ECIR 2021 was an outstanding event from every perspective. In this first-ever Supplement you will find
- An overview of the event
- Some notes on the keynote papers (including the Karen Spark Jones lecture) with links to the videos of the presentations
- A list of the Award Winners
- A report on an important panel session on open access to IR research.
- A report on BIR 2021, run in conjunction with ECIR 2021
- Something from the social programme for you to feast on
A report on the Industry Day presentations will be published in the Summer 2021 issue of Informer.
I am very grateful to Raffaele Perego and Fabrizio Sebastiani, the Co-Chairs of the event, for their support in the preparation of this supplement.