Call for Nominations: BCS Search Industry Awards 2025

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BCS Search Industry Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce this year's Search Industry Awards, =
celebrating the best search innovations of 2025. Presented by the =
Information Retrieval Specialist Group of the BCS =
<https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/infor=
mation-retrieval-specialist-group/>, these awards recognize people, =
projects, and organisations around the world that have excelled in the =
design of search and information retrieval products and services. If you =
know of any people, projects, or products that deserve recognition, let =
us know by submitting a nomination. Alternatively, if you're involved =
with something special yourself, you can submit an application =
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e8kmVvvL=
QL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/viewform?usp=3Dsharing&ouid=3D116181701071998383533> =
today.

Categories
This year we are offering four awards:

Best Search Project recognises the most impactful implementation of =
search technology or methodology in solving a specific problem or need. =
Previous winners include:
Datafari Enterprise Search <https://www.datafari.com/en/index.html>, an =
open-source end-to-end solution covering the needs of enterprise search =
scenarios
Wikiframe Visual Graph <https://wikiframe.library.unlv.edu/>, a search =
capability for Special Collections data stored on Wikidata=20
CiteSeerX <https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/>, one of the largest =
open-source academic search engines with over 10 million documents
Search Professional of the Year is made to an individual who has made a =
significant contribution through their work and professionalism. =
Previous winners include:
Jayaprakash Sundararaj <https://www.linkedin.com/in/osjayaprakash/>, =
Lead Engineer at Google
Amey Porobo Dharwadker <https://ameydhar.com/>, Machine Learning Tech =
Lead Manager at Meta
Adam Tocock =
<https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/mini-apps/staff/profile/?id=3D2478>, =
Library Assistant at NHS
Most promising Start-up (or new Enterprise)  recognises the innovative =
and disruptive potential of a business model, technology, or solution. =
Previous winners include:
deepset.ai <http://deepset.ai/>, a leader in framework and platform =
technology that accelerates AI application development with large =
language models (LLMs); and the creator of the Haystack open-source =
framework
batteryincluded.ai <http://batteryincluded.ai/>, First BI Product =
Discovery Framework incl. 3 pillars for highest relevance within global =
product listings
Giotto AI <https://www.giotto.ai/>, an all-in-one platform to =
automatize, digitalize, and standardize the data collection, analysis =
and writing of a Clinical Evaluation Report
Best Presentation at Search Solutions Previous winners include:
Taketomo Isazawa, Microsoft Research: =E2=80=9CBeyond RAG: Integrating =
Knowledge with LLMs"
Charlie Hull, OSC: =E2=80=9CPragmatic AI-powered Search =E2=80=93 =
Keeping it Simple, not Stupid=E2=80=9D.
Filip Radlinski, Google: =E2=80=9CChallenges with Really Understanding =
Natural Language in Conversational Recommendation=E2=80=9D

The last award is open only to presenters at Search Solutions, and will =
be judged on the day of the event. For all others, apply today =
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e8kmVvvL=
QL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/viewform?usp=3Dsharing&ouid=3D116181701071998383533>!



Judging Panel
Winners will be selected by our panel of judges (details to be announced =
shortly).

Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony will take place during Search Solutions 2025 =
<https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/infor=
mation-retrieval-specialist-group/conferences-and-events/search-solutions/=
>.=20

Apply
We=E2=80=99ve designed the application process =
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e8kmVvvL=
QL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/viewform?usp=3Dsharing&ouid=3D116181701071998383533> =
to be simple to complete. If you are unsure which category to apply for, =
or have questions about the application process, contact us via the =
address below. For further details, see: =
https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/inform=
ation-retrieval-specialist-group/awards/bcs-search-industry-awards/ =
<https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/infor=
mation-retrieval-specialist-group/awards/bcs-search-industry-awards/>
Nominations will remain open until 31st October 2025.

Contact
If you have any questions on the above, please contact the Awards Chair =
at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with a copy to the =
IRSG Events Organiser at [email protected] =
<mailto:[email protected]>
About IRSG
The IRSG is a Specialist Group of BCS <https://www.bcs.org/>. Its =
mission is to provide a focus for the European IR community, facilitate =
communication between researchers and practitioners and promote the =
adoption of IR research within industry. We host a major European =
conference (ECIR) and provide an associated programme of workshops, =
seminars and events. The IRSG is free to join via the BCS website, which =
provides access to further IR articles, events and resources.
BCS is the industry body for IT professionals. With members in over 100 =
countries around the world, BCS is the leading professional and learned =
society in the field of computers and information systems.


