Only a few hours left to submit your abstract to the ECIR 2026 IR-for-Good track.

You can also still nominate yourself for the program committee here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Call for IR for Good Papers call for ir for good papers

⏰ Gentle reminder @ecir2026.eu IR-for-Good track abstracts due: Oct 21, papers due: Oct 28

This year, we're revamping the #IR4Good track as a core conference track to highlight top societally-motivated IR research

CFP: ecir2026.eu/calls/call-f...

Blog post: bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/0...

For more details on the track you can follow Bhaskar's thread bsky.app/profile/bmit... or read the blog post that Bhaskar and me wrote together: bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/0...

ECIR'26 IR-for-Good reviewer sign-up Please sign up here if you are interested in reviewing for the IR-for-Good track at ECIR 2026. We are looking for reviewers that are doing IR or IR adjacent research and are also actively considering ...

We are also looking for reviewers for #ECIR2026 IR-for-Good Track. We encourage reviewers who have experience in societally-motivated IR research and/or can bring in interdisciplinary perspectives to inform the reviewing process to sign up here: forms.gle/5UWcG9X7Hq92.... #IR4Good

Submissions are now OPEN for the #IR4Good track at #ECIR2026!

Submit your societally-motivated papers to this special track: easychair.org/conferences/....

Abstracts due October 21,
Papers due October 28

Call: ecir2026.eu/calls/call-f...

@mariaheuss.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post reflecting on 🌶️ spicy questions like: What does it mean to have a special track for IR research that contributes to societal good? Shouldn’t all IR research be societally-beneficial?

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bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/0...

The call for papers for the #ECIR2026 IR-for-Good Track is now online here: ecir2026.eu/calls/call-f...

Abstracts due: October 21
Papers due: October 28

We are revamping this track. For a summary of the changes that we are introducing this year, follow Bhaskar's thread.