# Comet at NeurIPS 2025

**When**:

December 2 to December 7, 2025

**Where**:

San Diego, CA

We’re bringing the good vibes (and good coffee) to San Diego for NeurIPS 2025. While you’re here, come hang with us! We’ve got boat rides, zoo hangs, walking tours, and plenty of excuses to meet researchers, practitioners, and the Comet team outside the conference halls.

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## **Lunch on the Water**

**When:** Tues. Dec. 2 | 1 PM – 2:30 PM

Join us for a networking lunch with waterfront views to kick off the conference week.

**Where:** Location TBD

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/neurips-lunch)

## **Intel AI Meetup**

**When:** Wed. Dec. 3 | 5 PM – 7 PM

Join Intel and Comet for an evening of AI demos, networking, drinks, and games at The Deck.

**Where:** The Deck

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/walmvs84)

## **Zoo Outing**

**When:** Thurs. Dec. 4 | 10 AM – 1 PM

Take a break from the conference with a visit to the San Diego Zoo. Limited availability for 25 attendees.

**Where:** San Diego Zoo

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/neurips-zoo)

## **NeurIPS Social: Evaluating Agentic Systems**

**When:** Thurs. Dec. 4 | 7 PM – 9 PM

Join Tatia Tsmindashvili and Rapael Kalandadze for lightning talks, an expert panel, and networking mixer on bridging research benchmarks and real-world impact, with hors d’oeuvres provided by Comet.

**Where:** San Diego Convention Center

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/mkyyvypm?tk=CwK0cn)

## **Walking Tour + Drinks**

**When:** Fri. Dec. 5 | 4 PM – 6 PM

Wrap up the conference week with a guided walking tour of one of San Diego’s most beautiful spots, followed by drinks on Comet.

**Where:** Balboa Park

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/neurips-city-tour)

## **Lunch Harbor Cruise**

**When:** Fri. Dec. 5 | 12 PM – 2 PM

Join us for a festive midday cruise along the San Diego Bay. Full buffet lunch provided with cash bar.

**Where:** City Cruises, Pier 1 Hornblower Landing, 1800 North Harbor Drive

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/neurips-cruise)

## **AI Matcha & Coffee Breakfast**

**When:** Sat. Dec. 6 | 4 PM – 6 PM

Matcha, coffee, breakfast bites, and laid-back conversations to ease into your weekend. The perfect post-conference decompression.

**Where:** Location TBD

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/neurips-cafe)

## **Opik LIVE! at NeurIPS 2025**

**When:** Sun. Dec. 7 | 1 PM – 2:30 PM

Join Abby Morgan and Vincent Koc for a virtual recap of NeurIPS 2025’s best talks, standout papers, and key conversations from the conference floor.

**Where:** We’re hosting this on Zoom, so you can join us from anywhere!

[Grab your spot](https://luma.com/flpnp38u)