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SUMMARY:Webinar: How Open Source is Modernizing The Mainframe
DESCRIPTION:The open source movement has rapidly become the way code is being developed for today’s smart and agile businesses. This webinar will cover how an “open mainframe” is the perfect solution for deploying open source on an enterprise computing platform. Join Vicom Infinity for a Lunch ‘n Learn webinar on Thursday\, April 25 at 9 am PT\, 12 pm ET. John Mertic\, Executive Director of the Open Mainframe Project\, will share: \n\nhow the mainframe platform is a natural technology for Linux deployments and\nhow the mainframe community operates within the 18+ open source projects and working groups hosted by Open Mainframe Project.\n\nWith projects such as COBOL\, Zowe\, Mentorship\, Feilong\, Zebra\, and Mainframe Open Education\, many of these programs complement each other and we’ll take you through how to participate and join the collaboration. \nSpace is limited\, so we ask that you register for the webinar. \nREGISTRATION: \nSend email to Leonard.Santalucia@convergetp.com requesting “please register” and a webex calendar invitation will be sent to you. \n  \nThis webinar is managed by Vicom Infinity. 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/webinar-how-open-source-is-modernizing-the-mainframe/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Mainframe Modernization
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240426
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
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SUMMARY:GSE UK Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The GSE UK Virtual Conference will be hosted online on April 23-25. There will be ten parallel streams during the three days with each session lasting for one hour.  Registration will be free for GSE members but a small charge will be made for non-members to cover our expenses.  Access to session videos will be free for GSE members and for two months after the conference for non-member delegates. \nAll sessions are in the UK timezone.  \nWednesday\, April 24:\n1-1:30 pm: How to Build an Internal Mainframe Talent Pool – Darren Surch\, CEO of Interskill and Open Mainframe Project Ambassador \nModern mainframe organizations recognize the persistent shortage of external\, mainframe-skilled personnel and ensure long-term mainframe workforce efficacy by building internal mainframe talent pools. The synergy of workforce succession planning\, strategic mainframe upskilling\, and internal mobility provides a powerful solution to a persistent mainframe industry challenge. Join Lifetime IBM Champion\, Darren Surch\, as he outlines how to build a successful internal mainframe talent pool at your organization! \n3-4 pm: How to Test a Mainframe without knowing the Mainframe! – Eamonn Mansour\, Software Engineer\, and Louisa Seers\, Product Manager\, at IBM \nWriting a test is hard\, automating it is even more challenging if you don’t know the interfaces you are working with. Galasa is an open-source project that provides your automated tests with a common API to allow you to focus on writing the tests.  From 3270 to Batch jobs\, Galasa can help you to test it even as a new mainframer. In this session we will explain what Galasa is and provide a getting started guide\, all the way from creating a Galasa test from scratch\, running it locally\, and running it in a pipeline. \n3-4 pm: The Next Generation of Mainframers – Moderator John Mertic\, Executive Director of Open Mainframe Project\, Jessielaine Punongbayan\, Senior R&D Engineer at Dynatrace\, Michael Bauer\, Software Engineering Supervisor at Broadcom and Richelle Craw\, Software Engineer at Beta Systems Software \nFor many of the fortune 500 companies the mainframe is and will remain a critical component of the IT infrastructure to run business processes efficiently and process billions of critical transactions safely and securely. \nAs experienced professionals are gradually retiring\, a new generation of professionals are moving up as the “mainframe experts.” \nIn this session\, we’ll chat with a few ambassadors and leaders from Open Mainframe Project who are this next generation. \nThey’ll share their experience with mainframes\, how they got into the industry and advice for others and will share real-world examples of the new generation of mainframers and the diversity that is quietly building behind the scenes. \nThursday\, April 25:\n10:30 – 11:30 am: SSO and the Mainframe – Elliot Jalley\, Product Manager\, and Jakub Balhar\, Staff Software Engineer\, at Broadcom Mainframe Software \nThere is an increasing need for tools\, processes and architecture that allow modern mainframes to move fast without sacrificing quality. APIs are key to securing quick and secure access to data on the platform.\nCome and learn how the Zowe API mediation layer is powering modern workflows with a secure single signon experience from the network to the mainframe\, across sysplexes and security domains. \n10:30-11:30 am: When Units Tests just aren’t Enough\, Application Integration is Key – Will Yates\, STSM CICS Hybrid Cloud\, and Jamies Davies\, CICS TS Development Manager\, at IBM \nThe most obvious answer to effective testing is to make sure each unit test is performed correctly.\nIn the landscape of enterprise systems compromised of cloud providers\, z/OS\, and many middleware\, integration\, and development programs\, it becomes a complex web that can seem impossible to connect and test all together.\nThere is an answer\, and that involves understanding applications\, what areas could easily have integration tests stitched together\, and how to implement testing as a service within your organisation. \nThis session will cover the technical details to understand more about application integration testing\, how Galasa\, an open-source project\, could be implemented at scale and worked examples of integration testing to help make it easier to scale testing at your organisation. \n12-1 pm: Automation and Containers – Two Things guaranteed to be part of your future mainframe strategy – Sujit Neb\, Senior Automoation Engineer at BMC \nEmbark on a real-world journey with me as I share how automation\, containerization\, and the robot framework transformed my life and reignited my passion for work. \nDiscover how these technologies gave me back control and infused joy into my professional journey. \nJoin me in this inspiring exploration of empowerment\, where technology not only revolutionizes workflows but also enhances lives. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative experience. \nTogether\, we can unlock the potential of technology together and embrace a future where work is both efficient and fulfilling. \nThe event is managed by GSE UK. To learn more about the schedule or to register for the event\, visit the main event website: https://conferences.gse.org.uk/2024V.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/gse-uk-virtual-conference/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference,Linux Distributions Working Group
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240416
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240419
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SUMMARY:Open Source Summit North America (Seattle\, Washington)
