Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural SEASON conference (Search Engines and Society Network), taking place 24-25 September 2025 at HAW Hamburg. SEASON is a new international forum for researchers, practitioners, and activists critically engaging with the roles of search engines and algorithmic technologies in society. It aims to build community across disciplines and create space for shared reflection on search as both infrastructure and cultural force. The two-day program features: * 2 Keynotes * 20 Long Presentations * 10 Short Presentations * 17 Posters * 2 Interactive Sessions Topics include: • Search engine bias and algorithmic visibility • Generative AI in search • Information disorders and disinformation • Regulation, policy, and platformisation • Everyday search practices and infrastructures • Critical and creative approaches to search • …and much more. Early bird registration (until 1 August): * Regular: €100 * Student: €30 (From 2 August: €150 / €50) Register for SEASON 2025 here: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=season2025 More about SEASON: https://searchenginesandsociety.net<https://searchenginesandsociety.net/> We warmly invite you to join us in Hamburg and be part of the growing SEASON community. With best regards, The SEASON 2025 Organizing Team -- Prof. Dr. Dirk Lewandowski Professor (Information Research & Information Retrieval) Hamburg University of Applied Sciences T +49 40 428 75-3621 dirk.lewandowski@haw-hamburg.de HOCHSCHULE FÜR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN HAMBURG Fakultät Design, Media und Information Department of Information, Media and Communication Finkenau 35 / 22081 Hamburg / Germany https://www.searchstudies.org/dirk Book a meeting: https://app.usemotion.com/meet/dirk-lewandowski/sprechstunde