Most attendees work directly with FileMaker in some capacity. That doesn’t mean that everyone at PauseOnError is a developer—there are also folks who do marketing, finance, operations, HR, project management, and other jobs at companies that work with FileMaker. There are also usually a handful of folks in attendance who are the spouses or partners of people who work directly with FileMaker. And you’ll probably find a few folks whose professional lives don’t center around FileMaker – at least not anymore – but this community is important to them. Everyone is welcome and while the content of sessions should have something to do with FileMaker, “something to do with” is loosely held.

Pause is a conference that holds sessions over the course of four days. There's a combination of all-group session, small-group sessions, and time for breakout and side conversations. Participants are encouraged to bring questions, workshop problems, and show off works in progress. Pause is a gathering where we acknowledge that we each have expertise to share, and also each have things to learn.

One of the best ways to facilitate a session is to bring a problem or question that you've been struggling with, and invite others to work on solving it alongside you. Session sign-ups will begin in the late summer.

To give you an idea of the schedule, here's the schedule from 2023 and here is the list of all the sessions from 2023.

Camp is hosted at:

Ramah Darom Retreat Center

70 Darom Lane

Clayton, GA 30525

Here are the 3 closest airports:

• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 129 miles

• Asheville Regional Airport: 115 miles

• Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport: 104 miles

Only if you want to! Ramah Darom offers a mix of options: hotel rooms, bunk bed rooms, and camping space for tents. Additionally, participants are welcome to arrange their own accommodations. Clayton, Georgia is about a 30-minute drive from camp and has several hotels and vacation rental properties.

Yes, please!

Like last year, we won’t be asking for you to submit a session for approval. Instead, we will open up slots for people to sign up to facilitate a session. We plan to post the schedule where you can sign up to lead small group sessions by mid-September.

Ahead of that, let’s talk in Slack and see what topics are of interest, and where there are opportunities for collaboration. Some things you might want to try this year:

• Collaborate with someone on a jointly-facilitated session.

• Lead a conversation about a question whose answer you don’t know.

• Propose a session you know is specialized – unlike a big conference, sessions at Camp don’t have to be popular to be on the calendar. A 5-person session might be more valuable than a 50-person one!

• Let everyone know what you’d like to learn 🧑‍🏫 about – maybe it will inspire someone to lead a session.

Absolutely! We will offer limited promotional opportunities by offering themed items or sponsoring group events. Interested in hearing more? Send us an email and we'll chat!

Everyone who has registered will receive an invitation to the event-specific Slack space. This is a great place to collaborate and team up for rides and housing.

If you're looking for pre-registration connections, there are community resources where you’re likely to find people who are attending Pause. Here are a few – if you know of more, please reach out to us so we can add to the list!

Claris Community: https://community.claris.com/en/s/

WITfm: https://womeninnovatingtogether.org/about/connect/

All of the recreational buildings are wheelchair/handicap accessible. Guests are asked not to use their vehicles to travel around campus. Guests may park only in approved parking locations. It is extremely important to only park in designated parking areas to ensure our maintenance and facilities team can access all areas of our campus.

If you have difficulty walking, please contact a staff member to discuss accommodations. A limited number of parking passes are available for people who need to use their vehicles for mobility reasons.

As you may recall from summer camp when you were a kid, cabins do not have locking doors. However, hotel rooms do. Pause will be the only group on site, but you may want to consider leaving your valuables at home and/or bringing luggage that you can secure yourself. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee the security of any valuables you choose to bring with you.

The kitchen staff at Ramah Darom is incredibly friendly and accommodating -- they almost certainly can accommodate your dietary needs. Please make sure to note it on your registration. If you forgot, send us an email!

All food served by the venue is kosher.