diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts
index 1539ac87..e46f6e18 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { load_ae_obj_li__event_presentation } from '$lib/ae_events/ae_events__ev
 
 const ae_promises: key_val = {};
 
-// Updated 2026-01-20 to V3
+// Updated 2026-01-26 (SWR Optimization)
 export async function load_ae_obj_id__event_session({
     api_cfg,
     event_session_id,
@@ -41,99 +41,77 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event_session({
     log_lvl?: number;
 }): Promise<ae_EventSession | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_id__event_session() *** [V3] id=${event_session_id}`);
+        console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_id__event_session() *** [V3] id=${event_session_id} (SWR)`);
     }
 
-    // Check if offline
-    if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && !navigator.onLine) {
-        if (log_lvl) console.log('Browser is offline. Skipping API and attempting cache load.');
-        ae_promises.load__event_session_obj = await db_events.session.get(event_session_id);
-        if (ae_promises.load__event_session_obj) {
-            return await _handle_nested_loads(ae_promises.load__event_session_obj, { 
-                api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl 
-            });
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    try {
-        ae_promises.load__event_session_obj = await api.get_ae_obj_v3({
-            api_cfg,
-            obj_type: 'event_session',
-            obj_id: event_session_id,
-            view,
-            log_lvl
-        });
-
-        if (ae_promises.load__event_session_obj) {
-            if (try_cache) {
-                const processed_obj_li = await process_ae_obj__event_session_props({
-                    obj_li: [ae_promises.load__event_session_obj],
-                    log_lvl
-                });
-                await db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({
-                    db_instance: db_events,
-                    table_name: 'session',
-                    obj_li: processed_obj_li,
-                    properties_to_save,
-                    log_lvl
+    // 1. FAST PATH: Return cached data immediately
+    if (try_cache) {
+        try {
+            const cached = await db_events.session.get(event_session_id);
+            if (cached) {
+                if (log_lvl) console.log('SESSION LOAD: Cache hit. Returning stale data.');
+                _refresh_session_id_background({ 
+                    api_cfg, event_session_id, view, try_cache, 
+                    inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li,
+                    enabled, hidden, limit, offset, log_lvl: 0 
                 });
+                return await _handle_nested_loads(cached, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl });
             }
-        } else if (try_cache) {
-            ae_promises.load__event_session_obj = await db_events.session.get(event_session_id);
-        }
-    } catch (error: any) {
-        console.log('V3 Request failed.', error);
-        if (try_cache) {
-            ae_promises.load__event_session_obj = await db_events.session.get(event_session_id);
-        }
+        } catch (e) {}
     }
 
-    if (!ae_promises.load__event_session_obj) return null;
-
-    return await _handle_nested_loads(ae_promises.load__event_session_obj, { 
-        api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl 
+    // 2. SLOW PATH: Wait for API
+    return await _refresh_session_id_background({ 
+        api_cfg, event_session_id, view, try_cache, 
+        inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li,
+        enabled, hidden, limit, offset, log_lvl 
     });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Internal background refresh for a single session
+ */
+async function _refresh_session_id_background({ api_cfg, event_session_id, view, try_cache, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, log_lvl }: any) {
+    if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && !navigator.onLine) return null;
+    try {
+        const result = await api.get_ae_obj_v3({ api_cfg, obj_type: 'event_session', obj_id: event_session_id, view, log_lvl });
+        if (result) {
+            if (try_cache) {
+                const processed = await process_ae_obj__event_session_props({ obj_li: [result], log_lvl });
+                await db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({ db_instance: db_events, table_name: 'session', obj_li: processed, properties_to_save, log_lvl });
+            }
+            return await _handle_nested_loads(result, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl });
+        }
+    } catch (e) {}
+    return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper to handle nested collection loads for a session
  */
 async function _handle_nested_loads(session_obj: any, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl }: any) {
     const current_session_id = session_obj.event_session_id_random || session_obj.event_session_id || session_obj.id;
 
