8th International Open Search Symposium #OSSYM2026

Theme: "Boosting #DigitalSovereignty"

When: 7-9 October 2026 University of Applied Sciences Code Berlin (+online)

1 March 2026: Call for Contributions closes - Abstracts & papers have to be submitted at https://indico.cern.ch/event/1622016

15 June 2026: Registration opens

October 2026: Proceedings online publication

Topics: Open search architectures and platforms / Open Web Index and application domains / Federated and cross-domain search + many more

see also https://indico.cern.ch/event/1622016

"Continuing the successful conference series from the past 7 years, the #ossym26 Open Search Symposium brings together the European and international #OpenSearch community for the 7th time. The hybrid conference provides a forum to discuss ideas and concepts of open web search in scientific talks, panels, workshops, demonstrations, student challenges. Participants include researchers, data centres, libraries, policy makers, legal and ethical experts and society.

OSSYM 2026 - 8th International Open Search Symposium "Boosting Digital Sovereignity"

7 - 9 October 2026 Continuing the successful conference series from the past 7 years, the #ossym26 Open Search Symposium brings together the European and international Open Search community for the seventh time. The hybrid conference provides a forum to discuss and further develop the ideas and concepts of open web search and related topics in various formats including scientific talks, panels, workshops, demonstrations, student challenges and informal discussion spaces. Participants include...

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