We established the SIGIR Academy to honor and recognize individuals who have made significant, cumulative contributions to the development of the field of information retrieval (IR). See https://sigir.org/awards/sigir-academy/ for more details.

This new award recognizes outstanding contributions and leadership to the SIGIR community in research, community engagement, and/or diversity, equity, and inclusion by an early career researcher (ECR). See https://sigir.org/awards/sigir-ecr-awards/ for more details.