+    const tasks = [];
     if (inc_file_li) {
-        session_obj.event_file_li = await load_ae_obj_li__event_file({
-            api_cfg,
-            for_obj_type: 'event_session',
-            for_obj_id: current_session_id,
-            enabled,
-            limit: 15,
-            try_cache,
-            log_lvl
-        });
+        tasks.push(load_ae_obj_li__event_file({
+            api_cfg, for_obj_type: 'event_session', for_obj_id: current_session_id,
+            enabled, limit: 15, try_cache, log_lvl
+        }).then(res => session_obj.event_file_li = res));
     }
 
     if (inc_presentation_li) {
-        session_obj.event_presentation_li = await load_ae_obj_li__event_presentation({
-            api_cfg,
-            for_obj_type: 'event_session',
-            for_obj_id: current_session_id,
-            inc_file_li: inc_all_file_li,
-            inc_presenter_li,
-            enabled,
-            hidden,
-            limit,
-            offset,
-            try_cache,
-            log_lvl
-        });
+        tasks.push(load_ae_obj_li__event_presentation({
+            api_cfg, for_obj_type: 'event_session', for_obj_id: current_session_id,
+            inc_file_li: inc_all_file_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl
+        }).then(res => session_obj.event_presentation_li = res));
     }
 
+    if (tasks.length > 0) await Promise.all(tasks);
     return session_obj;
 }
 
-// Updated 2026-01-20 to V3
+// Updated 2026-01-26 (SWR Optimization)
 export async function load_ae_obj_li__event_session({
     api_cfg,
     for_obj_type = 'event',
@@ -172,72 +150,50 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__event_session({
     log_lvl?: number;
 }): Promise<ae_EventSession[]> {
     if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_li__event_session() *** [V3] for=${for_obj_type}:${for_obj_id}`);
+        console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_li__event_session() *** [V3] for=${for_obj_type}:${for_obj_id} (SWR)`);
     }
 
-    // Check if offline
-    if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && !navigator.onLine) {
-        if (log_lvl) console.log('Browser is offline. Skipping API and attempting cache load.');
-        ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li = await db_events.session
-            .where('for_id').equals(for_obj_id)
-            .toArray();
-        if (ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li) {
-            for (const session of ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li) {
-                await _handle_nested_loads(session, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl });
+    // 1. FAST PATH: Check cache
+    if (try_cache) {
+        try {
+            const cached_li = await db_events.session.where('for_id').equals(for_obj_id).toArray();
+            if (cached_li && cached_li.length > 0) {
+                if (log_lvl) console.log(`SESSION LIST: Cache hit (${cached_li.length}). Returning stale data.`);
+                _refresh_session_li_background({ 
+                    api_cfg, for_obj_type, for_obj_id, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li,
+                    enabled, hidden, limit, offset, order_by_li, try_cache, log_lvl: 0 
+                });
+                for (const s of cached_li) {
+                    await _handle_nested_loads(s, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl });
+                }
+                return cached_li;
             }
-        }
-        return ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li || [];
+        } catch (e) {}
     }
 
+    // 2. SLOW PATH: API
+    return await _refresh_session_li_background({ 
+        api_cfg, for_obj_type, for_obj_id, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li,
+        enabled, hidden, limit, offset, order_by_li, try_cache, log_lvl 
+    });
+}
+
+async function _refresh_session_li_background({ api_cfg, for_obj_type, for_obj_id, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, order_by_li, try_cache, log_lvl }: any) {
+    if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && !navigator.onLine) return [];
     try {
-        ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li = await api.get_ae_obj_li_v3({
-            api_cfg,
-            obj_type: 'event_session',
-            for_obj_type,
-            for_obj_id,
-            enabled,
-            hidden,
-            limit,
-            offset,
-            order_by_li,
-            log_lvl
-        });
-
-        if (ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li) {
+        const result_li = await api.get_ae_obj_li_v3({ api_cfg, obj_type: 'event_session', for_obj_type, for_obj_id, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, order_by_li, log_lvl });
+        if (result_li) {
             if (try_cache) {
-                const processed_obj_li = await process_ae_obj__event_session_props({
-                    obj_li: ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li,
-                    log_lvl
-                });
-                await db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({
-                    db_instance: db_events,
-                    table_name: 'session',
-                    obj_li: processed_obj_li,
-                    properties_to_save,
-                    log_lvl
-                });
+                const processed = await process_ae_obj__event_session_props({ obj_li: result_li, log_lvl });
+                await db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({ db_instance: db_events, table_name: 'session', obj_li: processed, properties_to_save, log_lvl });
             }
-        } else if (try_cache) {
-            ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li = await db_events.session
-                .where('for_id').equals(for_obj_id)
-                .toArray();
+            for (const s of result_li) {
+                await _handle_nested_loads(s, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl });
+            }
+            return result_li;
         }
-    } catch (error: any) {
-        console.log('V3 List Request failed.', error);
-        if (try_cache) {
-            ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li = await db_events.session
-                .where('for_id').equals(for_obj_id)
-                .toArray();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li) {
-        for (const session of ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li) {
-            await _handle_nested_loads(session, { api_cfg, inc_file_li, inc_all_file_li, inc_presentation_li, inc_presenter_li, enabled, hidden, limit, offset, try_cache, log_lvl });
-        }
-    }
-
-    return ae_promises.load__event_session_obj_li || [];
+    } catch (e) {}
+    return [];
 }
 
