Invitation
You are hereby cordially invited to the first edition of the Nonsense Conference of the Dunces: a meeting of different minds seeking to establish uncommon grounds. The event promises to be an (in)sightful and (in)spiring platform for (in)dustry experts, telekinesis practitioners, and hocus-pocus researchers. We welcome absurdity of all forms.
Format
The conference will consist of keynotes (10 minutes keynote + 5 minutes Q&A) and networking activities. A more detailed programme will follow once entries are received.
Participation & application
To present a topic or join a panel discussion, submit the application before the deadline.
- Speakers are granted free access to the conference.
- Other audience members are asked to provide a light refreshment for their participation in the event.
- Dinner will be provided.
- Dress code: formal buffoonery.
Suggested topics (non-exhaustive)
Topics that have been suggested include:
- The Great Bowel Shift: Crosscultural Comparison of Flatulent Inflections
- Decolonizing the Intestine
- WANK: The Self in Relation to the Other, a Sementic Inquiry
- Fourier Limit in Feline Fluid Mechanics
- Industrial Applications of Human Milk and Derivative Dairy Products
- PiGeon: Implications of Migratory Behavior in A.I. (Aviary Intelligence) for Public Security
- Shedding Light into "The Anals of the Joseon Dynasty"
- The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Onion
- "Like Pets, Like Owners": Positive Correlation between Attachment Styles and Species of Cohabiting Animals in the Dutch Dating Population
- Optimal Moisture Condition for Oat to Become Oat"meal": A Longitudinal Analysis
- Diagnostics of Kitchen Cabinets: Creating Neurodivergence through an Open Door
Organisers & purpose
The Nonsense Conference of the Dunces is a non-profit brainchild of De Gekkos, a Netherlands-based institution consisting of esteemed degenerate members of society Hyunsuh Kim, Janina Ryymin, Tessa Zonneveld, and Berke Universiteit Filiz. It aims to bring people together through the childlike joy of doing something that amounts to nothing. Donations are welcome.