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At @ecir2026.eu, Maria Heuss and I centered this question at the #IR4Good Track by (i) adopting it as this year's theme, (ii) encouraging authors to explicate their theories of change, and (iii) hosting a panel to foreground this conversation.
https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/09/01/what-is-ir-for-good/

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At @[email protected], @[email protected] and I centered this question at the #IR4Good Track by (i) adopting it as this year's theme, (ii) encouraging authors to explicate their theories of change, and (iii) hosting a panel to foreground this conversation.
bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/0...

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The slides for my talk "Towards a shared infrastructure for assembling web search engines", presented at the #ECIR2026 #IR4Good track are now on-line at: https://djoerdhiemstra.com/2026/towards-a-shared-infrastructure-for-assembling-web-search-engines/

https://djoerdhiemstra.com/wp-content/uploads/IR4GoodOWS.pdf

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Less than two weeks to go! Please submit your abstracts soon. #SIGIR2026 #JEDIWorkshop #IR4Good #EmancipatoryIR #SocialJustice #Democracy

Less than two weeks to go! Please submit your abstracts soon. #SIGIR2026 #JEDIWorkshop #IR4Good #EmancipatoryIR #SocialJustice #Democracy

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Hello if you think this expression on my face is mischief and provocation you would be correct. Having an absolute blast at #ECIR2026 #IR4Good - thank you for letting me show up to to talk about how important (good) IR is for global democracies!

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...an engaging panel with critical conversations between Madeleine Daepp, @djoerd, Sanne Vrijenhoek, and myself, moderated by my wonderful co-track chair Maria Heuss. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

(Photo credit: @arjen)

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This year, we chose the theme for the track to be "What is IR-for-Good?" to draw attention to the fact that "societal good" is still very under-theorized in the field of IR. This is a critical open question that the community needs to develop a shared understanding of. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

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As Day 3 of @ecir2026.eu comes to a close, I am still buzzing from all the exciting research presentations and conversations in the IR-for-Good track in the last couple of days! #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

Track opening presentation: https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/files/ECIR20...

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This year, we chose the theme for the track to be "What is IR-for-Good?" to draw attention to the fact that "societal good" is still very under-theorized in the field of IR. This is a critical open question that the community needs to develop a shared understanding of. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good /2

...an engaging panel with critical conversations between Madeleine Daepp, @[email protected], @[email protected], and myself, moderated by my wonderful co-track chair @[email protected]. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good (Photo credit: @[email protected]) /4

As Day 3 of @[email protected] comes to a close, I am still buzzing from all the exciting research presentations and conversations in the IR-for-Good track in the last couple of days! #ECIR2026 #IR4Good Track opening presentation: bhaskar-mitra.github.io/files/ECIR20... /1

bhaskar-mitra.github.io/files/ECIR2026...

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I'm attending #ECIR2026 this week. Maria Heuss and I are looking forward to welcoming you at the #IR4Good track tomorrow. We have a really exciting agenda this year. Please join us if you are attending ECIR.

The IR-for-Good Invited Talks and Panel Session on Monday, March 30 (16:00-17:15) will feature Dana Mckay, @djoerd, Madeleine I. G. Daepp, Sanne Vrijenhoek, Maria Heuss, and @bmitra.

See you in Delft! #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

If you are attending @ecir2026.eu Maria Heuss and I invite you to join us at the IR-for-Good Track. This year, we are revamping IR-for-Good as a core track at the conference and we have a really exciting agenda lined up for you! #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

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In spite of our best efforts to ensure quality reviewing, please remember that there is always stochasticity in the reviewing process. The review outcomes is not a reflection on the quality of your research. Independent of any outcomes, all of you (authors and program committee members) have collectively pushed the field forward with your hard work. So, let's celebrate that together as a community! 🎉🎉🎉 #ECIR #IR4Good

Maria Heuß and I have just sent out the notifications for ECIR'26 IR-for-Good Track. A huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, and meta-reviewers for all their hard work to create an exciting scientific program for the conference track this year. Congratulations to authors who had their paper accepted at the conference track and solidarity with authors whose papers had less favorable outcomes. #ECIR #IR4Good

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Gentle reminder: 📣 Abstract submission deadline for @ecir2026.eu #IR4Good Track is tomorrow! Please submit your abstracts before the deadline.

⏰ Gentle reminder @ecir2026.eu IR-for-Good track abstracts due: Oct 21, papers due: Oct 28.

This year, we're revamping the #ECIR2026 #IR4Good track as a core conference track to highlight top societally-motivated IR research.

CFP: https://ecir2026.eu/calls/call-for-ir-for-good-papers

Blog post: https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/posts/2025/09/01/what-is-ir-for-good/

Maria Heuß and I are looking forward to your submissions!

We are looking for reviewers for @ecir2026.eu IR-for-Good Track. We encourage reviewers who have experience in societally-motivated IR research and/or can bring in interdisciplinary perspectives to inform the reviewing process to sign up here: https://forms.gle/5UWcG9X7Hq92wokU7. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

This year, we do not set separate submission tracks for #IR4Good full and short papers. All submissions must be between 6 to 12 pages in length plus additional pages for references. Paper lengths should be commensurate with its contribution.
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Topics of interest for the #IR4Good track include how IR research and practices can contribute towards realizing more equitable, emancipatory, and sustainable collective futures.
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At ECIR'26, the #IR4Good track will run alongside the main conference, not on workshop day. The special track will be a platform to highlight top societally-motivated IR research. We strongly encourage authors to submit societally-motivated papers to this special track.
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Announcing the call for papers for #ECIR2026 IR-for-Good Track: https://ecir2026.eu/calls/call-for-ir-for-good-papers

Abstracts due: Oct 21
Papers due: Oct 28

This year, we are revamping the #IR4Good track as a core track at the conference. A short thread on the changes we are introducing this year... 🧵
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