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Thu Aug 6th
Thu | 9:00 am - 10:30 am
L-101 - Arrival, Registration Check-in
Arrival and check-in of registered attendees - Attendee check-in will happen under the "Covered Walkway" on top of the stairs, above the parking lot, in the Loyola Garden. - Look for signs to guide you there.
Luggage must be stored until 2:00 p.m., when the rooms will be available. - We have secure storage if needed. See Patrick.
Luggage must be stored until 2:00 p.m., when the rooms will be available. - We have secure storage if needed. See Patrick.
Thu | 10:00 am - 10:45 am
E-101 - Walking Tour
Optional - Walking Tour of the Grounds - Join us for a guided tour, discussion, socializing, and then lunch!
Entire group takes a walking tour of the grounds, meeting rooms, lodging rooms, and a short trail hike all before lunch
Entire group takes a walking tour of the grounds, meeting rooms, lodging rooms, and a short trail hike all before lunch
Thu | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
D-101 - Welcome Session and Keynote Presentation
We will receive everyone who is attending the unconference - We are honored to have a keynote presentation by a well-known speaker. We will host a few other weloming activities.
** This session will be recorded
Thu | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
D-104 - Special Q & A Discussion with Ryan McCann, CEO of Claris
This session will not be recorded. It will only be available live to attendees of [Full Acccess] 2026 - The entire group will be in the Gellert Rotunda for this session.
D-105 - CLOSED ROOM - Special Q & A with Ryan McCann
The entire group will be in the Gellert Rotunda for this session.
Thu | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
T-101 - Shaking the Dependency Tree - part 1 of 2
Understanding exactly how and when FileMaker updates calculations.
** This session will be recorded
Thu | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
T-102 - Shaking the Dependency Tree - part 2 of 2
Understanding exactly how and when FileMaker updates calculation results that are not defined in fields.
** This session will be recorded
Fri Aug 7th
Fri | 9:30 am - 10:30 am
D-103 - Is This Thing On?
Do you want to learn how to capture attention from any crowd? Join Jonn Howell assisted by Cris Ippolite in a lively presentation, discussion, and practical application of public speaking skills. This session combines mindset, delivery, and clear structure to help speakers communicate with confidence and clarity in any setting.
** This session will be recorded
D-104 - CLOSED ROOM - Special Public Speaking Session with Cris Ippolite
The entire group will be in the Gellert Rotunda for this session.
Fri | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
I-401 - Powering the [Full Access] Experience: FileMaker-to-Web and Mobile with CWP Snippets, WordPress and React
Extend FileMaker to web and mobile with the Data API, WordPress, React, and intelligent caching. Reduce server load, manage cache updates, share media, and keep FileMaker as the authoritative source.
** This session will be recorded
A-203 - The Door in the Wall: Building Directly in FileMaker with AI
Most of us have hit a wall using AI in FileMaker — AI just doesn’t seem to have a way in — but a few hidden doorways have been there all along. This session previews working methods that find a way through, with AI producing real scripts, tables and fields, even layouts and relationships directly in your file.
** This session will be recorded
Fri | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
D-204 - FileMaker at the Crossroads: Relevance, Reinvention, and the AI Shift
AI has changed the economics of software development, putting FileMaker’s role up for debate. Leading community voices consider what it offers and what developers should do next.
** This session will be recorded
T-202 - Hours to Seconds: Rebuilding Our FMS Offsite Backup Pipeline
Our offsite backups for our Linux FileMaker Servers used to take hours — not because of how much data we had, but because rsync has to walk tens of thousands of individual container files to find what changed. This session walks through how we rebuilt that pipeline for speed and resilience using advanced filesystems.
** This session will be recorded
Fri | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A-201 - AI, FileMaker, and ProofKit
Agentic development brings AI coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor directly into your FileMaker workflow.
** This session will be recorded
D-203 - Lost in Translation: Communication Skills and Tools
Understanding a client is the new bottleneck. Practice spotting communication gotchas live, then see how Wrike turns those conversations into lasting documentation and knowledge transfer.
** This session will be recorded
Fri | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
A-202 - Beyond the Basics: Agentic FileMaker
Once you're past the basics, agentic development with FileMaker opens up serious possibilities, and this session goes deep.
** This session will be recorded
Sat Aug 8th
Sat | 9:30 am - 10:30 am
D-201 - SAVE THE SHIP: An AI-Driven LEGO Build Session
Your AI made a decision. It executed without asking. Sensors are critical. You have minutes to build a solution – with LEGOs!