DESCRIPTION:Open Source Summit is the premier event for open source developers\, technologists\, and community leaders to collaborate\, share information\, solve problems\, and gain knowledge\, furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable open source ecosystem. It is the gathering place for open-source code and community contributors. \nOpen Source Summit is a conference umbrella\, composed of a collection of events covering the most important technologies\, topics\, and issues affecting open source today. One of these is events is LinuxCon\, where Elizabeth Joseph\, Open Mainframe Summit Ambassador and Global Head\, Open Source Program Office for IBMZ at IBM\, will be on-site to give a presentation about the Linux Distributions Working Group. \nOn Wednesday\, April 17 at 2-2:40 pm\, she will give a presentation titled\, “How Our Mainframe-Focused Working Group Solved Our Linux Distribution Maintainer Isolation Problem.”  \nWhen you’re the only maintainer caring for a somewhat niche part of your project\, it can be very isolating. This was happening with maintainers of the s390x (mainframe) port of a number of Linux distributions\, and so in 2021 we founded The Open Mainframe Project Linux Distributions Working Group to try and solve this. \nThe working group brought together maintainers of the s390x port of openSUSE\, Debian\, Fedora\, Rocky Linux\, and more to discuss and collaborate on shared issues\, future planning\, and access to hardware resources for development and testing. \nThis talk will provide a basic introduction to the s390x architecture to provide context to why collaboration is required and why maintainers sometimes struggled. Then we’ll dive into some of the specific technical success stories the distributions have from this working group\, and how that’s managed to knock down those walls that were causing us to feel so isolated\, and create a friendly\, collaborative team. Add this to your schedule here. \nYou can find the complete schedule here. Learn more about the event or to register for it\, visit the main Open Source Summit North America website here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-source-summit-north-america-seattle-washington/
CATEGORIES:Ambassadors,LF Event,Linux Distributions Working Group
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407
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SUMMARY:Grazer Linuxtage (Graz\, Austria)
DESCRIPTION:Grazer Linuxtage is a conference taking place annually in Graz on Apirl 5-6. Grazer Linuxtage is organized by volunteers and offers attendees the opportunity to learn more about open source software and open source hardware. \nOpen Mainframe Project Ambassador Sarah-Julia Kriesch\, IT consultant for Accenture\, will be on-site on Saturday\, April 6 at 10-10:45 am (Europe time) to present and overview of the Linux Distribution Working Group and how the different distributions collaborate. \n\nopenSUSE\, Fedora and Debian have joined forces with an IBM representative as the Linux Distributions Working Group in the Open Mainframe Project with the aim of maintaining the respective mainframe (s390x) ports together and ultimately providing all Linux distributions with the corresponding patches and can integrate extensions. At first this idea was viewed with some surprise from outside\, but at community level we are an “international” Linux community consisting of different Linux distributions. In the meantime\, SUSE\, Canonical (Ubuntu)\, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux have also joined. In the same way\, they started to develop the tooling for automatic tests together with openQA. \nThis lecture\, given in German\, will present the advantages of joint collaboration on Linux distributions with different communities and\, using the example of the Linux Distributions Working Group\, show how we can develop together so that everyone has an advantage in the end. \nCheck out the complete schedule here. \nThis event is not managed by the Linux Foundation. To learn more\, visit the main event page here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/grazer-linuxtage-graz-austria/
CATEGORIES:Ambassadors,Industry Conference,Linux Distributions Working Group
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240318
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
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SUMMARY:The 21st Annual Southern California Linux Expo
DESCRIPTION:The 21st Annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 21x) will take place on March 14-17\, 2024 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena\, CA. \nSCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. Elizabeth Joseph\, Open Mainframe Project ambassador and Chair of the Software Discovery Tool and Global Head\, OSPO for IBM Z at IBM\, will be on-site to give a presentation titled\, “Will your open source project run on a mainframe? And beyond!” Her presentation takes place on  Saturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 3:45 to 4:45 pm PT.  \nYou probably developed your open source project for a single\, “default” architecture like x86\, but today there is a growing interest in other architectures\, from ARM to Power\, and yes\, even mainframes (s390x). The talk will present some of the reasons these architectures are growing in popularity\, form factors they’re available in\, and why your open source project may want to consider supporting them. \nFrom there I’ll discuss some of the free tools and programs that are available to open source software developers to port their projects to ARM\, Power\, and s390x\, and give some practical guidance on precisely how to get started. \nThis event is managed by the SCALE team. Stay tuned for more details on the main event website here: https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/the-21st-annual-southern-california-linux-expo/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240308
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
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SUMMARY:SHARE (Orlando\, Florida)
DESCRIPTION:SHARE\, an independent volunteer-run information technology association that provides education\, professional networking and industry influence\, invites you to join them in Orlando on March 3-7\, 2024. SHARE is an associate member of the Open Mainframe Project and Open Mainframe ambassadors will be on-site.  Check out these Open Mainframe Project -related sessions and register here. \n**All sessions are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will take place at the Rosen Centre Hotel. \nMonday\, March 4:\n9:15 – 10:15 am: Customer Success Stories with the Open Mainframe Project Zowe – Joe Winchester and Ross Cruickshank\, IBM\, and Murali P Panchalingam \nThis talk covers a number of success customer stories and use cases adoptiong Zowe technology\, focusing on Education and training of New to Z staff\, DevOps and automation scripting\, Db2 modernization through Zowe Desktop extensions and VS Code development\, as well as custom SDK dashboards to build situational apps for in-house productivy. Each scenario is backed up by quotes and videos from the customers together with sample code and tips and information for others in their Zowe journey\, whether getting started or wanting to learn from the success of others. \n1:15-2:15 pm: The “ABC’s” of Building Dashboards Using Zowe APIs – Rose Sakach and Toine Micheielse\, Broadcom  \nReady to build a mainframe app using APIs? Then don’t miss this session. We’ll walk through each step of creating a simple dashboard using Zowe APIs\, Python\, a data store\, and Kibana. Walk away with a handy checklist containing all the details – no notebook required! \n2:45-3:45 pm: IBM Z System Automation 4.3 – Exploit Zowe and REST APIs to Enable Next Gen Operators – Gunnar Freitag\, IBM \nLearn about exciting new Z Automation capabilities of the new SA z/OS 4.3 release supporting IBM Z and DevOps for enhanced operations management. Learn about – On-demand automated resources to dynamically adapt to changing business requirements – The new ability