Last week the IRF organized the yearly Symposium. The Organization is pretty new and was initiated by Matrixware. The goal is to bring Information Retrieval scientists and Intellectual Property professionals together in one place that they can speak about their experiences and needs. The symposium was really a huge success for the IRF but also for the people attending.

As I was there for two days i got some impressions too and had the chance to speak to IR (Information Retrieval) but also IP (Intellectual Property). I am still astonished how far the two groups are away from each other. If you are interested in that area pleas take a look at the website containing the presentations.

For the next year of the IRF I would recommend to the IR people to prepare their presentations in a way that also normal people can understand them. I know the area an the solutions are sophisticated and can be very complex, but there is always a way. The IP people i would recommend to focus on ideas and what they really need.

There was one sentence in the Wrap-up session that really impressed me (Stephen Adams):

We have to run just to stand still within the IP Industry.

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