Deadline approaching: Call for Nominations: BCS Search Industry Awards 2025
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--Apple-Mail=_77BFF78E-69C7-4A3E-8164-9CC9A16A61DB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 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.= ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the IR list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=3DIR&A=3D1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/IR, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ --Apple-Mail=_77BFF78E-69C7-4A3E-8164-9CC9A16A61DB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, = Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, = 255); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 26pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D"">BCS Search Industry Awards 2025</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); = 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-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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/" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://www.bcs.org= /membership-and-registrations/member-communities/information-retrieval-spe= cialist-group/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOv= Vaw1VgKsKlMSE18xxK-G4M8Q2" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); = text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D"">Information Retrieval Specialist Group of the = BCS</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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= 8kmVvvLQL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/viewform?usp=3Dsharing&ouid=3D116181701071998= 383533" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://docs.google= .com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e8kmVvvLQL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/vi= ewform?usp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D116181701071998383533&source=3Dgmail&= ;ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw3r2dBPD_K3qQe03Z8QZlWh" = style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: = underline; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">submit an = application</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: = baseline;" class=3D""> today.</span></p><h2 dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D"">Categories</span></h2><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color: rgb(34, = 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">This year we are offering four = awards:</span></p><ol style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: = Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: = rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=3D""><li = dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"1" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; = list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D""><p dir=3D"ltr" 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-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Best Search = Project</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D""> recognises the most = impactful implementation of search technology or methodology in solving = a specific problem or need. Previous winners include:</span></p><ul = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" = aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; = font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: = baseline;" 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" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://www.datafar= i.com/en/index.html&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3D= AOvVaw2eVky0br088UK0ED9SOBkZ" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); = text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Datafari Enterprise = Search</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" 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"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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/" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://wikiframe.l= ibrary.unlv.edu/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DA= OvVaw0b1xM-PMEozRkHoS5Ta3-d" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); = text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Wikiframe Visual = Graph</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">, a search capability for = Special Collections data stored on Wikidata </span></div></li><li = dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; = list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" 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/" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://citeseerx.i= st.psu.edu/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw= 3wLnXtF4t16OREqSxEFLZq" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); = text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">CiteSeerX</span></a><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">, one of the largest open-source = academic search engines with over 10 million = documents</span></div></li></ul></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"1" = style=3D"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" 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-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Search Professional of the = Year </span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">is = made to an individual who has made a significant contribution through = their work and professionalism. Previous winners = include:</span></div><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" = class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; = list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" 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/" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://www.linkedi= n.com/in/osjayaprakash/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&= usg=3DAOvVaw3jcTqsTvEszYWhzfLQtaFt" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); = text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Jayaprakash = Sundararaj</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">, = Lead Engineer at Google</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" = style=3D"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; = margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a href=3D"https://ameydhar.com/" = target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://ameydhar.co= m/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw2RT2429EI= JZyy0Hc8Gk5Av" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: = none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Amey Porobo = Dharwadker</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">, = Machine Learning Tech Lead Manager at Meta</span></div></li><li = dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; = list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" 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"= target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://www.whittin= gton.nhs.uk/mini-apps/staff/profile/?id%3D2478&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D= 1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw3F5iNeLNTMIoTIdqsS8iIW" style=3D"color: = rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D"">Adam Tocock</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">, = Library Assistant at NHS</span></div></li></ul></li><li dir=3D"ltr" = aria-level=3D"1" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: decimal; = font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: = baseline;" class=3D"">Most promising Start-up (or new = Enterprise) </span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D""> recognises the innovative and disruptive potential of a = business model, technology, or solution. Previous winners = include:</span></div><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" = class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; = list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: = 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a = href=3D"http://deepset.ai/" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttp://deepset.ai/&= amp;source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw0omybApZq3YY= 71S2pZixVT" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: = none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">deepset.ai</span></a><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" 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"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; = margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a href=3D"http://batteryincluded.ai/" = target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttp://batteryinclu= ded.ai/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw2QuR= xVydfVci8UXgvSUG_v" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); = text-decoration-line: none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">batteryincluded.ai</span></a><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" 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"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; = margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=3D""><a href=3D"https://www.giotto.ai/" = target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://www.giotto.= ai/&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw3HsLsV7d= I6zidEN-rgyqhO" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: = none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Giotto AI</span></a><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" 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><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"1" = style=3D"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" 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-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Best Presentation at Search = Solutions</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D""> Previous winners = include:</span></div><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" = class=3D""><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" style=3D"margin-left: 15px; = list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" 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-east-asian: normal; = vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Taketomo Isazawa, Microsoft = Research: =E2=80=9CBeyond RAG: Integrating Knowledge with = LLMs"</span></div></li><li dir=3D"ltr" aria-level=3D"2" = style=3D"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; font-size: 10pt; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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"margin-left: 15px; list-style-type: circle; = font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: = baseline;" 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-east-asian: = normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">Filip Radlinski, Google: = =E2=80=9CChallenges with Really Understanding Natural Language in = Conversational Recommendation=E2=80=9D</span></p></li></ul></li></ol><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, = Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, = 255); 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-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = 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&ouid=3D116181701071998= 383533" target=3D"_blank" = data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.google.com/url?q=3Dhttps://docs.google= .com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxTx0oN3xCRcy1rgktug-k4e8kmVvvLQL_ZeZOIlx0Sr9Lmg/vi= ewform?usp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D116181701071998383533&source=3Dgmail&= ;ust=3D1750882830112000&usg=3DAOvVaw3r2dBPD_K3qQe03Z8QZlWh" = style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: = underline; vertical-align: baseline;" class=3D"">apply = today</span></a><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" = class=3D"">!</span></p><h2 dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); = font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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