SIGGRAPH 2025

Join Cesium at SIGGRAPH, the premier conference for computer graphics:

Sunday, August 10

- Cory Barr will present "Accelerating AEC Workflows with 3D Geospatial Context in Runtime Engines" with Adam Liss, Philip Luhn, and David Willard of HNTB at 9:22 a.m. PDT in West Building, Ballroom C.

Monday, August 11

- Sean Lilley will cover Gaussian splats, voxels, AEC rendering, and glX at "glTF: Innovations in 3D Content Delivery and Use" at noon PDT in East Building, Room 15.

- Jake Adelgren will discuss 3D Tiles at the Carto BOF at noon PDT in East Building, Room 8.

Tuesday, August 12

- Jason Sobotka and Patrick Cozzi will be part of the Metaverse Standards Forum Frontier Workshop "Town Hall: Gaussian Splats - Ready for Standardization" at 10:45 a.m. PDT in East Building, Room 8.

- Amanda Morgan, Adam Morris, and Patrick Cozzi will participate in the Metaverse Standards Forum State of 3D Asset Interoperability using USD and glTF BOF at 1:30 p.m. PDT in East Building, Room 15.

Wednesday, August 13

- Cory Barr will lead the "Hands-On Class: A No-Code Introduction to Creating Geospatial Worlds with 3D Tiles and Cesium" lab at 10 a.m. PDT in West Building, Exhibit Hall B.

- Sean Lilley will address glX and 3D Tiles during "glTF & 3D Commerce: Unlocking New Possibilities for Real-Time 3D" at 10 a.m. PDT at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, British Ballroom. 

- We're sponsoring the Khronos Networking Reception. Join us 6-9 p.m. PDT at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Waterfront Ballroom Foyer (lobby level).

Webinar: Design with Real-World Context: Cesium x D5 Render in Action

Danny Williams joins D5's Jeff Espinoza for the "Design with Real-World Context: Cesium x D5 Render in Action" webinar at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 15.

Learn to:

- Import 3D Tiles directly into D5 Render;

- Create stunning, location-accurate visuals for architecture, urban planning, and storytelling; and 

- Streamline workflows from geospatial data to client-ready presentations. 

Helpful for architects, GIS professionals, and 3D artists seeking to bridge precision and photorealism. 

MODSIM World 2025

MODSIM World connects individuals to the MODSIM community and problems to solutions across disciplines and industries.

Danny Williams will attend.

TAK Offsite 2025

TAK Offsite is the annual U.S. Government TAK community gathering to share information, experiences, and lessons learned.

Trent Tinker will attend.

2025 P3DL CoP Conference

Trent Tinker and Sarah McPeak will exhibit and speak at the 2025 Photogrammetry, 3D Visualization, and Lidar (P3DL) Community of Practice Conference.

2025 Cesium Developer Conference

Join us for the first global Cesium community event! The 2025 Cesium Developer Conference features technically oriented, community-driven tracks, including an optional pre-conference workshop day, two full days of learning and connecting with leaders and peers, and social opportunities throughout. 

US government employees: no cost for registration. Email hello@cesium.com for your code.

UN Open Source Week Tech Over Hackathon

UN Open Source Week 2025 facilitates global dialogue and collaboration on open source, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and developing innovative solutions to global challenges. UN Tech Over is designed to spotlight the transformative power of technology and multi-stakeholder cooperation, while deepening the UN’s engagement with the global open-source community. Hackathon participants can select from high-impact, real-world challenges developed by United Nations entities, each addressing urgent global issues aligned with the Global Digital Compact.

Software development manager Arun George is a first-round judge on June 17.

Infraweek Latin America 2025

Technology leaders and experts will gather to discuss the latest trends transforming infrastructure in Latin America. 

Discover how the region is embracing innovations such as digital twins, artificial intelligence, and advanced software for water, energy, digital cities, transportation, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management.

Session 1: Infrastructure – Digital Twins and Sustainability highlights Cesium.

NXT DEV 2025

NXT DEV (Next Development) is a unique forum for the future of AEC software development, run by AEC Magazine, the organizer of NXT BLD.

Join Bentley Systems chief technology officer Julien Moutte for "Openness for All: Powering Tech Innovations and Data Flexibility in AEC" at 10:30 a.m. in the Churchill Room on June 12.

AWE USA 2025

AWE is the world's largest spatial computing event.

3:30 p.m. PDT, June 10, Room 102B: Paul Connelly, Bentley Systems software engineer, joins Eric Chadwick (DGG), Ashley Crowder (VNTANA), and Daniel Frith (London Dynamics) for the "CAD to Commerce: Building a 3D Experience" panel.

1 p.m. PDT, June 12, Room 101B: Daniel Iborra, Bentley Systems principal software engineer, joins Deia Green (Verizon), Alexey Medvedev (Meta), Kaiser Pister (ALL3D), and Laura Reznikov (Meta) for "The Future of 3D Graphics Development" panel.

Unreal Fest 2025

Federal technical sales manager Sarah McPeak and VP of business development and sales operations Danny Williams will attend Unreal Fest 2025 in Orlando.

