#ossym26 – Call for papers for 8th International Symposium on Open Search
8th International Symposium on Open Search #ossym2026: Call for papers and demos is open until 1 March
From 7 to 9 October 2026, the Open Search community will meet in Berlin for the 8th International Open Search Symposium.
Until 1 March 2026, researchers, experts and practitioners can submit scientific papers, practical experience reports and software demonstrations for #ossym2026. The hybrid conference, which is organized by OpenWebSearch.eu partners Open Search Foundation and German Aerospace Center (DLR), will take place online and at CODE Berlin University of Applied Sciences.
The call for papers and demos is aimed at a wide range of experts – invited are, among others, researchers and speakers from research and informatics, data centres, libraries, technology companies, politics, education as well as legal, ethical and societal thought leaders.
Full papers and abstracts presented at #ossym2026 will be published in open access in online proceedings (including DOIs and ISBN) following the event.
Submit your ideas now: https://opensearchfoundation.org/events-osf/ossym26/
Building on the successes of the last seven years, the Open Search Symposium (#ossym) is bringing the open search community in Europe together for the eighth time this year. “Boosting Digital Sovereignty” is the #ossym2026 conference theme.
Participants can actively participate by submitting scientific papers, practical experiences, software demonstrations using the Open Web Index or new concepts and positions on relevant areas of sovereign Open Web Search.
Research contributions are accepted as full papers (4-6 pages) in English. Developers of concepts and best practices may submit an extended abstract (1 page). Acceptance is subject to peer review and will presumably be communicated by June 2026.
Information and Registration
The #ossym26 will be hosted – in person and online – by Open Search Foundation and German Aerospace Center (DLR) at CODE Berlin University from 7 to 9 October. Participation is free of charge. Registration is open as of June, 2026.
More detailed information can be found on the website: opensearchfoundation.org/ossym2026
