Friday, August 15

Navigating Knowledge: BayGeo/UC Berkeley 2025 Geospatial Education Summit

Join educators, students, & professionals as we explore “Navigating Knowledge: Innovating Geospatial Education Together”

By BayGeo

Date and time

Location

Mulford Hall

130 Hilgard Way Berkeley, CA 94720

Agenda

Tentative Agenda

We'll be updating this agenda as we confirm speakers and breakouts.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Coffee

Start the morning with coffee and pastries. Meet some of the attendees and presenters before the summit gears up.

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Welcome and Introductions

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote

Iryna Dronova

Dr. Iryna Dronova will inspire attendees with an update on her current research and its implications on GIS practice

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Morning Breakouts

Practical breakouts for Educators, Students and Practitioners.

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

Join with other summit attendees to enjoy a box lunch from Amy's Café, share your break-out session insights and recharge for the afternoon sessions.

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Breakouts

More practical breakouts sure to inspire your geospatial practice.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Education and Industry experts discuss the road from classes to practice - the key geospatial skills employers are expecting from recent graduates in the GIS field.

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Wrap-up

Take some time to internalize and process what you've gained from the day focused on geospatial technologies. Set some goals on how you will use what you learned in your practice.

About this event

Event lasts 6 hours 45 minutes

BayGeo and the UC Berkeley Geospatial Innovation Facility are excited to announce a special event:

Navigating Knowledge: The BayGeo/UC Berkeley 2025 Geospatial Education Summit

Join geospatial educators, students, and Bay Area professionals to discuss the Summit theme: “Navigating Knowledge: Innovating Geospatial Education Together”.

The GeoEducation Summit at UC Berkeley is an opportunity for educators, students, and Bay Area professionals to share their work and research, learn new geospatial skills and tools, and build community by networking with Bay Area GIS experts and the next generation of geospatial leaders and researchers.

For students, the Summit will connect you with educators, researchers, and leaders in the geospatial field who are doing the kind of work that may inspire your career path.

For educators and researchers, the Summit will be an opportunity to discuss curricular and pedagogical innovations, current research directions, and building bridges between our students and careers in the geospatial field.

For industry professionals, the Summit will provide a platform to share your work, acquire new skills and tools, and foster connections between your organization and the educators who are training your future workforce.

We welcome your participation! Please let us know if you are interested in joining the Summit as a speaker, observer, or active participant by completing this brief form.

For questions, please contact BayGeo Education Director Rick Kos at rkos @baygeo.org or Nancy Thomas at UC Berkeley's Geospatial Innovation Facility at nethomas@berkeley.edu

Due to limited capacity, please only register if you're confident you can attend—this helps us accommodate as many people as possible.

Organized by

BayGeo

Free