 // Updated 2026-01-20 to V3
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts
index c037b8c8..55c8ea13 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts
@@ -28,102 +28,27 @@ export async function load({ params, parent, url }) {
     // console.log(`ae_acct = `, ae_acct);
 
     const event_id = params.event_id;
-    // if (!event_id) {
-    //     console.log(`ae Events - [event_id] +page.ts: The event_id was not found in the params.event_id!!!`);
-    //     error(404, {
-    // 		message: 'Event ID not found'
-    // 	});
-    // }
-
-    // ae_acct.slct.event_id = event_id;
-
-    // let load_event_obj = events_func.handle_load_ae_obj_id__event({
-    //     api_cfg: ae_acct.api, event_id:  event_id, try_cache: true
-    // });
-
-    // ae_acct.slct.event_obj = await load_event_obj;
 
     if (browser) {
-        console.log(`ae_events Launcher - [event_id] launcher +layout.ts start`);
+        if (log_lvl) console.log(`ae_events Launcher - [event_id] launcher +layout.ts (Non-Blocking)`);
 
-        // Load event object again, but with the event file list
-        // let load_event_obj = events_func.load_ae_obj_id__event({
-        //     api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
-        //     event_id:  event_id,
-        //     inc_file_li: true,
-        //     log_lvl: log_lvl
-        // })
-        // .then((results) => {
-        //     if (!results) {
-        //         error(404, {
-        //             message: 'Events Launcher - Event not found'
-        //         });
-        //     } else {
-        //         // ae_acct.slct.event_obj = results;
-        //     }
-        // });
-
-        const load_event_device_obj_li = events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_device({
+        // OPTIMIZATION: Fire these in the background without 'await'.
+        // The UI components (menu, session_view) already use LiveQuery/Dexie 
+        // and will automatically update when these background tasks save to IDB.
+        events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_device({
             api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
             for_obj_type: 'event',
             for_obj_id: event_id,
-            log_lvl: log_lvl
+            log_lvl: 0
         });
 
-        const load_event_file_obj_li = events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_file({
+        events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_file({
             api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
             for_obj_type: 'event',
             for_obj_id: event_id,
-            log_lvl: log_lvl
+            log_lvl: 0
         });
-
-        // let load_event_obj = events_func.load_ae_obj_id__event({
-        //     api_cfg: ae_acct.api, event_id:  event_id, try_cache: true, log_lvl: 1
-        // });
-        // console.log(`load_event_obj = `, load_event_obj);
-        // ae_acct.slct.event_obj = load_event_obj;
-
-        // let load_event_session_obj_li = events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_session({
-        //     api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
-        //     for_obj_type: 'event',
-        //     for_obj_id: event_id,
-        //     params: {qry__enabled: 'enabled', qry__hidden: 'all', qry__limit: 200},
-        //     try_cache: true,
-        //     log_lvl: 1
-        // });
-        // console.log(`load_event_session_obj_li = `, load_event_session_obj_li);
-        // ae_acct.slct.event_session_obj_li = load_event_session_obj_li;
-
-        // let load_event_location_obj_li = events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_location({
-        //     api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
-        //     for_obj_type: 'event',
-        //     for_obj_id: event_id,
-        //     params: {qry__enabled: 'enabled', qry__hidden: 'all', qry__limit: 200},
-        //     try_cache: true,
-        //     log_lvl: log_lvl
-        // });
-        // console.log(`load_event_location_obj_li = `, load_event_location_obj_li);
-        // ae_acct.slct.event_location_obj_li = load_event_location_obj_li;
-
-        // let event_session_id = url.searchParams.get('session_id');
-        // if (event_session_id) {
-        //     let load_event_session_obj = events_func.load_ae_obj_id__event_session({
-        //         api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
-        //         event_session_id: event_session_id,
-        //         inc_file_li: true,
-        //         inc_presentation_li: true,
-        //         inc_presenter_li: true,
-        //         try_cache: true,
-        //         log_lvl: log_lvl
-        //     });
-        //     ae_acct.slct.event_session_id = event_session_id;
-        //     console.log(`load_event_session_obj = `, load_event_session_obj);
-        //     ae_acct.slct.event_session_obj = load_event_session_obj;
-        // }
     }
 