to access your automation environment via REST calls and a wide variety of added enhancements making your life easier. Come and learn about user scenarios and improvements delivered recently. \n4-5 pm: Learn How Zowe Explorer Empowers Both New and Experienced Mainframers – Joe Winchester\, Billie Simmons\, Ross Cruickshank\, IBM \nThe Zowe Explorer Visual Studio Code plugin is being adopted as “the new face of Z” across the specturm of mainframe experience from education courses “IBM Z Explore\, COBOL training” through to experienced system programmers and assembler developers using it as their preferred IDE and mainframe “all-in-one” productivity workbench. This talk covers the different scenarios and use cases that enable everyone to explorer the mainframe with Zowe as their navigator. \nTuesday\, March 5:\n7:15 – 7:45 am: BOF: Mainframe Open Education Project – William Cash\, Hunter JOhnson and J.J. Lovett\, Broadcom  \nWorking session to build upon research conducted by the Core Team Members regarding roles and responsibilities\, the most desired education topics for NextGen mainframes\, evolving education to meet and suit the needs of new mainframers. We are looking to maintain engagement to drive year-round learning and education for the entire ecosystem through various avenues. \n10:30 – 11:30 am: Enterprise Deployment and Configuration of Zowe – Joe Winchester and Ross Cruickshank\, IBM\, and Murali P Panchalingam \nAs Zowe grows in maturity and adoption\, more customers are deploying it at scale\, in production environments\, and relying on it for more critical infrastructure workloads. This talk covers the use cases and patterns to assist with Enterprise roll-out\, covering everything from initial install and configuration of the first POC\, through to securing with client certificates\, MFA\, high availability within an LPAR or cross syplex\, rolling out updates\, central configuration of connection details. \n1-2 pm: PSP: Next-Gen Mainframe DevX with IntelliJ IDEA\, Jenkins\, and GitHub – Uladzislau Kalesnikau (Software Engineer\, IBA Group \nIn this presentation\, we focus on enhancing the Developer Experience (DevX) for mainframe systems by developing mainframe source code within the IntelliJ IDEA IDE environment\, managed as GitHub projects. Specifically\, we will delve into the build stage of the IBA Group DevOps suite\, which is based on Zowe products. Our discussion will include an in-depth look at the testing options available in this setup\, as well as Jenkins’ role in automating and optimizing workflows. We will also test how easily we can expand our solution by adding more parts\, and how well it can function in different settings. This will involve using CICS and working with various programming languages like COBOL\, HLASM\, Java\, and Python. \nLooking ahead\, we’ll examine the potential impact of the Language Server Protocol (LSP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on enhancing mainframe development in upcoming versions. This presentation is crucial for mainframe developers looking to enhance their DevX and modernize their development practices using IntelliJ IDEA. \nWednesday\, March 6:\n5:30-6:30 pm: ZEN – The “Easy Button” for Zowe Installation – Jan Prihoda\, Broadcom \nZEN helps you speed the deployment of Zowe through a wizard-driven configuration guide. Easily exploit rich features such as variable value validation\, real-time security validation\, assistance with certificate management\, and configuration file validation with just a few clicks. Come and see for yourself what ZEN can do from the comfort of your desktop! \nCheck out the complete schedule for SHARE and register here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/share-orlando-florida/
CATEGORIES:Ambassadors,Industry Conference,Zowe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231018
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SUMMARY:All Things Open (Raleigh\, NC)
DESCRIPTION:All Things Open will be hosted on October 15-17 in Raleigh\, North Carolina. ATO is an educational conference where attendees learn about new technologies and topics\, and it’s always been that way. The goal is for attendees to leave having learned something or been made aware of something new. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be featured in the event in this session: \nMonday\, October 16:\n2:45 – 3:30 pm: Linux Distribution Collaboration …on a Mainframe! – Elizabeth Joseph\, Global Head\, Open Source Program Office for IBM zSystems & LinuxONE at IBM \nLinux has run on the mainframe architecture (s390x) for over 20 years now\, and there’s even Linux-only mainframe hardware! But tight collaboration between the Linux distributions is rather new. Enter the Open Mainframe Project Linux Distributions Working Group\, founded in late 2021. \nBringing together various Linux distributions\, both corporate-backed and community-driven\, representatives from openSUSE\, Debian\, Fedora\, SUSE\, and more immediately joined the effort to share bug reports and patches that impact all the distributions. Issues are often shared and discussed on the mailing list\, and more complicated topics covered during the monthly meetings. The working group has a number of success stories that will be shared. \nFuture potential issues are also tackled\, and notes shared about upstream changes that may soon impact the package processes. In the latest effort\, the team has started thinking about actual upstream projects to invite to our group to be more pro-active about changes that may cause problems on the s390x architecture. \nBut more importantly\, this is a story about community and collaboration. Many people view the various Linux distributions as a competitive space\, but like so much of the open source software community\, we are all more successful when we share knowledge about our core. The success of this working group\, and growing enthusiasm for it from new Linux distributions who are joining\, is a great example of this. \nAll Things Open is not managed by the Linux Foundation or Open Mainframe Project. To register or learn more about the conference\, click on the All Things Open conference: https://2023.allthingsopen.org/.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/all-things-open-raleigh-nc/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T100000
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
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SUMMARY:Building a Thriving Open Source Community: Best Practices for Attracting and Retaining Contributor
DESCRIPTION:Join Open Mainframe Project for a special webinar on Wednesday\, October 11 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XNpNLYNeRkuIvvwPXxkEXg \nOpen source communities are an important part of the software development landscape\, allowing individuals from around the world to collaborate and contribute to projects. However\, building and maintaining a thriving open-source community can be challenging. This presentation will explore the best practices for attracting and retaining contributors to your open-source project. We will begin by discussing the importance of creating a welcoming environment for contributors\, including clear documentation and communication channels. We will also cover strategies for incentivizing participation\, such as mentorship opportunities. Additionally\, we will explore the role of diversity and inclusion in open-source communities\, and how to create a culture that values and celebrates differences. We will provide real-world examples of successful open-source communities. By the end of this presentation\, attendees will have a clear understanding of the best practices for building and maintaining a thriving open-source community. They will be equipped with practical tips and strategies that they can implement in their own projects to attract and retain contributors. \n \nSpeaker Andrej Chmelo is a software engineer at Broadcom with a passion for advancing the field of technology. With a focus on innovation and collaboration\, he is an integral and active member of the Zowe community\, contributing his expertise to drive the project. \nRegister for the webinar here. If you can’t make it live to the webinar\, register for the on-demand link.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/building-a-thriving-open-source-community/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T093000
