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In February, we launched a new monthly addition to the Question of the Week: Ask Me Anything (AMA) with the FME Evangelist ​@mark2atsafe. Have questions about what’s new in FME 2025.0? This month’s AMA is your chance to get insights straight from the team.We’re especially excited to answer your questions about:Compound Parameters - conditional parameters were updated in 2025.0, with new condition types and the ability to build complex, multiple conditions. Heartbeat Functionality - features that are emitted by streaming transformers to indicate periods of inactivity.Of course, if you have other questions about FME 2025.0, feel free to ask - though we’d love to keep the spotlight on these two key features! Submit your questions by the end of the week in the comments below. Mark and our team will post a video response the week of March 17, 2025.

We’re thrilled to announce some important changes to the Ideas Board in the FME Community that will bring more transparency, ease of use, and a clearer view of how your ideas are progressing.As we continue to grow, we’re committed to making sure your input has a direct impact on the development of FME, and we want to ensure you have a simple, effective way to track your ideas and feedback.What’s New? We’ve made several key improvements, making it easier to stay engaged and informed about the ideas you’ve submitted and those shared by users. Here’s a breakdown of the changes: Revised Filtering and Improved NavigationWe’ve added tabs at the top for more relevant idea statuses: Open, Gathering Interest, In Development, Released, and All Ideas. Each tab now clearly describes its status. The “New” and “Archived” statuses are now included in the All Ideas tab, streamlining your search experience. (Note: “New” ideas awaiting moderation will appear in the All Ideas tab, but once reviewed can b

We're trying something new - a monthly community leaderboard recap! This will not only celebrate the users on the leaderboard but also highlight those who are active and contributing to the FME Community. Your engagement is what makes this community thrive, and we want to recognize everyone who plays a part.Top Contributors on the FME Community Leaderboard February 2025 Points LeadersWe're excited to recognize the top 10 contributors from our February leaderboard, earning the most points last month:​@danilo_fme  ​@bwn  ​@crutledge  ​@geomancer  ​@nielsgerrits  ​@david_r  ​@ebygomm  ​@liamfez  ​@virtualcitymatt  ​@j.botterill When you ask questions, engage in conversations, and provide answers, you help strengthen our community knowledge base - and earn points. Learn more here.February 2025 Answers LeaderboardThese users provided the most Answers to Forum questions in February:​@bwn  ​@ebygomm  ​@liamfez  ​@j.botterill  ​@redgeographics  ​@worjak  ​@crutledge  ​@nielsgerrits  ​@david_r 

Safe Software invites you to our FME Breakfast of Champions in Houston on Thursday, April 10 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Connect with fellow data enthusiasts, learn from industry experts, and discover the latest possibilities with FME.Here’s what you can expect:Breakfast and Networking: Kickstart your day with a delicious light breakfast while connecting with other FME users and data professionals.Get the Latest on FME: Our team will share the latest updates, enhancements, and give you a sneak peek into the future direction of Safe Software and FME.Share Knowledge and Insights: After the presentations, we’ll have additional time to mingle and discuss your data challenges and opportunities with other attendees and Safe staff. This is your chance to gain new inspiration for your data journey!Learn from Customer Stories: Hear directly from a local FME user about how they’re driving their business forward using FME. Plus, get an exclusive look at our Winner's Circle featuring success stories

Win 2 Tickets to The Peak of Data & AI 2025! Do you have a favourite memory from a past Safe Software conference? Whether it was an inspiring session, a great conversation, or a fun moment with the community - we want to hear about it!Haven’t attended before? No problem! Tell us why you’d love to experience The Peak 2025 in Seattle, WA (May 6-8) for the first time.Share your story in the comments for a chance to win 2 tickets - a prize valued at $2,780! Bonus: Add a photo with your comment for an extra entry!📅 Enter by Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time🏆 Winner will be contacted by Wednesday, March 12, 2025.Read the full contest guidelines here. 

