on 7 and 8 of October there seems to be two events organized by the dutchgamegarden organization.

http://www.dutchgamegarden.nl/agenda.php

industry representatives mostly
good for networking!)

You've misread slightly; Its 8th of October and 7th of November

yap. my mistake.

there is a 48h game dev international marathon beginning Feb 2009.

hmmm

anyone interested in checking it out?