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
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SUMMARY:Zowe Q3 Webinar (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:What’s new with Zowe Explorer? \nWhether you are a Zowe User\, Contributor\, Extender or simply interested in what’s happening with Zowe – please join us for the next Zowe Quarterly Update Webinar on Wednesday\, September 27 at 8:30 am PT/11:30 am ET. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_11n1KcA6Rp2f6XdVhI6HsQ \nZowe Community Leads Fernando Rijo Cedeno\, Software Engineer at Broadcom and Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, and Timothy Johnson\, Software Engineer at Broadcom and Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, will share a comprehensive overview and demonstration of the V2 LTS features and functions in Zowe’s Explorer for Visual Studio Code. \nRegister for the webinar here. If you can’t make it live\, register to receive a link to watch on-demand.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-q3-webinar-virtual/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Zowe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230701
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SUMMARY:Open Mainframe Summit (Call for Papers - Deadline to Submit June 30)
DESCRIPTION:This year\, Open Mainframe Summit will be co-located with two industry conferences – IBM TechXchange Conference 2023\, hosted in Las Vegas on September 11-14; and Open Source in Finance Forum\, hosted in New York City on November 1.  \nThe Call for Proposals is now open and will be accepting submissions until Friday\, June 30\, 2023. Interested speakers for either event can submit proposals with options for 20 minute talks\, 30-minute sessions\, 60-minute panel discussions or a 60-minute workshop or lab. All topics that benefit the Open Mainframe ecosystem are welcome and can include (but not limited to) AI\, machine learning\, building the next workforce\, cloud native\, COBOL\, Java\, hybrid cloud\, diversity and Inclusion\, z/OS and Linux on Z\, and security.  \nSubmit a proposal: cfp.openmainframesummit.org.  \nOpen Mainframe Summit – Las Vegas \nIBM TechXchange Conference offers technical breakout sessions\, hands-on experiences\, product demonstrations\, instructor-led labs\, and certifications tailored to your interests and learning style. Open Mainframe Summit will be featured as part of the TechXchange Community Day on September 11. Community Day unites diverse IBM user groups and technical communities to foster collaboration\, networking and learning. Learn more here. \nOpen Mainframe Summit – New York \nOpen Source in Finance Forum is dedicated to driving collaboration and innovation in financial services through open source software and standards. The event brings together experts across financial services\, technology\, and open source to engage our community in stimulating and thought-provoking conversations about how to best (and safely) leverage open source software to solve industry challenges. Open Mainframe Summit will be featured as part of a 6-session track and a 10-minute keynote presentation on November 1. Learn more about the event here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-mainframe-summit-cfp/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,Open Mainframe Summit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230519T175159Z
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SUMMARY:VM Workshop 2023 (Columbus\, Ohio)
DESCRIPTION:The VM Workshop 2023 takes place on June 22-24 at Ohio State University in Columbus\, Ohio. VM Workshop is a grassroots non-profit organization made up of customers\, ISVs\, and business partners with an interest in the use and growth of the z/VM platform\, Linux on IBM Z\, and VSE (z/VSE and VSEn). \nOpen Mainframe will be represented by several project leaders and ambassadors: \nOn Thursday\, June 22 at 11 am – 12 pm\, Len Santalucia\, Chair of the Open Mainframe Project Governing Board and CTO and Business Development Manager at Vicom Infinity\, and John Mertic\, Executive Director at Open Mainframe Project\, will give a presentation about the “State of the Open Mainframe Project.” \nThe Open Mainframe Project turns 8 this year\, and has seen much success in establishing not only a home for open source on the mainframe\, but also has been a driver towards building a diverse and inclusive culture in mainframe to help bring in the next generation. With the planned launch of a mainframe to be used by the open source community and greater collaboration with other open source projects and organizations\, mainframe is now becoming more mainstream. In this talk\, we will provide an update on the Open Mainframe Project and ways you can engage. \nOn Friday\, June 23 at 11 am – 12 pm\, Mike Friesenegger\, Chair of Feilong and Solution Architect at SUSE\, will give a presentation titled\, “Feilong: The Open Source API for z/VM Automation.” \nFeilong is an Open Mainframe project. Come learn about the project as well as be introduced to the technical components. A demonstration will show the API in action driving z/VM functionality. \nTo check out all the sessions\, click here. To learn more about the event or to register\, visit the main VM Workshop website.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/vm-workshop-2023-columbus-ohio/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T101500
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230612T230641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T230641Z
UID:10000143-1687339800-1687342500@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:COBOL Programming Course Q2 Update Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Since the launch of Open Mainframe Project’s COBOL Programming Course two years ago\, we have held quarterly TSC calls to encourage our learners\, COBOL fans and the community at large to join us to learn more about our work we drive and provide inputs and thoughts about the course. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, June 21 at 9:30 am PT\, for the COBOL Programming Course Q2 Webinar. The core COBOL team will be joined by Lezlie Browder\, an Open Mainframe Project Summer Mentor with several years of COBOL experience. She recently went through the COBOL Programming Course and experimented with Zowe and COBOL Check. She’ll share her experience\, feedback and more. \nRegister to join the conversation here. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-programming-course-q2-update-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,COBOL,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T073000
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230612T221722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T221722Z
