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Search Conference Calendar

* This is a list of conferences that focus on search, categorised as follows (click to filter):
     VendorAcademicEvaluationExecutiveCompositePractioner
    (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.

* Planning an event? Submit it here and I’ll add it to the list.
* Want to run a search event? I’ve run many events including Haystack – let me help!.

* You can subscribe to this calendar using the button at the bottom of the page
* A list of Call for Papers dates for mainly Academic conferences can be found at WikiCFP


  • Haystack US

    Violet Crown 200 West Main St, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

    Haystack is the conference for improving search relevance. If you're like us, you work to understand the shiny new tools or dense academic papers out there that promise the moon. Then you puzzle how to apply those insights to your search problem, in your search stack. But the path isn't always easy, and the promised… Read More »Haystack US

    $250
  • OpenSearchCon India

    Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway 26/1 Dr. Rajkumar Road Malleswaram, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    OpenSearchCon is the annual conference that brings the OpenSearch community together to learn, connect, and collaborate. Users, administrators, and developers attend to explore solutions to real-world problems, network with peers, and explore the future of search, observability, and security applications.

    $175
  • Community over Code Asia

    Beijing Beijing, China

    * CFP Closes 21st April * Community Over Code (formly known as ApacheCon) is the official global conference series of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Since 1998 – before the ASF’s incorporation – ApacheCon has been drawing participants at all levels to explore ”Tomorrow’s Technology Today” across 350+ Apache projects and their diverse communities. Community… Read More »Community over Code Asia


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.