Be there when the digital future is written
Events, talks, symposia and online conferences of the Open Search Foundation
Upcoming
28 March 2024
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1st International Workshop on Open Web Search #wows2024
The First International Workshop on Open Web Search (WOWS) aims to promote and discuss ideas and approaches to open up the web search ecosystem so that small research groups and young startups can leverage the web to foster an open and diverse search market.
Past Events
4–6 October 2023
Geneva, Switzerland and Online
#ossym23 Conference
The 5th Open Search Symposium brings together the Open Web Search community in Europe. It provides a forum to discuss and further develop the ideas and concepts of open internet search. Participants include researchers, data centres, libraries, policy makers, legal and ethical experts, and society.
29 September 2023
everywhere and online
#FreeWebSearch Day
#FreeWebSearch Day is an annual day of action to promote free, open and transparent internet search. Every year on and around 29 September, events and activities take place to inform, inspire reflection and show how we can search better, safer, more trustworthy on the internet.
10-12 October 2022
Geneva, Switzerland and Online
#ossym22: 4th Open Search Symposium
International Conference
22. Juni 2022
Berlin und Online
Open Search goes Basecamp Berlin
9 May 2022
Online
#ossym Spring Workshop 2022
Webmeeting on Open Search
11-13 October 2021
#ossym2021: 3rd International Symposium on Open Search Technology
Three days, six research tracks, 34 presentations, two extra sessions and five keynotes: With keynotes from Tim Smith (CERN), Astrid Mager (Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), Werner Stengg (Digital expert in the cabinet of EU Commissioner and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, Carla Hustedt (Director “Centre for Digital Society” at Stiftung Mercator) …
10 May 2021
Online
#ossym Spring Workshop 2021 – Webmeeting on Open Search
12-14 October 2020
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
2nd International Symposium on Open Search Technology
26 May 2020
Web Meeting on Open Search
23-24 October, 2019
LRZ Garching, Germany
1st International Symposium on Open Search Technology
Keynote speakers were Prof. Dirk Lewandowski (HAW Hamburg), Dipl. Inf. Michael Christen (Initiator and Maintainer of YaCy/GRID), Eng. Marco Verile (Project Leader of the Europe Media Monitor (EMM) at the European Commission – Joint Research Centre (JRC)).
