The SIGIR 2009 conference ran July 19-23, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and Northeastern University. The conference was chock full of exciting events and registrations were strong despite the weak economy. We enjoyed an exciting week.
Recent news and upcoming deadlines
- The conference has ended.
- Talk by Industry Track speaker Tip House canceled because of illness; replaced by talk about new work at Bing by Nick Craswell.
Conference events
Here is what happened at the conference. Click on any item for more details.
| Sun | Six tutorials & doctoral consortium (at Northeastern University) | Welcome reception | ||||||
| Mon | Salton Award talk | Twenty-seven research presentations | Posters, demos, food and drink | |||||
| Tue | Twenty-seven more research presentations | Barabasi keynote | Banquet at JFK Memorial Library | |||||
| Wed |
Twenty-four more research presentations | |||||||
| Industry track (invited speakers and panels) | ||||||||
| Thu | Eight workshops (at Northeastern University) | |||||||