** This session will be recorded
T-201 - Package it up!: Building FileMaker Add-ons
This session will show you how to create Add-ons for your own use, and make them available for sale to other developers.
** This session will be recorded
Sat | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
A-301 - Will FileMaker Succumb to our AI Overlords?
Join a panel discussion as we look to the future. Mike Ross (Portage Bay), John Newhoff (Portage Bay), and others to be announced.
** This session will be recorded
Sat | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
D-302 - Tales from Under the Hood - part 1/2
Join David Simpson for our Under the Hood panel discussion with Claris engineers, where we will discuss valuable topics
** This session will be recorded
T-301 - Get ( What'sNew )
A comprehensive overview of the latest features in Claris FileMaker
** This session will be recorded
Sat | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
T-302 - Audit Trail, History & Stored Deletes
Audit/Deletes session will teach developers how to use FileMaker custom functions to create audits trails of all edits to data and deletes.
** This session will be recorded
I-301 - MBS Plugin Goodies
Let's check all the benefits the MBS Plugin adds to FileMaker.
** This session will be recorded
Sat | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
T-303 - JSON Nuances and Gotchas
JSON tips, tricks, and some things to be aware of...
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I-302 - MBS Plugin Workshop
Let us take an existing database and add cool MBS features. Bring your ideas on what we could add.
** This session will be recorded
Sun Aug 9th
Sun | 9:30 am - 10:30 am
T-402 - Observable Apps: What are your users really doing?
Learn how to track user activity in your FileMaker app the same way you track web site visitors in Google Analytics. Spot performance problems, security flaws, and learn which areas of your system are the most and least used by your users. “If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.
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T-401 - Fun with Button Bars and Other Fancy FileMaker Footwork
Has every FileMaker conference started to feel like an AI conference with a little FileMaker mixed in? Before every problem needed an AI solution, FileMaker developers were building surprisingly sophisticated interfaces with nothing more than creativity and the features built right into the platform. Let's take a break and rediscover how much fun you can have with the tools that have been sitting in FileMaker all along.
** This session will be recorded
Sun | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
I-201 - Platform Agnostic - Real Mobile Apps with FileMaker
Think FileMaker in a browser is exclusive to WebDirect or Go on Mac? - NOT! - This session tells the story of building the official companion app for the Full Access conference as a true cross-platform native mobile app, powered by a FileMaker backend. Not FileMaker Go. Not WebDirect. A real app running on modern devices, using APIs, JSON, and a practical architecture that proves FileMaker can reach a lot further than many people think.
** This session will be recorded
D-301 - SAVE THE SHIP: An AI-Driven LEGO Build Session
Your AI made a decision. It executed without asking. Sensors are critical. You have minutes to build a solution – with LEGOs!
** This session will be recorded
Sun | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
D-403 - Going Viral - Followup!
What memetic material do we have that should go viral? A development platform, apps, code, ideas, content, products, services, meetups, conferences? What contagious successes have we had and what dies before getting far (like corona vs. hantavirus)?
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D-401 - EXIT APPLICATION - Stop kicking this can down the road!
When the question “What if you get hit by a bus?” arises, do you have a better answer than a promise to look both ways when crossing the street?
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Sun | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
D-402 - Tales from Under the Hood - part 2/2
Join David Simpson for our Under the Hood panel discussion with Claris engineers, where we will discuss valuable topics
** This session will be recorded
A-403 - This Entire Session Was Created Using AI
This session demonstrates how to use ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini as everyday collaborative assistants to improve FileMaker development, analyze data, solve technical problems, and dramatically increase productivity—all without APIs, agentic programming, or AI integration.
Sun | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
I-402 - Plugin+ Powwow
Claris engineer Clay Maeckel joins plugin developers like Jesse Barnum and Christian Schmitz, inviting you to this [Full Access] exclusive under-the-hood meeting to answer the kinds of questions mainly deep dive developers (such as plugin programmers) would want to know.
D-404 - KLAATU BARADA NIKTO
(decode it anyone, even AI?)
Join us to see a small sample of the creativity now available with the dawn of serious AI, along with some reality checks on recent statistics on data centers. We will discuss the good AND danger of data centers, and the influence of AI on our culture - The session title is a test of your nerdicity.
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Mon Aug 10th
Mon | 9:30 am - 10:30 am
D-501 - Closing Session
Welcome a surprise speaker, who will briefly review the event, and close us with insight into the emerging world of AI and general technology that this year has brought us.