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white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">BCS Search Industry Awards =
2025</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: =
12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
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font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">We are =
delighted to announce this year's Search Industry Awards, celebrating =
the best search innovations of 2025. Presented by the </span><a =
href=3D"https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communitie=
s/information-retrieval-specialist-group/" style=3D"text-decoration: =
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baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Information Retrieval =
Specialist Group of the BCS</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, these =
awards recognize people, projects, and organisations around the world =
that have excelled in the design of search and information retrieval =
products and services. If you know of any people, projects, or products =
that deserve recognition, let us know by submitting a nomination. =
Alternatively, if you're involved with something special yourself, you =
can </span><a =
href=3D"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e=
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application</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
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today.</span></p><h2 dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: =
18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" =
class=3D"">Categories</span></h2><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: =
1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
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pre-wrap;" class=3D"">This year we are offering four =
awards:</span></p><ol style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
padding-inline-start: 48px;" class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"1" =
style=3D"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
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role=3D"presentation" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; =
margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Best Search =
Project</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: =
normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D""> recognises =
the most impactful implementation of search technology or methodology in =
solving a specific problem or need. Previous winners =
include:</span></p></li><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;" class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" =
aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" =
class=3D""><a href=3D"https://www.datafari.com/en/index.html" =
style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Datafari Enterprise =
Search</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: =
normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, an =
open-source end-to-end solution covering the needs of enterprise search =
scenarios</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" =
style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://wikiframe.library.unlv.edu/" style=3D"text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, =
204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Wikiframe Visual Graph</span></a><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, a search =
capability for Special Collections data stored on =
Wikidata&nbsp;</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" =
style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">CiteSeerX</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, one of the largest open-source academic search =
engines with over 10 million documents</span></div></li></ul><li =
dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"1" style=3D"list-style-type: decimal; =
font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; =
margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Search =
Professional of the Year </span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">is made to an individual who has made a =
significant contribution through their work and professionalism. =
Previous winners include:</span></div></li><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;" class=3D""><li =
dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; =
font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; =
margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.linkedin.com/in/osjayaprakash/" =
style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Jayaprakash =
Sundararaj</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, Lead Engineer at Google</span></div></li><li =
dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; =
font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; =
margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a href=3D"https://ameydhar.com/" =
style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Amey Porobo =
Dharwadker</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, Machine Learning Tech Lead Manager at =
Meta</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" =
style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/mini-apps/staff/profile/?id=3D2478"=
 style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Adam Tocock</span></a><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, Library =
Assistant at NHS</span></div></li></ul><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"1" =
style=3D"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Most promising Start-up (or new Enterprise) =
</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" =
class=3D"">&nbsp;recognises the innovative and disruptive potential of a =
business model, technology, or solution. Previous winners =
include:</span></div></li><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;" class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" =
aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" =
class=3D""><a href=3D"http://deepset.ai/" style=3D"text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, =
204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">deepset.ai</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, a leader in framework and platform technology =
that accelerates AI application development with large language models =
(LLMs); and the creator of the Haystack open-source =
framework</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" =
style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://batteryincluded.ai/" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">batteryincluded.ai</span></a><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, First BI =
Product Discovery Framework incl. 3 pillars for highest relevance within =
global product listings</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" =
style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.giotto.ai/" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Giotto AI</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">, an all-in-one platform to automatize, =
digitalize, and standardize the data collection, analysis and writing of =
a Clinical Evaluation Report</span></div></li></ul><li dir=3D"ltr" =
aria-level=3D"1" style=3D"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Best Presentation at Search Solutions</span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D""> Previous =
winners include:</span></div></li><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;" class=3D""><li =
dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; =
font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; =
margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Taketomo Isazawa, Microsoft Research: =E2=80=9CBeyon=
d RAG: Integrating Knowledge with LLMs"</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" =
aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-ligatures: =
normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Charlie =
Hull, OSC: =E2=80=9CPragmatic AI-powered Search =E2=80=93 Keeping it =
Simple, not Stupid=E2=80=9D.</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" =
aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=3D""><p dir=3D"ltr" =
role=3D"presentation" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; =
margin-bottom: 12pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Filip Radlinski, Google: =E2=80=9CChallenges with =
Really Understanding Natural Language in Conversational =
Recommendation=E2=80=9D</span></p></li></ul></ol><p dir=3D"ltr" =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">The last award is open only to =
presenters at Search Solutions, and will be judged on the day of the =
event. For all others, </span><a =
href=3D"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e=
8kmVvvLQL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/viewform?usp=3Dsharing&amp;ouid=3D116181701071998=
383533" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">apply today</span></a><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">!</span></p><br class=3D""><br class=3D""><h2 =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: =
4pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Judging Panel</span></h2><p dir=3D"ltr"=
 style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Winners will be selected by our panel =
of judges (details to be announced shortly).</span></p><h2 dir=3D"ltr" =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Awards Ceremony</span></h2><p =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: =
12pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">The awards ceremony will take place =
during </span><a =
href=3D"https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communitie=
s/information-retrieval-specialist-group/conferences-and-events/search-sol=
utions/" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Search Solutions =
2025</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">.&nbsp;</span></p><h2 dir=3D"ltr" =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Apply</span></h2><p dir=3D"ltr" =
style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">We=E2=80=99ve designed the </span><a =
href=3D"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e=
8kmVvvLQL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/viewform?usp=3Dsharing&amp;ouid=3D116181701071998=
383533" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: =
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">application =
process</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; =
white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D""> to be simple to complete. =
</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">If you are unsure which category to apply for, or =
have questions about the application process, contact us via the address =
below. For further details, see: </span><a =
href=3D"https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communitie=
s/information-retrieval-specialist-group/awards/bcs-search-industry-awards=
/" style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" =
class=3D"">https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communi=
ties/information-retrieval-specialist-group/awards/bcs-search-industry-awa=
rds/</span></a></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">Nominations will remain open until 31st October =
2025.</span></p><h2 dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: =
18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" =
class=3D"">Contact</span></h2><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; =
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style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: =
pre-wrap;" class=3D"">If you have any questions on the above, please =
contact the Awards Chair at </span><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
 style=3D"text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
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font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; =
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pre-wrap;" class=3D"">[email protected]</span></a><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; =
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pre-wrap;" class=3D""> with a copy to the IRSG Events Organiser at =
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none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, =
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class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: =
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white-space: pre-wrap;" class=3D"">About IRSG</span></h2><div =
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