The Information Retrieval Specialist Group (IRSG) or BCS-IRSG is a Specialist Group of the British Computer Society concerned with supporting communication between researchers and practitioners, promoting the use of Information Retrieval (IR) methods in industry and raising public awareness. There is a newsletter called The Informer, an annual European Conference (ECIR), and continual organisation and sponsorship of conferences, workshops and seminars. The current chair is Dr. Andy MacFarlane.
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