-    // WARNING: Precaution against shared data between sites and sessions.
-    // data[account_id] = ae_acct;
-
     return data;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/[event_location_id]/+page.ts b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/[event_location_id]/+page.ts
index 097467e6..539a4a62 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/[event_location_id]/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/[event_location_id]/+page.ts
@@ -43,57 +43,23 @@ export async function load({ params, parent, url }) {
                 event_location_id
             );
         }
-        // Load event_session object
-        // let load_event_session_obj_li = await events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_session({
-        const load_event_session_obj_li = events_func
-            .load_ae_obj_li__event_session({
-                api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
-                for_obj_type: 'event_location',
-                for_obj_id: event_location_id,
-                inc_file_li: true, // Only include files directly under the session?
-                inc_all_file_li: true, // Also include files under presentations and presenters as well?
-                inc_presentation_li: true,
-                inc_presenter_li: true,
-                enabled: 'enabled',
-                hidden: 'all',
-                limit: 150,
-                log_lvl: log_lvl
-            })
-            .finally(() => {
-                // console.log(`load_event_session_obj_li = `, load_event_session_obj_li);
-                // ae_acct.trig.event_session_obj_li = false;
-            });
-        ae_acct.slct.event_session_obj_li = load_event_session_obj_li;
-        // console.log(`ae_acct.slct.event_session_obj_li = `, ae_acct.slct.event_session_obj_li);
-
-        // let id_li__event_session = [];
-
-        // let tmp_li = []; // This is to prevent the array from constantly updating and triggering the liveQuery.
-
-        // for (let i = 0; i < load_event_session_obj_li.length; i++) {
-        //     let event_session_obj = load_event_session_obj_li[i];
-        //     let event_session_id = event_session_obj.event_session_id;
-        //     tmp_li.push(event_session_id);
-        // }
-        // id_li__event_session = tmp_li;
-        // console.log(`id_li__event_session:`, id_li__event_session);
-        // ae_acct.slct.id_li__event_session = id_li__event_session;
-
-        // This should only be needed if the session ID passed is not part of the location sessions.
-        // let event_session_id = url.searchParams.get('session_id');
-        // if (event_session_id) {
-        //     let load_event_session_obj = await events_func.load_ae_obj_id__event_session({
-        //         api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
-        //         event_session_id: event_session_id,
-        //         inc_file_li: true,
-        //         inc_presentation_li: true,
-        //         inc_presenter_li: true,
-        //         log_lvl: log_lvl
-        //     });
-        //     ae_acct.slct.event_session_id = event_session_id;
-        //     console.log(`load_event_session_obj = `, load_event_session_obj);
-        //     ae_acct.slct.event_session_obj = load_event_session_obj;
-        // }
+        
+        // OPTIMIZATION: Fire the session list refresh in the background.
+        // The Launcher components already use liveQuery to watch Dexie, 
+        // so they will update automatically once this background task finishes.
+        events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_session({
+            api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
+            for_obj_type: 'event_location',
+            for_obj_id: event_location_id,
+            inc_file_li: true,
+            inc_all_file_li: true,
+            inc_presentation_li: true,
+            inc_presenter_li: true,
+            enabled: 'enabled',
+            hidden: 'all',
+            limit: 150,
+            log_lvl: 0
+        });
     } else {
         console.log(`ae pres_mgmt launcher [slug] +page.ts: browser = false or location_id missing`);
     }