Next stop: Phoenix, Arizona! Safe Software invites you to our FME Breakfast of Champions in Phoenix: Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Connect with fellow data enthusiasts, learn from industry experts, and discover the latest possibilities with FME.Here’s what you can expect:Breakfast and Networking: Kickstart your day with a delicious light breakfast while connecting with other FME users and data professionals.Get the Latest on FME: Our team will share the latest updates, enhancements, and give you a sneak peek into the future direction of Safe Software and FME.Share Knowledge and Insights: After the presentations, we’ll have additional time to mingle and discuss your data challenges and opportunities with other attendees and Safe staff. This is your chance to gain new inspiration for your data journey!Learn from Customer Stories: Hear directly from a local FME user about how they’re driving their business forward using FME. Plus, get an exclusive look at our Winner's

Welcome to our March FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!In anticipation of the Peak of Data & AI 2025 coming up this May, we’ll be featuring speakers from the Peak over the next three months in our spotlights.User Spotlight: Margot D’haemer ​@margotdh What’s your name?Margot D’haemerWhat company do you currently work for? NordendWhat’s your current job role and title? BIM/FME ConsultantTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? Since 2022, I’ve worked for Nordend (a Belgian company). I use FME (Form/Flow) on a daily basis to create data workflows for clients in different fields (government, utilities, and AEC). The assignments range from easy ETL tools to complex geometrical transformations.Why did you join the FME Community?The main reason I joined the community was to as

The Integrate Spatial Data learning path is now available for FME 2024.2 on the FME Academy. Unlock the power of your spatial data with FME. Learn the basics of spatial data and conducting basic spatial analysis.Feedback is welcome.

Hello FME friends.Here is a video recording of Dan and I answering your recent questions about dynamic workflows. I hope you find it useful and/or interesting. I apologize for the poor video quality of my side of the conversation. It’s my first time recording a meeting like this. I hope to sort it out for future recordings.

Explore What’s Possible with FME!Join us for the 2025 FME Breakfast of Champions meetup series - where data enthusiasts come together to connect, learn, and share ideas over a delicious breakfast.Hosted by Safe Software, this series brings together industry professionals and FME users across Canada, the U.S., and the UK to explore the latest FME features, industry developments, and real-world solutions.2025 Meetup Dates & LocationsWe’re excited to announce the confirmed dates and cities for this year’s series! Find us at:Surrey, BC - February 27 Phoenix, AZ - March 27 Houston, TX - April 10 London, England - May 15 Denver, CO - June 12 Washington, DC - June 27 Calgary, AB - September 11 Toronto, ON - October 17 Kansas City, MI - November 6 Vancouver, BC - November 20Learn more and register here.Why Attend?Buffet Breakfast & Networking: Eat, greet, and meet fellow data professionals! Get the Latest on FME: Hear directly from CEO Don Murray and the Safe team and learn about the n

Hi FME Community,Gartner has opened nominations for the 2025 Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards - a prestigious opportunity for organizations to gain industry-wide recognition for their most impactful innovations.If you’ve been involved in building innovative solutions with your organization in any of the industries below, we encourage you to submit for this award:Government Advanced Manufacturing Banking & Investing Communication Service Providers Education Healthcare & Life Sciences Power & Utilities Oil & Gas Mid-size Enterprises, and more📅 Submissions are due by May 30🔎 Judging takes place in June/July🏆 Winners are announced in September/OctoberThis is a great opportunity to showcase the innovative work you’ve done, gain global industry recognition, and learn from other pioneering initiatives.Find full details and submit here.