UID:10000142-1687154400-1687159800@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:Zowe Quarterly Update Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Whether you are a Zowe User\, Contributor\, Extender or simply interested in what’s happening with Zowe \, please join the Zowe Community on Monday\, June 19 at 6 am PT/9 am ET for the Zowe Q2 Update Webinar featuring the Zowe 2.9 System Demo!\n\n\nDetails:\nWhen:  Monday June 19\, 2023 at 6 am PT/9am ET  (we’ve reserved 90 minutes for this meeting)\nWhere:  https://zoom.us/j/92382491133 (no registration required)\nWhat:  Zowe 2.9 System Demo\n\nFeaturing:\n\nZowe API Mediation Layer: Support for OpenID Connect (OIDC)\, API Catalog UI Enhancements\, fixes\nZowe CLI:  x-LPAR COPY command\, fixes\nZowe App Framework / Web UI:  Massive desktop / multi-app performance improvements\, fixes\nZowe Explorer (VS Code): Cancel Jobs for job nodes\, Data set creation templates\, Custom Credential Manager for K8s\, fixes\nGeneral:  New to you\nGeneral:  Upcoming Events\n\n\nFind more details in the Open Mainframe Project calendar:  https://lists.openmainframeproject.org/g/zowe-dev/viewevent?eventid=1946648&calstart=2023-06-19\n\n\nNote:  YOU MUST create your own calendar entry and reserve this time
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-q3-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar,Zowe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230519T171723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T171723Z
UID:10000138-1686873600-1687132799@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:DevConf.CZ (Brno\, Czech Republic)
DESCRIPTION:DevConf.CZ \, which takes place on June 16-18 in Brno\, Czech Republic\, is an annual\, free\, Red Hat sponsored community conference for developers\, admins\, DevOps engineers\, testers\, documentation writers and other contributors to open source technologies. At DevConf.CZ\, FLOSS communities sync\, share\, and hack on upstream projects together. \nDevConf.CZ is committed to fostering an open and welcoming environment at our conference. We set expectations for inclusive behavior through our code of conduct and media policies\, and are prepared to enforce these. \nOn Saturday\, June 17 at 2:45 – 3:20 pm\, Sarah Julia Kriesch\, an Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, CO-Chair of the Linux Distributions Working Group and Lead IT/OT Engineer at Accenture\, will give a presentation titled\, “Linux Distributions Collaboration on the Mainframe.” \nDebian\, openSUSE and Fedora have founded together the Linux Distributions Working Group at the Open Mainframe Project for achieving better support for the mainframe architecture s390x and collaboration for providing solutions. That has been such success\, that SUSE\, Red Hat\, Canonical (Ubuntu)\, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux have joint also. The question has popped up\, whether we should be open only for all Linux Distributions or should we include also important upstream projects in our Linux Distributions Working Group. In this presentation we will represent the existing benefit for all Linux distributions\, where we are and what we want to achieve for the future. Add this to your schedule here. \nRegister for the free conference or learn more about it on the main DevConf.CZ website. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/devconf-cz-brno-czech-republic/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230529
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230519T170634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T170634Z
UID:10000137-1685059200-1685318399@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:openSUSE Conference (Nuremberg\, Germany)
DESCRIPTION:The openSUSE Conference 2023 will take place on May 26 – 28. The first talks will begin at 9:30 a.m. This  is the annual openSUSE community event that brings people from around the world together to meet and collaborate. The organized talks\, workshops\, and BoF sessions provide a framework around more casual meet ups and hack sessions. \nopenSUSE will post the streaming link of the conference on its main conference website once it is available on the day of the event. \nSara Julia Kriesch\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, CO-Chair of the Linux Distributions Working Group and Lead IT/OT Engineer at Accenture\, will give a talk at the conference on May 27 at 10:30 am about “The Mainframe\, an alternative platform for openSUSE.” \nEverybody of us have got a laptop. Then there are some Embedded enthusiasts with arm hardware. Did you hear already about the architecture s390x for mainframes\, which includes IBM zSystems and LinuxONE? You will learn\, where such hardware is used and that you can also still use it with openSUSE. Hints will be given\, how to receive mainframe access for free for open source development. Finally\, there is a short introduction\, how you can be included for better s390x support (with feedback) within the Linux Distributions Working Group at the Open Mainframe Project. \nLearn more about the conference at the openSUSE event website.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/opensuse-conference-nuremberg-germany-2/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group,Member Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230519T173345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T173345Z
UID:10000139-1684627200-1684972799@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:ASAP University 2023 (Cincinnati\, Ohio)
DESCRIPTION:ASAP University\, which takes place on May 21-24 in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, is the premier\, user-driven training and education program for the Workload Autoation suite of products. ASAP University is a user community dedicated to the education and training of workload automation professionals and to influencing the strategic direction and technical functionality of Workload Automation. \nOn Tuesday\, May 23 at 9-9:45 am\, Domenico D’Alterio\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, Member of the Zowe ZAC and Principal Product Manager at IBM\, will give a presentation\, “Let’s Dance: Zowe.” \nLearn more about the conference or register on the main ASAP University website. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/asap-university-2023-cincinnati-ohio/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Zowe
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230206
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20230118T182211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T182211Z
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SUMMARY:FOSDEM (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:FOSDEM \, held in Brussels on February 4-5\, is a free event for software developers to meet\, share ideas and collaborate.More than 8000+ developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event for more than 755 lectures\, devrooms and lightning talks. Learn more about FOSDEM on the main conference website here. \nSarah Julia Kriesch\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador and Chair of the Linux Distributions Working Group\, will be on-site on Sunday\, February 5 at 11 am with a session titled\, “Upstream Collaboration and Linux Distributions Collaboration – Is that excluded? The Linux Distributions Working Group @ The Open Mainframe Project.” \nDebian\, openSUSE and Fedora have founded together the Linux Distributions Working Group at the Open Mainframe Project for achieving better support for the mainframe architecture s390x and collaboration for providing solutions. That has been such success\, that SUSE\, Red Hat\, Canonical (Ubuntu)\, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux have joint also. The question has poppeed up\, whether we should be restrictly open only for all Linux Distributions or should we include also important upstream projects in our Linux Distributions Working Group. In this presentation we will represent the existing benetif for all Linux distributions and go into detail\, which (base) upstream projects should be included/invited and why. Finally\, we want to receive feedback during the Q&A session with a discussion\, how we should proceed with this idea. Learn more here: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/open_mainframe_project/. \nRegister or learn more about FOSDEM here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/fosdem-brussels/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T093000