Gaussian Splats Town Hall Part 3: Research Insights and Interoperability

Join the Metaverse Standards Forum for a town hall exploring the cutting-edge research shaping the future of Gaussian splats in digital reconstruction, visualization, and real-time rendering. Building on insights from the previous sessions, this town hall will delve into the research world of Gaussian splats and also review the latest progress made in interoperability.

This town hall will highlight active research in areas such as scalable level of detail (LOD) for massive scenes; efficient ray tracing with Gaussian primitives; animation; editing; and compression.

Jason Sobotka, senior software engineer at Cesium/Bentley Systems, will present.

Digital Construction Week 2025

Explore the future of the built environment and learn about the latest trends in digital construction, from BIM and AI to robotics and sustainable solutions.

Join technical sales manager Jillian Long for an introduction to Cesium at 2:30 p.m. BST on June 4 on the Tech Stage.

USGIF GEOINT Symposium 2025

This year’s symposium centers on the theme "Building a Secure Tomorrow Together." Visit Cesium in BOOTH 2231.

Patrick Cozzi will deliver the keynote “Digital Twins & GEOINT— Transforming Intelligence with 3D Analytics” at the Government Hub on Monday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. CT.

Webinar for Japan Developer Community: What Is Cesium?

Cesium Webinar for Japan Developer Community 第1回 『Cesiumとは～ 3D地理空間プラットフォームとその可能性』

アジェンダ

- はじめに

- Cesium News Highlights　

- Cesium会社紹介　

- Cesium Platform概要　３D Tiles、 Platform

- Cesium 今日のユーザーストーリー

- Community Forum, Cesium認定資格（CCD）

- Q＆A

Illuminate 2025 Sydney

Bentley Illuminate 2025 is the premier event for infrastructure leaders across Australia and New Zealand to explore cutting-edge advancements shaping the future.

Ryan Veenstra, Cesium senior solutions architect, will present at Illuminate and be in the Experience Centre at the Cesium/iTwin stand throughout the day.

PhillyCHI UX Panel

Cesium is hosting community partner PhillyCHI for panel discussion "Landing Your Next UX Role" with Joe Pascavage, Maria Mutia, Andrea Sumrall, and Julie Froelich. We'll provide food and beverages.

PhillyCHI connects local UX practitioners by organizing monthly educational and networking events. Bentley Systems is a PhillyCHI annual sponsor.

Philly Postgres Meetup: April 2025

Cesium is hosting the April 2025 Philly Postgres Meetup. We will serve food and beverages.

Jonah Harris, Founder of NEXTGRES, will present "Stored Procedures Aren't Your Problem; Your Over-Engineered App Stack Is" at 6 p.m.

40th Space Symposium

Space Symposium is the premier event uniting global space professionals from all sectors, providing a unique platform to explore critical space issues, foster dialogue, and drive innovation across the space industry.

Visit Alex Paulson and Danny Williams from the Cesium team in the COMSPOC booth, #628.

NVIDIA GTC 2025

Cesium will take part in NVIDIA GTC 2025, among other industry luminaries, developers, researchers, and business strategists helping shape what’s next in AI and accelerated computing.

3D on the Web – A Khronos Group Event

Join the Khronos Group for "3D on the Web," a special event in San Francisco on March 19 during the week of GDC 2025. Daniel Iborra, principal software engineer, Bentley Systems, will present "WebGL, 3D Tiles, and iTwin.js: Pushing the Boundaries of Infrastructure 3D Visualization."

- Check-in and networking 5-6 p.m. PDT

- Presentations 6-8:30 p.m. PDT

- Networking, drinks, and dessert 8:30-9:30 p.m. PDT

2025 LA Geospatial Summit

Chris Andrews joins Christine Devine from USGIF, Canserina Kurnia from Esri, and moderator Thomas Horan from University of Redlands for the "Empowering the Geospatial Workforce of the Future" panel discussion at 2 p.m. PST at the annual LA Geospatial Summit in Los Angeles.

Philadelphia ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 Computer Animation Festival

Philadelphia ACM SIGGRAPH is bringing the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival back for another exciting in-person viewing, featuring stunning shorts from the 2024 conference. Join us for light refreshments and to celebrate the evolution of computer graphics as a powerful storytelling medium.

- Networking happy hour 6-7 p.m.

- Opening remarks 7:15-7:30 p.m.

- Screening 7:30-8:30 p.m.

- Post-showing happy hour 8:30-9:30 p.m.

Geo Week 2025

Chris Andrews, VP of Platform Integrations, joins Alex Chu from Google, Amy Rose from Overture Maps Foundation, Scott Simmons from Open Geospatial Consortium, and moderator Matt Collins from Geo Week News for "What Open Data Means for Geospatial Professionals" at 11 a.m. MT in Bluebird 1B at the Colorado Convention Center.

G-Spatial Expo 2025

G-Spatial Expo 2025 is held as a forum for industry, academia, and government to collaborate and promote the use of geospatial information and satellite positioning. Cesium will attend in person January 29-31 at Booth E-38 and online January 22-February 7.