Welcome

Apache Lucene Eurocon 2011, held in Barcelona between October 17-20 was a huge success.The conference was packed with technical sessions, developer content, user case studies, panels, and networking opportunities, Lucene Revolution featured the thought leaders building and deploying Lucene/Solr open source search technology. Compelling speakers and unmatched networking opportunities created a unique community of practice and experience, so you too can unlock the power, versatility and cost-effective capabilities of search across industries, data, and applications.

Committer panel

Front row, left to right:
Dawid Weiss, Jan Hoydahl, Andrzej Bialecki, Uwe Schindler, Simon Willnauer, Robert Muir, Yonik Seeley, Mark Harwood, Chris Hostetter, Grant Ingersoll

Back row, left to right:
Otis Gospodnetic, Martijn van Groningen, Erik Hatcher, Erick Erickson, Mark Miller, Michael Busch

Conference Slides and Videos

	If you missed the chance attend the Apache Lucene Eurocon or any part of it, you can still get your hands on what the speakers delivered. We have posted many of the presentations here for download.
	Download the Apache Lucene Eurocon e-Guide here.

5 Reasons You Needed to be at Apache Lucene Eurocon Barcelona

Learn from the Best
Meet, socialize, collaborate, ask questions and network with fellow Lucene / Solr enthusiasts. A large contingency of the project committers will be in Barcelona to discuss your questions in real-time.
Innovate with Search
From field-collapsing to flexible indexing to integration with NoSQL technologies, you get the freshest thinking on solving the deepest, most interesting problems in open search and big data.
Get connected in the community
The power of open source is demolishing traditional barriers and forging new opportunity for killer code and new killer search apps -- and this is the place to meet the people doing it.
Barcelona
From its beautiful beaches to arresting architecture to pulsating nightlife, it's the city on the sea that makes work-hard-play-hard look easy.
A Bargain Save money with packaged deals on accelerated two-day, hands-on training workshops, coupled with conference sessions on real-world implementations from Solr/Lucene experts throughout the world.