* This is a list of conferences that focus on search, categorised as follows (click to filter):
Vendor • Academic • Evaluation • Executive • Composite • Practioner
(based on my blog How To Get The Best From a Search Conference).
* Here’s the events I’m attending – if you’d like to meet up, let me know.
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* A list of Call for Papers dates for mainly Academic conferences can be found at WikiCFP
*CFP closes May 16th* The Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) provides an international forum for presentation and discussion of research on information and knowledge management, as well as recent advances on data and knowledge bases. The purpose of the conference is to identify challenging problems facing the development of future knowledge and information… Read More »CIKM
Search Solutions is the BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group’s (BCS IRSG) annual event focused on practitioner issues in the arena of search and information retrieval (IR). We bring together practitioners, researchers, analysts and end users to discuss the latest developments in the IR community and to share insights between research and practice.
The 48th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2026) is Europe's premier forum for cutting-edge research in Information Retrieval (IR). Bringing together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts, ECIR provides a platform for sharing new, unpublished, and innovative research shaping the future of IR.
Since its inception in 1989, the World Wide Web has transformed the way we live, work, and connect. The Web Conference (formerly known as the International World Wide Web Conference, abbreviated WWW) has been the premier annual forum for presenting and discussing advances in research, development, standards, and applications shaping the future of the Web.… Read More »The ACM Web Conference
As a well-known figure in the search community, an experienced and popular conference speaker and the organiser and host of many events including 5 years of Haystack, I can help you create and run events to inform, educate and inspire. I’m also available as a keynote or track speaker – watch some of my past talks. To discuss your event, get in touch.