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20221130T001141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T001141Z
UID:10000128-1671006600-1671010200@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:Zowe Q4 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Whether you are a Zowe User\, Contributor\, Extender or simply interested in what’s happening with Zowe – please join us for the next Zowe Quarterly Update Webinar on Wednesday\, December 14 at 8:30 am PT/ 11:30 am ET. Register here. \nFeatured Squad: Zowe Explorer for IntelliJ \n\nFeatured Topic:  Check out the Zowe Explorer for IntelliJ \n\nSimilar to the Explorer for Visual Studio Code\, Zowe has introduced a new EXPLORER for IntelliJ users.  Join this session to learn more about it\, see what it looks like\, how to download it and what’s planned for the future. \nSpeakers include: \n\nRose Sakach\, Broadcom\nUladzislau Kalesnikau\, IBA Group\nValiantsin Krus\, IBA Group\nMike DuBois\, Broadcom\n\nRegister here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-nA2TOvETn-vAzeZgsHlcw. 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-q4-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar,Zowe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221103
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20220405T182903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T182903Z
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SUMMARY:All Things Open 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nAll Things Open 2022\, which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year\, will take place on October 30-November 2 in Raleigh\, NC.  \nThree beliefs are at the core of what we do:\n\nTechnology will continue to increase in importance and influence as we move forward\nOpen Source is at the core of innovation and remains a gateway to participation and opportunity\nLive events and in-person communication and dialogue will continue to increase in importance and have never been more vital\n\nThese beliefs and created events and platforms that have hosted tens of thousands from all over the world\, including All Things Open\, the largest open-source event on the U.S. east coast.  \nSubmit a speaking proposal (deadline April 22): https://www.allthingsopen.org/call-for-papers-2022/ \nLearn more on the main event website: https://www.allthingsopen.org/.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cfp-open-all-things-open-2022/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220923
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20211103T190451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T190451Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mainframe Summit 2022 (Philadelphia\, PA + Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Open Mainframe Project is excited to announce that Open Mainframe Summit will be an in-person event this year! Join us on September 21-22\, 2022 in Philadelphia\, PA. Register here: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-mainframe-summit/ \nIf you missed the 2021 event\, you can find a recap here. Or\, you can find the all the videos available on the Open Mainframe Summit 2021 playlist on our Youtube Channel. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-mainframe-summit-2022/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,Industry Conference,Open Mainframe Summit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220917
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20220405T185438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T185438Z
UID:10000113-1663027200-1663372799@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:Open Source Summit Europe (Dublin\, Ireland + Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Open Source Summit Europe\, which takes place in Dublin\, Ireland is on September 13-16 and will have a virtual element. \nOpen Source Summit is the premier event for open source developers\, technologists\, and community leaders to collaborate\, share information\, solve problems\, and gain knowledge\, furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable open source ecosystem. It is the gathering place for open-source code and community contributors. \nOpen Source Summit is a conference umbrella\, composed of a collection of events covering the most important technologies\, topics\, and issues affecting open source today. \nOn Thursday\, September 15 at 2-2:45 pm\, Jeff Reser\, Head of Solution Marketing at SUSE\, will give a presentation about “How to Help the Next Generation.” \nThe technology skills gap is not new. Mainframe organizations are aware of the skills gap and the difficulties of attracting new talent to the mainframe because of misguided notions that it’s an outdated system. Far from being obsolete\, many mainframes today are seeing increased workloads as they underpin high volume transactions in a number of industry sectors\, boosted especially by the rise in customer facing online and mobile applications. Whole generations of people are “touching” the mainframe in this way without even realizing it. Open Mainframe Project aims to educate the next generation through its hands-on programs including the COBOL Programming Course\, Mainframe Open Education and the Mentorship Program. In this presentation\, attendees will learn more about these programs and how to can get involved. Add this to your schedule here. \nRegister to attend in person or virtually: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/register/.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cfp-open-open-source-summit-europe/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,LF Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220827
DTSTAMP:20260505T094709
CREATED:20220726T005209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T005209Z
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SUMMARY:SHARE Columbus 2022 (Columbus\, Ohio + Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for SHARE Columbus\, August 21-26\, 2022\, for a week-long program of unmatched education\, face-to-face networking opportunities\, live technical sessions and receptions. Register for the conference here: https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Columbus-2022/Registration. \nSeveral Open Mainframe Project Ambassadors will be on-site to represent various projects including COBOL\, Zowe and more. Check out the schedule here: \nMonday\, August 22: Zowe Day\nZowe Day offers 4 information-packed educational sessions designed to be consumable regardless of experience level or role. Attend just one or as many as you like – this is a great opportunity to meet and learn from the experts! Join our vibrant community and help shape the future of Zowe. \n9:45 -10:45 am \n\n Zowe Day Part 1: Overview of Zowe\, Today and Beyond – Rose Sakach (Broadcom) and Bruce Armstrong (IBM)  Session 1 kicks off the day with a general Zowe overview and is recommended for all\, but a must for those new to Zowe.\n\n\n11 am – 12 pm  \n\nZowe Day Part 2: How Zowe Helps DevOps – Joe Winchester (IBM) and Michael Bauer (Broadcom) If your organization is interested in enabling mainframe DevOps – don’t miss  Session 2 where the focus on Zowe Command Line Interface (CLI) Use Cases will demonstrate its applicability.