The International Interdisciplinary Boredom Conference is the only scientific conference on boredom which is: (1) recurrent, (2) totally boredom-oriented, and (3) genuinely multidisciplinary.
The main objectives of the Boredom Conference are:
(1) encouraging researchers, especially the young ones, to include boredom into their reserch interests and promoting the idea of interdisciplinary boredom studies [dissemination and promotion];
(2) creating space for creative discussion concerning boredom-related issues and linking up researchers from all over the world [networking and community];
(3) developing frames of scientific thinking about boredom and creating foundations for further interdisciplinary boredom research [basework and inspiration];
(4) promoting a positive model of non-boring scientific conference, which implements results of research on boredom [stop boring conferences!].
Thus far, 8 events have taken place:
(8) 24-26 June 2021 – 4th International Interdisciplinary Boredom Conference, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain [online].
(7) 16-17 June 2017 – 3rd International Interdisciplinary Boredom Conference, University of Warsaw, Poland.
(6) 21 April 20217 – IV Ogólnopolska Interdyscyplinarna Konferencja Nudologiczna, „Nuda akademicko – akademicko o nudzie”, University of Warsaw, Poland.
(5) 2-3 June 2016 – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Boredom Conference, University of Warsaw, Poland.
(4) 22-23 April 2016 – III Ogólnopolska Interdyscyplinarna Konferencja Nudologiczna, „Nuda akademicko – akademicko o nudzie”, University of Warsaw, Poland.
(3) 15-16 May 2015 – 1st International Interdisciplinary Boredom Conference, University of Warsaw, Poland.
(2) 14 May 2015 – II Ogólnopolska Interdyscyplinarna Konferencja Nudologiczna, „Nuda akademicko – akademicko o nudzie”, University of Warsaw, Poland.
(1) 16-17 May 2014 – I Ogólnopolska Interdyscyplinarna Konferencja Nudologiczna, „Nuda akademicko – akademicko o nudzie”, University of Warsaw, Poland.
Media about Boredom Conference:
7 December 2016 – Diane Peters, Our growing fascination with boredom, University Affairs (mention of Boredom Conference).
14 July 2016 – Randy Malamud (Georgia State University), One big yawn? The academics bewitched by boredom, Times. Higher Education (the article about Boredom Conference).[PDF]
12 January 2016 – Maggie Koerth-Baker, Why boredom is anything but boring, Nature (mention of Boredom Conference).
MARIUSZ FINKIELSZTEIN, Ph.D. 