The BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group invites nominations for the following positions: – Vice Chair – Secretary – Inclusion Officer – Early Careers Advocate – Events Coordinator – 1 ordinary member of the committee Those elected will serve a two-year term commencing from the 2023 AGM which will be held on 21 November 2023 at 1800 London time after the… Continue reading 2023 AGM and Committee nominations
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IRSG 2022-2023 AGM and Committee Elections
The IRSG Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place immediately after Search Solutions 2022, where the committee election results were announced. The draft 2021 minutes can be found here, with 2021 AGM confirmed minutes found here. The full list of current committee members is now available on the IRSG governance page. All committee positions were filled… Continue reading IRSG 2022-2023 AGM and Committee Elections
From Udo Kruschwitz – BCS IRSG Chair
Welcome to our Spring 2023 edition of Informer! Have we seen you in Dublin? Not inconceivable given it was the biggest ECIR ever in many respects including number of attendees (more than 400 registrations!). It felt as if everbody was there … Well, in case you missed the conference there is plenty of reading material… Continue reading From Udo Kruschwitz – BCS IRSG Chair
From Udo Kruschwitz – BCS IRSG Chairman
Happy New Year everybody! It is a pleasure for me to contribute a few words in my role as chair of the BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group. This is my second year of term, and we are looking back at another turbulent year — who would have thought that in autumn 2021 we would have… Continue reading From Udo Kruschwitz – BCS IRSG Chairman
BCS Search Industry Awards 2021
At the BCS IRSG Search Solutions 2021 Conference on 24 November there was a session during which the BCS Search Industry Awards for 2021 were presented by Tony Russell-Rose on behalf of the IRSG Committee. The Conference was once again (and hopefully for the last time!) virtual so there was no opportunity to applaud the winners. This year there… Continue reading BCS Search Industry Awards 2021
IRSG 2021-2022 AGM Committee Elections
The IRSG Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place immediately after Search Solutions 2021, where the committee election results were announced. The full list of current committee members is now available on the IRSG governance page. Incoming committee members are Tony Russell-Rose (Vice-Chair), Graham McDonald (Ordinary Committee Member) and Annalina Caputo (ECIR 2023 Committee Member). Existing… Continue reading IRSG 2021-2022 AGM Committee Elections