Free one-day European community event on e-commerce search, held in Berlin on June 10 2026, co-located with Berlin Buzzwords and held the day after that event. Features structured talks plus an Open Space barcamp format in the afternoon.
MICES (Mix-Camp E-Commerce Search) is a free annual European community event for practitioners working on e-commerce search. The event brings together IT professionals, product managers, UX designers, search managers, information retrieval specialists, data scientists, and search engine vendors to share challenges and practices in commercial search. It is co-located with Berlin Buzzwords, the European open-source search and data conference, and is held the day after Berlin Buzzwords ends.
The programme combines structured talks submitted through a community CFP with an Open Space or barcamp format in the afternoon, allowing participants to propose and lead sessions on the day. Topics range from search relevance and ranking algorithms to UX research on search behaviour, product recommendation systems, and the integration of AI and machine learning into e-commerce search pipelines.
MICES is co-located with Berlin Buzzwords but is an independent community event. The day-after scheduling allows practitioners attending Berlin Buzzwords to extend their trip for an e-commerce search-specific day. MICES operates independently with its own organising community.
Yes. MICES is a free community event, according to the organiser. No ticket purchase is required, though registration in advance may be requested for capacity planning.
No. The CFP deadline was April 19, 2026. Speaker selection is complete.
The exact MICES venue for 2026 is not publicly disclosed as of verification. MICES has historically been held at venues in central Berlin in proximity to or at the same location as Berlin Buzzwords. Check mices.co for confirmed venue details ahead of the event.
MICES is a volunteer-run community initiative without a commercial organising company behind it. The community coordinates annually to produce the event, drawing on relationships built across the European search and e-commerce technology community.
Free, specialist, and co-located with Berlin Buzzwords: MICES is an efficient choice for any practitioner attending Berlin's open-source search event who works in or adjacent to e-commerce.
Attendance is free. Registration details are available at mices.co. Check the official website for the current registration process, as MICES may request advance registration for capacity management.
The exact venue address is not publicly disclosed as of verification. Check mices.co or the associated Sessionize listing for the confirmed venue ahead of June 10.
No. MICES is an independent event and does not require Berlin Buzzwords attendance. However, many MICES attendees are also Berlin Buzzwords participants, and the co-location is designed to make both events convenient to attend in sequence.
Yes. The Open Space barcamp format in the afternoon specifically allows participants to propose and lead sessions on the day. No advance submission is required for barcamp sessions.
| Official website | https://mices.co/ |
| Register | https://mices.co/ |
| Programme | not publicly disclosed as of verification |