Thu, Dec 10 ยท 5:30 PM PST
๐ Bay Area GeoMeetup Holiday Social!
Maps, Mingling & Merry Geospatial Mayhem!
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Thursday, December 10, 2026 ๐ Felt HQ Oakland, California ๐๏ธ GeoMeetup Holiday Social | Talks, Networking & Fun Activities
Join us for a special holiday edition of Bay Area GeoMeetup, hosted by our friends at Felt.com!
Weโre wrapping up the year with an evening of fascinating geospatial talks, great conversations, festive activities, and plenty of opportunities to connect with the Bay Areaโs mapping and geospatial community.
Whether youโre a GIS professional, developer, researcher, entrepreneur, cartographer, or just someone who loves maps, come celebrate another year of geographic innovation with us!
๐ค Featured Talks
๐บ๏ธ When GIS Gets the Geography Wrong
Tessa Turner, Bloq.it
Why do successful infrastructure networks fail when deployed in new markets?
This talk explores how GIS models mistake static geographic proxies for the relationships that actually drive accessibility and demand, examining cultural behavior, user friction, network effects, and how relational mathematics might improve spatial modeling.
Itโs a fascinating challenge to conventional GIS thinking: What if the most important geography isnโt just where things are, but how people, places, and systems relate to one another?
๐ Where the Vibes At?
GeoMeetup's own Silas Toms will present the new VibesAt.online tool, designed to create "vibetineraries" for a night out or a hike along the cross-town trail or a quick intro to the vibes and offerings of a new neighborhood. Finally you'll have an answer for that most pressing of questions: Where the Vibes At?
๐ A Special Presentation from Felt
The Felt Team
Our hosts at Felt will share a presentation highlighting their work in modern web mapping and geospatial technology.
More details on their presentation to come!
๐ Holiday Fun & GeoCommunity
This isnโt just another evening of presentations! Weโre celebrating the people who make the Bay Area geospatial community so creative, collaborative, and fun.
Expect:
๐ Holiday festivities and fun activities ๐บ๏ธ Engaging talks and lively discussion ๐ค Networking with GIS professionals, developers, founders, and map enthusiasts ๐ A few surprises and plenty of geospatial cheer!
Whether youโve joined us all year or this will be your first GeoMeetup, weโd love to see you.
๐ Event Details
When: Thursday, December 10, 2026 Where: Felt HQ, Oakland, California Hosted by: Bay Area GeoMeetup & Felt Time: 5:30pm
Come for the maps. Stay for the people. Celebrate the geography!
See you at the GeoMeetup Holiday Social! ๐๐
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