Events

We host and attend events on search & relevance across the world. Come and join our Search Meetup groups or meet us as we talk at a conference! You can see the next events we'll attend below.

We run Haystack, the search relevance conference, twice a year as a large event in the USA and Europe plus we tour smaller Haystack events in Europe and the USA. We also host the London Lucene/Solr Meetup and the Haystack LIVE! Meetup (which presents regular online talks on search & relevance). We’re also regular speakers at other events including ApacheCon, Berlin Buzzwords, MICES (Mix Camp for E-commerce), Search Solutions, Taxonomy Bootcamp & Enterprise Search Summit. Come and meet our team!

Why you should come to one of our events

You’ll learn why search is still so hard to get right, how to measure search quality and collaborate effectively to improve it. You’ll hear from others facing the same problems as you, understand how to implement cutting-edge AI-powered techniques while getting the very best from your current technology.

Our events our peer-to-peer, friendly and approachable – not just vendors pitching their products, but real people telling you what works and importantly what doesn’t!

Talks from past events are available on our Youtube channel.

Upcoming Events

Shoptalk US 2024

  • March 17-20, 2024 | 9am-5pm

Join OSC’s co-founder Eric Pugh and 10,000+ e-commerce industry executives at Shoptalk US 2024 in Las Vegas, the ultimate retail conference

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Shoptalk US 2024

Haystack US 2024

  • April 22-25 2024 | 9am-10pm

Featuring speakers on search & AI from leading organisations, workshops, social events, hackdays and more.

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haystack search relevance 2024

At this Haystack US 2024 workshop, learn how to improve search if you’re just starting out – you might not even have a search team! Practical tips and tools for measuring & improving search quality.

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Eric Pugh Headshot

At this Haystack US 2024 workshop, create spectacular success in your next AI-based search project by focusing on the needs of your customers. Let a celebrated workshop leader, 5-times UX Design book author, and inventor of 24 design patents give you the practical lean UX tools you need

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Measuring Search & AI

  • April 25nd, 2024 | 9am-5pm

At this Haystack US 2024 workshop, learn how to evaluate AI-powered search using both traditional and more modern techniques

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