Hi FME Community, We’re changing things up for this week’s Question of the Week! We’re introducing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) format with FME Evangelist ​@mark2atsafe.First up: Dynamic Workflows.Have questions about dynamic workflows in FME? Drop them below, and Mark will answer them next week with the help of support team member ​@danminneyatsaf . We’re excited to try this out and plan to cover more topics in future AMAs - so stay tuned!Update on February 4, 2025: Check out the video response from ​@mark2atsafe and ​@danminneyatsaf here.New to the Question of the Week? Every week, we’ll post a simple but thought-provoking question that could be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or the future of FME.Each weekly question you answer earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag ($50 value) and points toward badges! Answer our January Questions of the Week by January 31 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered in this month’s draw.Answer your first ques

Hi FME Community, We wanted to share some recent updates from our community platform provider, Gainsight, along with the steps we're taking to enhance spam prevention and keep the FME Community safe and engaging for everyone!Spam PreventionTo strengthen our spam prevention, we’ve added an extra layer of moderator approval. If you signup for a community account using a disposable email service like Gmail or Outlook, your account will now be placed in a queue for moderator approval.It will help us to approve your application if you include information in your profile fields:If your email address is anonymous, and you don't put any information into your profile fields, your account may be banned and not approved.Closing QuestionsAt Safe, we like to ensure that every question on the community gets some form of answer. But, sometimes we miss a ‘new’ question, because it is posted as a comment under an existing thread.To help prevent that, we’ve started to automatically close questions that 

Welcome to our February FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: Hans van der Maarel ​@redgeographics What’s your name?Hans van der MaarelWhat company do you currently work for? Red Geographics What’s your current job role and title? OwnerTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I'm the owner and founder of Red Geographics, a Dutch FME partner. My work with FME is primarily aimed at helping our customers (and the larger community) by thinking up exercises for our training courses, use-cases, proof-of-concepts, tech support and basically lots of clever ways of using FME.Why did you join the FME Community?I joined the first, I guess, incarnation of the FME Community, on Yahoo Groups because I thought it was a good way to get better with FME and help out others at the

 Safe Software invites you to join us for the FME Breakfast of Champions with CEO and Co-Founder Don Murray: Thursday, February 27 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at the Safe offices in Surrey, BC.Connect with other data enthusiasts, exchange knowledge, and see what's possible with FME.Here's what to expect:Breakfast and Networking: Enjoy a delicious light breakfast as you connect with other data enthusiasts. FME Update and Customer Stories: Hear directly from our team on what's new in FME, including the latest updates and enhancements, and the future direction of Safe and FME. Plus, you'll get a look into our Winner's Circle, featuring customer success stories. User Story: A local user will share the unique ways they use FME to drive their business forward. Share Knowledge: We'll close with additional time to connect with other attendees and Safe staff to share your data challenges and opportunities. Go home with goodies! Attendees can expect to take home some FME swag with them.Register her

We’re taking a moment to celebrate some incredible members of our community who have gone above and beyond in their learning journey.These FME users have officially earned the Gold Webinar Watcher Badge - meaning they’ve watched 50 Safe Software webinars! There are only 10 users in the entire community with this badge - congratulations to:​@vvv  ​@sigbono  ​@danii  ​@gbj1717  ​@j.botterill  ​@dana  ​@geomancer  ​@geogaard  ​@hlouie  ​@danilo_fme And a special shoutout to ​@dana who has reached the Platinum Badge level for watching 100+ webinars!Here’s what Elizabeth Hamming (​@ehamming), who runs our webinar program, has to say about this milestone...If you’re looking to level up your FME skills, our webinar series is the perfect way to do it! With 300+ live and on-demand sessions, you’ll gain the insights you need to tackle your biggest data challenges - straight from our experts and fellow FME users.Tip: At the end of each webinar, you’ll receive a reward code. Make sure to redeem it

How did you engage with the FME Community in 2024?Now you can find out with your 2024 FME Community End-of-Year Recap! Built by ​@mark2atsafe, the recap page is powered by FME and integrates it with the same type of custom community pages as the 12 Days of FME Contest.Check out your personalized stats here, including:Questions Asked & Answered Votes on Your Questions Your Most Upvoted Question Categories You Contributed To Events You Attended General Stats for the FME CommunityYou must be logged in to see your stats - otherwise, you’ll get a fun look at the FME Lizard’s activity instead. See how you compare!For this week’s Question of the Week: Share some highlights from your 2024 recap in the comments below.Thank you for being part of the FME Community in 2024! We hope you found it valuable and inspiring, and we can't wait to see what you do in 2025. 

