Core with Jason Taylor - Live Stream

March 19:

• Minneapolis, MN. USA | Minnesota Enterprise Mobile: Machine Learning 101
• ONLINE | GirlPowerIT: Testing applications with Visual Studio 2019 and Azure DevOps

March 23:

• Irving, TX. USA | DFW Mobile .NET: .NET Conf: Focus on Xamarin Viewing Party

March 25:

• Roseville, CA. USA | Sacramento / Placer Users of DotNet: Blazor / ML.Net - Creative Usage ft. Brian Thomas

March 26:

• Sao Paulo, Brazil | Developers-BR GirlPowerIT: [Online] Machine Learning for devs with ML.NET

 

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Communities in March

Meetups are a fun way to meet other like-minded developers. Learn tricks & tips, discover the latest in Xamarin and .NET, and be inspired.

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March Community Events

Get the full list of developer engagements this March through our Community page. Find links to Meetups, Github, and StackOverflow accounts. As well as the developer Twitter, Gitter, and Facebook pages. Follow @XamarinEvents for upcoming Xamarin and .NET related events near you!