[PLUG] PLUG Call for Participation

[Vedanta Teacher]

Everyone,

   I had to think before I responded to this. I could give several talks
but they
wouldn't relate to Linux or computers. I could speak about:
#1: The Bhagavad-gita. But I would need to introduce a series of words in
Sanskrit
and concepts from Vedanta. The Bhagavad-gita is so vast that even with 1-2
hours
I could only gloss over it. I'm currently awaiting my certification in the
Bhagavad-gita
from the Chinmaya International Foundation in Kerala.
#2: I could give talks on Vedanta (advanced Hindu theology) but again I
would need
to introduce words and concepts in Sanskrit. Interestingly, Vedanta
presages quantum
mechanics in many areas.
#3: I'm currently researching The Paris Commune of 1870 which is quite
interesting. I'm
reading a series of speeches by Karl Marx which are quite applicable to
things going
on in this country today. But I have several months of research to do.
#4: I could also give a lucid talk about the mess in Syria, Yemen, etc. but
I would
need to go back to the Picot-Sykes Agreement and before.

Anything I would do couldn't be until spring of next year.

Blessings,
Paul

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Michael Dexter <dexter at ambidexter.com>
wrote:

>
> Hello all,
>
> In my continuing effort to making a conference warrior out of each of
> you, I wish to remind you of PLUG's ongoing CFP.
>
> While PLUG will continue to have "invited talks" but I know you each
> have a fascinating talk up your sleeve.
>
> Submissions should include:
>
> A 50 to 300 word description/abstract of the talk
>
> Optional speaker(s) bio(s)
>
> Optional slides to be posted at pdxlinux.org
>
> Optional handouts
>
> Optional extended abstract and full academic paper
>
> Your availability (1st Thursday or 3rd Tuesday and month)
>
> Yes, some conferences require all of these but PLUG is about as flexible
> as it gets. I think we've had everything short of extended abstracts and
> papers. What is an academic paper? I consider it a formal historic
> snapshot of a project you are working on that clearly communicates what
> you set out to do and what you achieved. Tweets and blog posts are nice
> but it is very rewarding to establish a point of reference that with
> luck, will be referred to for decades. One such point of reference is
> Popek and Goldberg's definitive paper on Virtualization from 1974:
>
> http://www.cs.nyu.edu/courses/fall14/CSCI-GA.3033-010/popek-goldberg.pdf
>
> As a bonus I and perhaps other PLUG members will gladly help you flesh
> out ideas for talks. Any topic can be interesting if addressed from the
> right perspective and at the right depth. We want to hear about your
> unique experiences relating to a given subject. Yes, you are the local
> or possibly world expert on something and it's just a question of
> determining what that something is. If it is of interest to you, it
> certainly is of interest to someone else.
>
> Send your talk proposals to me at dexter at ambidexter.com or to the list
> CC'ing me for peer review and ideas.
>
> I look forward to your submissions!
>
> Next slot: December Advanced Topics, Tuesday the 16th
>
> Michael Dexter
> PLUG Volunteer
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