Pre-Conference Training & Workshops

The FME International User Conference also provides an excellent and cost-effective opportunity for you to build your FME skills through hands-on training. Offered at a significantly discounted rate and taught by Certified FME Trainers from Safe Software, these courses will help you take your FME knowledge and expertise to the next level.

FME 2-Day Training Classes - Monday, June 8 & Tuesday June 9

	Description	Early Bird Price	Standard Price
FME Desktop	Learn from the experts in how to use the essential components and capabilities in FME through this two-day course, which includes extensive hands-on, problem-solving exercises.	$250	$1000
FME Server	Find out how to elevate your spatial ETL processes to the server level. Various roles exist for FME Server scenarios and this two-day course covers the fundamentals from all points of view. The course gives the opportunity to cover a number of useful examples, from basic installation up to the end user's view.	$250	$1000

FME Advanced Training Workshops - Wednesday, June 10

You asked for more opportunities to attend hands-on workshops, so here they are!

Join us a day early for the conference and pay only $500 for a full day of workshop training, including up to four sessions. To attend, pre-register for these workshops in your Conference Registration.

As hands-on workshops are part of our advanced training offerings, workshop attendees should be graduates of the FME Desktop Basic Training class or have equivalent experience.

*Workshops with an asterisk (*) next to their title will also be offered during the conference, giving you more opportunities to attend. For more details, check out the Conference Agenda (PDF).

8:30-9:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast - Alpine Foyer
	*Hands-On Workshop 90 min* Alpine C	*Hands-On Workshop 90 min* Alpine D	*Hands-On Workshop 180 min* Alpine E
9:00 - 10:30 am	Advanced FME Workflows - Part 1	Stretching FME Boundaries*	Introduction to FME Server*
	This workshop – an updated edition of last year’s highly successful advanced Conference training – helps users take their Workbench skills to the next level. We cover how data flows through Workbench, how to configure workspaces for common scenarios, and how to use Shutdown scripts in TCL or Python to create an online translation log.	The Professional Services team at Safe frequently carries out projects at the extreme limits of FME functionality. This session explores several of these projects to illustrate some advanced transformer uses such as Measures, Traits, and even complex schema mapping.	With FME Server you can deploy all the transformation powers of FME as web-based data distribution and data loading services. Join this hands-on workshop and you will create your own Data Download service as well as OGC WFS and WMS Services using FME Server and FME Workbench. You will also get a chance to create a data streaming service that lets you provide spatial data straight into client applications like Google Earth or Microsoft Virtual Earth.
10:30-10:45 am	Break - Alpine Foyer
10:45 - 12:15 pm	Advanced FME Workflows - Part 2	Centralizing Data Storage	Dynamic Workspaces and the Three R’s
	Continued from Part 1 of the workshop.	To maintain control over access and quality of spatial data, organizations frequently centralize their data in a spatial database. In many cases this involves a migration from a file-based system, and then periodic updates. Here we’ll look at the factors involved in migrating data and techniques to keep that data up-to-date. Includes change detection and incremental updates, plus info on handling raster data.	FME 2009 contains enhanced technology that enables users to develop workspaces suitable for any occasion. In this session – a popular excerpt from the basic training course – you’ll learn to use generic and dynamic FME functionality to Reduce workspace maintenance, Reuse workspaces in different scenarios, and Recycle workspace components between projects.
12:15-1:15 pm	Lunch - Nordic
1:15 - 2:45 pm	FME for the ESRI Enthusiast - Part 1	Smoothing the GIS/CAD Road*	The Continued Story of 3D Data
	ESRI’s standard for spatial data storage – the Geodatabase – has a number of complex features. Here we will delve into the world of Feature Classes, Precision, Relationships, Networks, Coded Domains, and Feature Linked Annotation, and address how they can be handled using FME.	Transferring data from GIS to CAD – or vice versa – is a tricky road to navigate. Join us in discovering the common pitfalls and how FME can be used to overcome them (yes – even annotation!). Includes use of MicroStation DGN and AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data.	FME’s 3D support has come a long way even in the short period since the last conference. This session explores the latest developments and how they can be applied to turn 2D maps into a full city model.
2:45 - 3:00 pm	Break - Alpine Foyer
3:00 - 4:30 pm	FME for the ESRI Enthusiast - Part 2	Practical Raster Scenarios	Maps for the Masses*
	Continued from Part 1 of the workshop.	Handling raster data is sometimes difficult because of the mind-boggling array of data types and settings. Here we’ll explore some practical techniques to produce results of interest to all users of spatial data!	Accessibility is vitally important if we are to open our spatial data to a wider audience. This session focuses on producing data in formats supported by software vendors such as Adobe, Google, and Microsoft; using standard FME techniques to customize the look of the output.