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If you missed ou or want to recap, head on over to our YouTube Channel when it is available. In the meantime, the chat, with some especially useful links, is here.
What a great event the November FMBug turned out to be. There were some stunning and thought provoking presentations from Sara Severson, Alexis Allen and Honza Koudelka that generated a lot of discussion in the Virtual Bar after, in particular and not forgetting Johan Hedman.
Thanks as always to the presenters who give their time so generously to help us make these events what they are - hopefully a great place to hear and exchange ideas and to learn from each other, as well as to have a good natter with fellow developers.
Sara talked about the ethics of AI, encouraging us to think about not only what AI can and can't do for our clients, but also how we use AI ourselves and how transparent we need to be about its use.
Johan talked about the recent EngageU conference in Antwerp, which sounds as though it was even more amazing than last time! Don't miss the next one!
Alexis talked to us about the importance of UI design and gave us seven easy principles to implement good interface design. She gave some excellent examples and showed how these can work in FileMaker. A really thought provoking session that we should all take onboard.
During discussions about Alexis' talk, John mentioned an article highlighting some of the issues when working out how to have users enter an address - you can find that here.
Honza talked about RFID tags, telling us how a need within 24U kicked off their interest in this great technology. He showed us a solution they have that can be integrated fairly simnply by any developer. He then went onto his favourite topic - optimisation, giving some great insights and useful information. Help him get the 13 more votes he needs to make speeding up the calculation engine a priority here!
We have a great line-up planned for January and are hoping to run an in person event as well. Watch this space!
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Agenda for meeting 85 - January 2026
Location
Online
Date & time
NOTE: This is another Special Event
Monday 5th January 2026
7:00-9:00 pm UK time
8:00-10:00 pm CET
Virtual bar after
LondonGMT/UTC | BrusselsCET +1 | NYEST -5 | AustinCST -6 | LAPST -8 | SydneyAEDT +11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00-21:00 | 20:00-22:00 | 14:00-16:00 | 13:00-15:00 | 11:00-13:00 | 06:00-08:00 Tue |
Agenda
| Time (UK) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Welcome/Intro | Jul Carson |
| 19:00 | TBA | Tab |
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Our meetings are attended by an assortment of very talented developers. If there's something you want to discuss with whoever is there, let us know and we'll do our best to give it air time.
About
An informal gathering of developers and users of all levels where we all learn something. Discover new techniques, solve a problem or just chat about matters FileMaker with like minded people!
Meetings are usually held on the first Monday of every odd month (the second in the case of a UK Bank Holiday). They are always online and occasionally in person as well at The Dock Hub, Brighton and Hove.
If you came to the last meeting, please give us some feedback - we want to know what people think of the meetings so we can tailor them to your needs. Let us know how the presenters did, whether the topics were interesting or relevant etc.
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Next Event Monday 5th January 2026
Following Event Monday 9th March 2026