Call for proposals to host ECIR 2028
The BCS-IRSG Committee (referred to here as IRSG) is interested in hearing from bidders who wish to organise the European Conference on Information Retrieval 2028 (ECIR 2028) in a European country. This will be the 50th edition of the conference.
The organisers will hold ECIR 2027 in Southampton, UK. Recent ECIR events have taken place in Delft, The Netherlands, 2026; Lucca, Italy, 2025; Glasgow, Scotland, 2024; Dublin, Ireland, 2023; Stavanger, Norway, 2022; Lucca, Italy, 2021 (online); Lisbon, Portugal, 2020 (online); Cologne, Germany, 2019; Grenoble, France, 2018; Aberdeen, UK, 2017.
Details of the bidding process
Call for bids: ECIR 2028 (PDF)
ECIR budget template (XLS)
Deadline for ECIR 2028 proposals: Midnight UTC Friday14th August 2026.
