Apache Lucene Meetups in Munich and Frankfurt

Apache Lucene and Solr are projects that are actively used and developed around the world. Getting together in person locally is a great way to build community. On distributed projects, though, reaching out to local communities can be a bit of a challenge. Recently Michael Bohlig from Lucid Imagination approached the Berlin Buzzwords team about helping out with their German "Solr Summit" meetups, and we are happy to help get the word out on our blog. If you run a local Apache Hadoop, NoSQL or Apache Lucene meetup and would like to share your event, please let us know! Following is the official announcement including links to the registration page.

2011 Solr Summit Series: How Open Source Search Is Changing The World

• Munich: Wednesday, 23th February 9:00 - 13:00
• Frankfurt: Thursday, 24th February 13:00 - 17:00

Next generation search applications have resulted in competitive advantage, more productive and efficient access to internal information, and increased revenues due to better customer experiences. Open source search based on Apache Lucene and Solr is now powering applications at thousands of companies worldwide including AT&T, LinkedIn, Ford, Verizon, Salesforce.com, Cisco, HP, and The Guardian. Find out how cost savings, scalability, and other benefits are driving this adoption – and where the market is headed.

At the Solr Summit you will get practical advice on implementing search applications more quickly and cost effectively. You will hear case study examples of users that have used Lucene/Solr – and the benefits they have already obtained.

Agenda Highlights:

• Marc Krellenstein, CTO & Co-founder, Lucid Imagination: Search Industry Trends; Lucid Works Enterprise Introduction and Demonstration
• Thomas Kwiatkowski, IT-Produktentwicklung, Teamleitung Suche & Marketing, Immobilien Scout GmbH: Solr Case Study
• Olaf Zschiedrich, eBay Germany: Solr Case Study

Register now:

• Munich, 23 February 2011
• Frankfurt, 24 February 2011