\n\n1:45 – 2:45 pm   \n\nZowe Day Part 3: Deploy and Configure Zowe – Security Updates – Joe Winchester (IBM) and Rose Sakach (Broadcom) System Administrators responsible for the install and configuration of Zowe will want to reserve a seat for Session 3 where the experts will offer step-by-step best practices with guidance on security options and additional recommendations for consideration.\n\n3:15 – 4:15 pm  \n\nZowe Day Part 4: How to extend Zowe – Michael Bauer (Broadcom) We will conclude the day with a focus on the development community interested in extending Zowe. Session 4 will showcase the programmable interfaces and their associated Zowe Conformance programs.\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, August 22:\n11 – 12 am  \n\nWomen of COBOL Panel Discussion – Misty Decker (Micro Focus) With the launch of the new Women of COBOL video series on Tech Channel\, we’re looking to feature women for their technical knowledge and expand visibility to the amazing work these women are doing. In this panel discussion\, we’ll meet some Women of COBOL and learn about their personal journey and the technical areas they are experts in.\n\nTuesday\, August 23:\n8 -9 am  \n\nZowe Version 2 Updates – Domenico D’Alterio (IBM)\, Bruce Armstrong (IBM)\, Joe Winchester (IBM) and Michael Bauer (Broadcom) Zowe allows you to protect your investment in z/OS and build the future of the mainframe in an open\, simple and familiar way. Zowe 1.0 entered in maintenance mode\, Zowe 2.0 recently became the “active” Long Term Release (LTS) of Zowe from the open community. It is based on 2+ years feedback on Zowe 1.0 from enterprise customers and the z/OS mainframe community at large. In this presentation you will learn about the enhancements that are available as part of Zowe 2.0 as well as you will learn what you need to know to migrate from Zowe 1.0 to Zowe 2.0.\n\n9:15 -10 15 am  \n\nWhat’s New in Zowe 2.0: Desktop\, Apps and ZSS – Sean Grady (Rocket Software) Zowe v2.0 is its first big change since Zowe launched in 2018. Each section has improvements and new features\, and there’s plenty to cover so join this session if you’d like to see what changes for installation and use of the Desktop\, ZSS\, and their Apps. Whether you’re a developer or user\, we’ll have tips for you to migrate and make best use of Zowe 2.0.\n\n10:30 – 11:30 am \n\nSchemas for Zowe 2.0: How they evolve the way you setup and validate Zowe – Sean Grady (Rocket Software) Zowe’s latest server release improves upon Zowe to address a common request: Make zowe server configuration easy to understand and validate! In 2.0\, we’ve added schemas everywhere and we’ll show you how this revolutionizes and simplifies how you setup Zowe\, track changes\, and clone & verify configuration.\n\nWednesday\, August 24:\n8-9 am  \n\nGetting Your Mainframe Ready for High Performance with Cloud Storage – Eddy Ciliendo & Tomer Zelberzvig (Model9) While the mainframe is a robust mission critical platform \, there is new storage out there barely being utilized by the mainframe. What is cloud storage? How do you connect to it from your mainframe? What needs to be done on the mainframe and TCP/IP in order to get high performance with cloud storage?\n\n10:30 – 11:30 am \n\nHow to Monitor and Manage Mainframe and Storage Performance Metrics Utilizing Voice and Open Source Software Tools – Len Santalucia\, Justin Santer\, Vincent Terrone (Vicom Infinity\, a Converge Company) We hear a lot of talk about hybrid\, multiplatform\, and Internet of Things. In this session\, Vicom Infinity\, a contributor and silver member of the Linux Foundation Open Mainframe Project\, will talk about their quest for easier access to mainframe and storage performance metrics by simply using your voice in a completely secure manner. ZEBRA (Zowe Embedded Browser for RMF/SMF and APIs) is an open source SW project under Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project’s ZOWE Project. It intends to provide re-usable and industry compliant JSON formatted RMF/SMF data records\, so that many other SW providers and users can exploit them. VIVA\, Vicom Infinity Voice Assistant posted at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE8IQaE3rUs \, is a secure voice assistant that enables enterprise systems clients to use a voice user interface for their enterprise applications in a completely private and secure way. The integration of ZEBRA and VIVA provides the ultimate solution for fast and easy access to mainframe and storage performance metrics data.\n\n1:15-2:15 pm  \n\nI get my CICS on Route Zowe! – Joe Winchester (IBM) and Ezriel J. Gross (Rocket Software) This presentation will show how to use ope source Zowe tooling to develop\, administer\, deploy and test CICS applications. We’ll show how to build automation to drive CICS automation for compilation and deployment from a stand-alone environment using the Zowe command line interface\, as well as how to embed scripts in a Jenkins CICD pipeline. We’ll show how to use Visual Studio Code Zowe extensions to work with JCL\, REXX and TSO to drive z/OS\, as well as how to write\, compile\, and debug COBOL and Java CICS programs. We’ll show how to use VS Code tasks to integrate with CLI scripts. We’ll show how to use the Visual Studio Code Zowe CICS Explorer plugin to connect to CICS regions\, to view resources and perform actions like newcopy\, enable/disable\, and perform development tasks without needing to use CEMT or other CICS interfaces. We’ll show how to develop CICS programs with BMS maps\, CICS programs with web services\, and CICS Java programs\, all using Visual Studio Code Zowe extensions. This presentation has content for experienced CICS developers and system programmers\, as well as newcomers who want to learn how to interact with CICS through a CLI and through Visual Studio Code. This presentation will also cover interacting with Db2\, MQ and other subsystems that make up a CICS program’s technology stack.\n\n4-5 pm \n\nNavigating the Minefield: Diversity Tips for White Males – Misty Decker (Micro Focus) Does diversity make you a little nervous? Do you worry about giving someone a compliment or asking about their culture for fear of offending them? You know that tech needs to be more diverse and you want to be sensitive to your diverse colleagues’ feelings\, but how do you do that? In this open and honest conversation\, we’ll share tips for white males hoping to support their diverse colleagues without offending.\n\nThursday\, August 25:\n\n8-9 am  \n\nMentors Wanted: The Role of White Males in Improving Diversity and Inclusion – Misty Decker and Derek Britton (Micro Focus) Does it seem as though white males are often relegated to the sidelines of diversity efforts? It’s unclear what role they can play in improving the diversity and inclusion of their organizations. When it comes to mentors\, most people tend to connect with someone like them. But white males can provide very valuable advice and support for women and people of color\, if delivered appropriately. In this session\, Misty Decker (mentee) and Derek Britton (mentor) will share lessons learned from their mentor/mentee relationship and help you learn how to explore a similar partnership in ensuring diverse talent grows and succeeds.\n\n9:15 – 10:15 am  \n\nA Demo of Integrating Workload Automation in Automated Processes through Zowe Extensions – Domenico D’Alterio (IBM) Zowe enables the integration of Z specific workflow and actions in hybrid cloud application and processes. IBM Z Workload Scheduler extends Zowe API Mediation Layer and the Zowe CLI with a set of Workload Automation specifics that enable integration scenarios to\, for example\, resolve a ticket. Come and learn how IBM Z Workload Scheduler extensions of Zowe enable a real automated scenario for ticket resolution\, a demo of the scenario will be showed as part of the session.