Welcome....

Hi everybody,

Welcome to our new virtual meeting space. This is a space to share ideas (our own or from someone else), insights, intuitions, excitement about something, or even frustation. It is a space to discuss profound and abstract ideas, but also to share down-to-earth, cynic, humorous or frivolous comments. It is also a space to share news, papers, presentations, videos, cartoons, and whatever you think could be interesting for you and/or the rest of us.

The title of the blog includes some of our current interests as a research group, however who knows where our quest will take us, that's what the 'beyond' word stands for. So, do not feel restricted by the title and feel free to post about whatever topic you want. Changing the title is also a possibility, so suggestions are welcomed.

I definitely think interaction is very important, and face-to-face contact can be hardly replaced. However, things are changing very fast and our current physical, synchronic, slow-paced world is being replaced by a virtual, non-synchronic, fast-paced world. There are many advantages in having a space like this and complex enterprises (such as Linux) have been accomplished mainly through virtual interaction. Said this, I want to highlight that this blog is a complement to other interaction scenarios and we should keep looking for spaces to discuss ideas in formal (our meetings and/or seminars) or informal settings, e.g. a 'tinto' at the the C&T's last floor or a beer at Anthrum (we have to do it more frequently!).

The blog is a community blog, i.e., all of us are authors and readers. Initially, I created it private, but we can discuss whether to make it public or not. We can post in Spanish and/or English. English is kind of the universal language nowadays, so it is a good idea to practice it, but is up to you. Don't feel intimidated by your lack of proficiency, none of us is a native speaker, so all of us commit errors. I suggest the following mechanism to collectively improve our skills: if somebody spots a mistake in a post, send a private message to the poster so she/he can correct it.

Let the posting starts...!

Fabio G.