The Search Engine Meetings bring together commercial search engine developers, academics and corporate professionals to learn from each other.

This annual meeting provides a forum and point-of-reference for all those interested in the intricacies of Search and Retrieval. The meeting draws those with a professional interest in search engines (such as search engine designers and developers) and those interested in applying search engines in their own professional environments. Search is at the heart of information retrieval; and the Search Engine Meeting provides an annual point of reference as to what is happening in this fast-moving and exciting field.