\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 26:\n8-9 am  \n\nExtending the Access\, Personas and Use Cases for z/OS Based REST Services: Zowe Chat – Domenico D’Alterio (IBM) and Bruce Armstrong (IBM) Zowe is always evolving and adding new capabilities to extend the access\, personas and use cases for z/OS interaction. Zowe Chat provides access to z/OS based services from a chat tool\, enabling team collaboration in problem solving and more through the collaborative tool already in use in your enterprise. Come and learn about this new Zowe component\, so how it is extensible and how it can help in your daily job.\n\n8-9 am  \n\nSimplified Container Management with SUSE Rancher – Mike Friesenegger (SUSE) During this session\, attendees will be introduced to SUSE Rancher and how it orchestrates Kubernetes to deliver Kubernetes-as-a-Service. Learn about Rancher components with a demo that shows the deployment and use of Rancher components running on IBM Z and LinuxONE.\n\n9:15-10:15 am \n\nModernize z/OS System Management with As-a-Service Approach – Hiren Shaw (IBM) Today\, z/OS day-to-day administration requires specialized z/OS System programming skills. This session talks about how z/OS Management Services Catalog revolutionizes z/OS system management with easy-to-use modern interface. We will demonstrate how you can transform the way you manage your z/OS environment with the new z/OS Management Services Catalog. Completing z/OS management tasks is now simpler than ever for early tenure system programmers. This cloud-like interface helps systems programmers of all skill levels to be self-sufficient and productive using services.\n\n9:15 am-10:15 am \n\nFeilong: The Open Source API for z/VM Automation – Mike Friesenegger (SUSE)  Feilong is an Open Mainframe project.  Come learn about the project as well as be introduced to the technical components.  A demonstration will show the API in action driving z/VM functionality as well as how the API is used to provision and manage a cloud on z/VM.\n\n  \n9:15 – 10:15 am \n\nWhy we chose Zowe to help Advance our Mainframe Automation Initiatives – Rose Sakach (Broadcom) When tasked with enabling automation to address a series of infrastructure-group managed procedures\, this technical team began investigating leveraging APIs and Curl scripts but ultimately decided to use Zowe CLI. Join this session to learn why and gain insights into how Zowe can help advance your mainframe automation initiatives.\n\nLearn more about SHARE Columbus at the main event website here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/share-columbus-2022-columbus-ohio-virtual/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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SUMMARY:Open Source Finance Forum (London)
DESCRIPTION:Open Source in Finance Forum\, which is part of FINTECH Week London\, will take place on July 13\, 2022 at the Etc.Venues – 133 Houndsditch.  \nOpen Source in Finance Forum is the only conference dedicated to driving collaboration and innovation in financial services through open source software and standards. The event bring together experts across financial services\, technology\, and open source to engage our community in stimulating and thought-provoking conversations about how to best (and safely) leverage open source software to solve industry challenges. \nRegister here: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-london/register/ \nUse the Open Mainframe discount code for 20% off: OSFF22MAINF20 \nVisit the main conference page here for more information: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-london/ \n  \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-source-finance-forum-london/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,LF Event
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SUMMARY:Enterprise Computing Community (ECC) Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe annual ECC 2022 Conference will take place on June 12-14 at Marist College. Open Mainframe Project will be on-site at the event as a sponsor as well as presenting a few sessions.  \nThe 14th annual Enterprise Computing Community Conference will be hosted by Marist College with collaboration and support from our esteemed academic and industry partners and sponsors. If you would like to present or register for the event – please see below. \nSubmit a speaking proposal here (deadline May 13): https://ecc.marist.edu/web/conference2022/call-for-papers  \nRegister to attend in person here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=nq-hFIyyJ0uyQyXDPbb_-gjf6yjzqYxMra96hXEaFkFUQVdRMERERjFCTTROTVdYUllWRTZIVVlHRS4u. \nLearn more about the event on the main conference site here: https://ecc.marist.edu/. \n  \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cfp-open-enterprise-computing-community-ecc-conference/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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SUMMARY:SUSECON 22 (Digital)
DESCRIPTION:SUSECON is coming to a screen near you on June 7-9!  SUSECON\, which is an event created by Open Mainframe Project member SUSE\, is all about sharing the latest technical advances\, best practices\, customer experiences\, and visions for the future. \nTrue to the “open” culture\, SUSE invites all customers\, partners\, engineers\, developers\, community members\, and business leaders to submit a session proposal for you to share your expertise. \nSubmit your session idea here – deadline to submit is April 6. Submitters will be notified of their submission acceptance in mid-April. \nLearn more on the main event website here: https://www.susecon.com/.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cfp-open-susecon-22-digital/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Member Event
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220605
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SUMMARY:OpenSUSE Conference (Nuremberg\, Germany)
DESCRIPTION:The openSUSE Conference 2022 is schedule to take place June 2 to June 4. The openSUSE Conference is the annual openSUSE community event that brings people from around the world together to meet and collaborate. The organized talks\, workshops\, and BoF sessions provide a framework around more casual meet ups and hack sessions. Learn more about the conference or register for the event\, here. \nSarah Julia Kriesch\, an Open Mainframe Project Ambassador and contributor to the Linux Distributions Working Group\, will present at the conference with a talk titled\, “Collaboration Instead of Competition.” \nDefault community distributions are running in the same issues for special architectures. Every Linux distribution has got mostly separate maintainers and hardware distributors are handling these communities really often disconnected. That has been identified also for the architecture s390x. Therefore\, openSUSE\, Fedora\, Debian\, SUSE\, Canonical (Ubuntu) and Red Hat have established together with IBM a Linux Distributions Working Group for a better collaboration together and with the goal to achieve better support. In this presentation\, you should receive an overview of a good collaboration between Linux distributions and what you can achieve together with such a Working Group.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/opensuse-conference-nuremberg-germany/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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