Penguicon 6.0 call for papers

[Wolfger]

Old announcement, but there's still time left. Forwarding to the LoCo
for those who may not have seen it already.

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This is a call for papers for the open source track of Penuicon 6.0, April
18-20 2008 in Troy, Michigan (website http://www.penguicon.org), on topics
related to the Linux kernel, open source software that runs on Linux, or
related topics.
Proposals (1000 words or less) describing the paper topic are due by December
15, 2007, and should be emailed to papers at penguicon.org. All proposals will
be replied to, so use a working return email address. Final papers are due
by February 15, 2008. Papers should be 6 to 15 pages (very roughly 2500 to
8000 words, minus graphics and charts as appropriate). We accept papers in
any format that can be converted to both HTML and PDF (although we may
require you to do the conversion).
Accepted papers will result in an offer to present at Penguicon (including a
free one-day admission or corresponding discount on a full weekend
admission). Presentation slots are 1 hour. Video projectors capable of
accepting 1024x768 vga video available upon request. Accepted papers, and
audio recordings of Penguicon presentations, may be made available on the
Penguicon website.
Penguicon is a combination Linux expo and science fiction convention featuring
a diverse assortment of guests and topics. In previous years our technical
guests have included Eric Raymond, Jon "Maddog" Hall, Chris DiBona, Christine
Petersen, and Bruce Schnier. Our fannish guests have included Terry
Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Steve Jackson, and Charlie Stross, and Randy
Milholland. For 2008, our invited guests include John Kovalic, Tamora Pierce
and Randall Munroe of xkcd.