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2024 | February: “Thinking along, Shape it, Contribute, Participate”

Monthly #OpenWebSearch Community meetings online
„Orientierung in der Digitalen Welt“ – Conference on Google, TikTok & Co
Social media as it used to be? Welcome to the Fediverse!
The Open Search Foundation on Wikipedia
Colleagues for legal research and science communication wanted
Events:
Open Search Symposium Save the date + Call for Papers: #ossym24 in Munich in October
#wows2024 Workshop at ECIR in Glasgow
#FreeWebSearchDay 2024 – starting from March
Eyes open when searching the internet! The osf working group Education+Literacy

2022 | June: “Thinking along, Shape it, Contribute, Participate”

Ever wondered how the ads come about that, once popped up, follow us across devices? Real Time Bidding is the magic word. Behind it are trillions of user data and lots and lots of money
Jobs, jobs, jobs! The Open Search Foundation is looking for reinforcement in the Munich area
The Call for Contributions for #ossym22 is open. Submit your ideas, abstracts and papers now and join us at CERN in October
Event information, a great opportunity for students and a media tip

2022 | January: “Welcome 2022 – Full speed ahead”

Tracking-based advertising: SMEs want tracking – don’t they?
Your insights and experiences please: Online survey for the Working Group Economy
Beyond tech: Working Group Economy
#ossym21 follow-up: Keynote videos online available
Behind the scenes: The new Executive Board – Three become four.

2021 | October: “#ossym21 is just around the corner”

Internet search affects us all – #ossym21 – Interdisciplinary research results around Open Search
The world needs new search engines!
What does ethics have to do with internet search?
Bonustrack: “The Social Dilemma” freely available until the end of the month

2021 | September: “All good things come in threes”

Position Paper of the Open Search Foundation on the EU Commission’s Digital Services Package
Agenda set: register now for the third Open Search Symposium #ossy21 in October
Launch of the #ethicsinsearch project with funding from Stiftung Mercator
Bonus Tracks: Transatlantic Dialogue with Shoshana Zuboff and Max Schrems + Project Made to Measure “creates” doppelgangers from data traces

2021 | March: “Come Together”

#ossym Spring Workshop 2021
3rd International Symposium on Open Search Technology #ossym2021
Call for Contributions for #ossym2021
Dive deeper – #ossym-Archives

2021 | Januar: “Test of Power”

No Google Down Under? Trial of strength in Australia
Review of the second International Symposium on Open Search Technology
Open Search in the New York Times and on Galileo (Pro7)
The Tech Section of the Open Search Foundation

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The Open Search Foundation e.V. is a European movement of people and organisations that work together to create the foundation for independent, free and self-determined access to information on the Internet. In cooperation with research institutions, computer centres and other partners, we’re committed to a searching the web in a way that benefits everyone. The promotion of research in the field of search engines, plus education and cooperation, form the pillars of our work.