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How It Works

Three Simple Ways to Meet

Where2Meet makes group coordination effortless. Choose the method that works best for your situation.

1. Find Meeting Point

Perfect for small groups who want to quickly find a fair meeting spot. Add everyone's location and let our algorithm find the optimal venue.

1

Add Participants

Enter each person's location by typing their address or dropping a pin on the map. You can add up to 20 people.

2

Calculate Fairness

Our Welzl's algorithm calculates the Minimum Enclosing Circle (MEC) to ensure the meeting spot is fair for everyone.

3

Search Venues

Search for restaurants, cafes, parks, or any venue type. Results are ranked by rating, distance, and fairness to all participants.

4

Get Results

View top-rated venues with distances, ratings, and directions. Click any venue to see travel times for each participant.

Privacy First: All locations are processed locally or encrypted. We never store your exact coordinates without permission.

Alice • Downtown SF
Bob • Mission District
Carol • SOMA

Optimal Meeting Point

Union Square Area

Blue Bottle Coffee

0.3 km • ⭐ 4.5

Fair

Sightglass Coffee

0.5 km • ⭐ 4.7

Fair

🏀 Pickup Basketball Game

HOST

📍 Mission Dolores Park

👤 8/12Today at 5:00 PM

🎬 Movie Night

📍 Finding location • 3 venues

👤 5/10Tomorrow at 7:30 PM

☕ Coffee Meetup

📍 Downtown SF

👤 12/12FULL

2. Event Feed

Browse and join public events in your area. Perfect for discovering new activities and meeting people with shared interests.

1

Browse Events

Explore public events filtered by category (Sports, Entertainment), date, or location. Use "Near Me" to find events happening nearby.

2

Join or Create

Click "Join" to participate in any event. Or create your own event with a fixed location (exact venue) or collaborative (group decides).

3

Real-Time Updates

Get instant notifications when participants join, vote, or when the location is finalized. Uses Server-Sent Events (SSE) for live updates.

4

Collaborate

For collaborative events, suggest venues, vote on options, and see what other participants prefer in real-time.

Two Event Types: Fixed location events have a set venue. Collaborative events let the group vote on where to meet.

3. Other People's Lists

Discover curated venue lists created by the community. Save time by using someone else's research for your next meetup.

1

Browse Curated Lists

Explore venue collections organized by category, theme, or neighborhood. Each list shows venue count, likes, and preview venues.

2

View List Details

Click any list to see all venues with ratings, addresses, and photos. See what makes each spot special according to the curator.

3

Use for Meeting Planning

Click "Use These Venues for Meeting" to import the entire list into a new event. Let your group vote on which venue to visit.

4

Create Your Own

Share your favorite spots with the community. Create lists for different occasions: date nights, family-friendly, late-night eats, etc.

Community Powered: Like lists you love and they'll appear higher in search results. Quality lists get more visibility.

Popular Lists

Best Coffee Shops in SF
❤️ 142

12 venues • by @coffee_lover

☕ Blue Bottle☕ Sightglass+10 more
Date Night Restaurants
❤️ 89

8 venues • by @foodie_sf

🍝 Flour + Water🥩 House of Prime+6 more
Outdoor Basketball Courts
❤️ 56

15 venues • by @hoops_squad

🏀 Mission Park🏀 Dolores Park+13 more

Powered by Advanced Technology

Welzl's Algorithm

Calculates the Minimum Enclosing Circle (MEC) to find the most geographically fair meeting point for all participants.

Real-Time SSE

Server-Sent Events (SSE) with Redis pub/sub ensure instant updates when participants join, vote, or locations change.

Smart Caching

Three-tier caching (Redis, Database, Google API) reduces latency and costs while providing lightning-fast venue searches.

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