Hi FME Community! Happy New Year. We hope you enjoyed a warm and happy holiday season! In the spirit of the new year, this week’s Question of the Week is: What’s your New Year’s resolution when it comes to using FME? Are there new skills you want to learn?  Features you’d love to explore? Improvements you’d like to see in the product? Tell us in the comments below.New to the Question of the Week? Every week, we’ll post a simple but thought-provoking question that could be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or the future of FME.Each weekly question you answer earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag ($50 value) and points toward badges! Answer our January Questions of the Week by January 31 at 5:00 pm PDT to be entered in this month’s draw.Answer your first question and you’ll get the Socializer (Ice Breaker) badge. Answer five questions and you’ll get the Socializer (Talker) badge.

As of August 2025, the last version of FME which supports 32-bit systems and Python 2.7, FME 2021.2.6, will be out of support and retired.This means that, as of August 2025, 32-bit versions of FME will no longer be supported.To continue to receive technical support for FME, please upgrade your operating systems to 64-bit and download a newer version of FME.If you have any other questions or concerns, please post them in the comments below.

Hi FME Community, We’re reaching out to learn more about FME user groups and how Safe Software can better support their success. If you are part of or lead an FME user group, we’d love your input!This short survey will help us better understand how user groups are structured, the challenges you face, and what resources would be most valuable to you. Your feedback will directly shape how we support and grow the FME user group community.Take the SurveyThe survey should only take a few minutes to complete, and your insights will help us provide the tools, resources, and connections user groups need to succeed.If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at danielle.leroux@safe.com.Thank you for your time and for being part of the FME community!

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We’re honoured to be nominated for EM360Tech's Q4 2024 Content Awards in the "Most Engaging Podcast" category! 🎉This recognition is for our podcast, How FME is Revolutionizing Omaha's Mobility Projects, and we couldn’t be more proud.Your vote can help us take home the win! 🏆 Cast your vote here: https://lnkd.in/gKwTfXXXThank you for your support - let’s make it happen together! Voting closes on Wednesday, January 15.

Welcome to our January FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!User Spotlight: Danilo de Lima ​@danilo_fme What’s your name?Danilo de LimaWhat company do you currently work for? SolutialWhat’s your current job role and title? Commercial ManagerTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I started my work with the FME Platform over 18 years ago. At first, I only carried out a few conversions from one format to another. Over time, I reached a high level on the platform, participating in complex integrations and Augmented Reality projects.Currently, I am the Commercial Manager at the company, Solutial. Our company is a reseller here in Brazil and South America.Why did you join the FME Community?Initially, I joined the FME Community to ask some questions. Over the years, I log in every

Hi FME Community, Are you ready? The Peak of Data and AI 2025 is less than four months away! Be among the first to witness groundbreaking product launches from FME experts and Safe Software CEO Don Murray as they debut for the very first time.Join us May 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency Seattle for the premier event dedicated to data transformation, integration, automation, and innovation. Over three dynamic days, data enthusiasts, experts, and thought leaders will gather to explore cutting-edge technologies and build connections that drive data-driven solutions.Disruptions are coming. Don’t miss out - Early Bird pricing is available now through February 7, 2025!PS. We’ll also be hosting some fun, FME Community-exclusive activities at the Peak. Stay tuned for more details!  

Hi FME Community,As you may know, our 12 Days of FME Contest is well underway! You can still register and launch your balloon.The contest has a special prize for data visualization and that’s what we’re theming this Question of the Week around.Download some of the data from the contest and (preferably using FME) analyze it and visualize it. The best visualization wins a $100 USD gift card (plus you’ll also be eligible for our monthly Question of the Week draw)! You don’t even need to launch a balloon to participate. This part of the contest is open to anyone.Visualization entries posted on this thread and the contest thread will be entered into the contest! Find some ideas here. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!The contest ends on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 8:30 am PST. Data visualization entries will be accepted until Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 8:30 am PST.