You can now find the presentations at: http://www.lucidimagination.com/devzone/events/conferences/ApacheLuceneEurocon2011 They are also posted on Slideshare Session videos will be up in the next two weeks.

Hi guys, thank you every one for this fantastic experience

Don't forget to join us tonight at 7:30PM for drinks - and to meet your fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

As hundreds of Lucene/Solr users and developers join us at the Apache Lucene Eurocon 2011, it’s a great opportunity to show everyone else what you’re seeing – especially for the people who wanted to be at the conference but couldn’t make it. To make life simpler, you can post your pictures to Flickr using the conference hashtag, #eurocon. Here are some step-by-step instructions: Step 1: You can upload photos to Flickr from your camera phone using... [read more]

Prometric, the authorized testing center for the Lucid Certified Apache Solr/Lucene Developer Certification program, has six locations in and around Barcelona! Take the exam while your Solr experience from the confere nceis still fresh, and save $250. Contact certification[at]lucidimagination.com for more information, or visit prometric.com to schedule an appointment for your test. Get more details here.

Hello, Is there any plans to support BlockJoinQuery in Solr. It would be great if I be able to parse query and count facets (in post collapsing mode, of course). -- Mikhail Khludnev

Basis technology to speak and exhibit at Apache Lucene Eurocon. Join Steve Kearns from Basis Technology talk about Multilingual Search and Text Analytics with Solr.Read more on the topic covered, post comments/ questions or stop by their booth to get a product demonstration. Read more.

I'm happy to announce that the panel for this years "Stump The Chump" session will be... - Jan Høydahl (Cominvent AS) - Mark Miller (Lucid Imagination) - Yonik Seeley (Lucid Imagination) Panel members will be on hand to ridicule me if I flounder in trying to answer a question, and will ultimately decide who the "winners" are in stumping me the most. If you'd like to try to stump the chump, post your questions as a comment on the session page: htt... [read more]

With the conference just few days away. Here are some information on transportation in Barcelona. Public transportation near the hotel: Bus: TMB buses (regular lines): 7, 15, 27, 24, 32, 74, 67, 68, 157, 168, 59, 33, 34, 63 Underground: Line 5, Hospital Clínic station (exit Comte Urgell). See Barcelona Underground Map RENFE Train Station: Sants. Tram: Francesc Macià (Lines T1, T2 and T3) Getting to the conference from the airport.Here are few op... [read more]

Michael McIntosh from TNR Global is interested in getting your input on FAST ESP to Solr Migration. See his "call for questions" video at: http://www.tnrglobal.com/migration-from-fast-esp-to-lucene-solr-presentation

Getting ready for the conference? Download the Apache Lucene Eurocon e-Guide.

Follow our tweets to get the inside scoops and updates about the conference at @LuceneEurocon.

Make sure you don't miss the events lined up for Tuesday (18 October) and Wednesday night (19 October). On Tuesday night (19:30-21:30) at the Hotel Melia Diamante Room we will kick things off with a Welcome Reception. This will be a casual networking event. Drinks and snacks will be served. Get a chance to mingle with speakers (who will do short previews of their talks), attendees, sponsors and committers. Wednesday night we will head to Shoko - ... [read more]

Got a tough problem with your Solr/Lucene application? Facing challenges that you'd like some advice on? Looking for new approaches to overcome a Solr issue? Not sure how to get the results you expected? Don't know where to get started? Then this session is for you. Get Chris Hostetter (aka Hoss) to come up with an immediate answer to your challenge or interesting problem. All you need to do is send in your questions to us here at stump@lucene-eu... [read more]

The Melia Barcelona Hotel is sold out. The good news is there are hotels near by that are available to book your room. Gran Derby HotelLoreto, 28Barcelona 08029,Spain+34 93 445 25 44Book your room at their website or on Hotels.com The Derby HotelLoreto, 21Barcelona 08029, Spain +34 93 322 32 15Book your room at their website or on Hotels.com

Create your Lucene Eurocon Community profile and update your profile questions under “My Profile” link. Search for others with common interests under the “Popular Profile Answers”. Import blog posts, online photos, and online bookmarks into your profile. Post questions of interest to you and your network. Follow a discussion and pitch in answers. Check the calendar and plan which sessions you want on our schedule. Schedule your own bird-... [read more]

While Barcelona is generally a safe city, it does have problems with pickpockets - particularly in the tourist areas such as Las Ramblas and Plaça Catalunya. Metro stations and trains can also be an issue. Thefts are often highly orchestrated by groups of pickpockets. Please review the following for security information & tips: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/general/barcelona-safety.html http://knol.google.com/k/barcelona-pickpockets# ... [read more]

Want to submit and present a lightning talk at Apache Lucene Eurocon? Presentation time slots are available to all registered conference attendees on a first-come, first served basis. Lightning talks are 7 minutes each, including your plug-in and setup time. You may present without slides and projection if you wish to just discuss your idea with the attendees. Lightning talks are scheduled on Wednesday evening at 18:00. Interested? Submit an abst... [read more]

All, we've sent out acceptance letters to most of the speakers -- though not all. I expect to have the listings posted shortly (I hope today or tomorrow). By 'most' I mean 'less than all'; if you have not heard back on your proposal, don't assume you're out of the running! Stay tuned, and thanks again for your large number of excellent submissions, and for your patience.

Registration is now available for Apache Lucene EuroCon. Take advantage of Early Bird discounts (until August 19) and save up to €200. Register at: http://bit.ly/pJJVLv

Our friends at the Guardian (EuroCon alumni and big Solr users) have come out with a new Barcelona guide - check it out at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/barcelona-city-guide

http://www.ponup.com lets you find classified ads quickly and efficiently. We are only 1 year old and we are working hard to last forever, as the best offer in this kind of service. We are using Apache Solr and Google App Engine among lot of other things. See you at the conference!