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SUMMARY:GS UK In-Person Conference 2025 (Whittlebury\, Northamptonshire)
DESCRIPTION:The GSE UK Region Conference\, an  annual event which takes place on November 3-6\, in Whittlebury\, Northamptonshire\, hosts more than 200 hours of technical training from vendors and GSE members. There are several keynote and plenary sessions and a large number of subject streams\, each of which covers a specific area of interest\, with serves as a cornerstone for collaboration\, learning and advancing the future of enterprise computing. For the second year in a row\, Open Mainframe Project will have a stream at the conference. \nMonday\, November 3\n\n\n11:00 – 11:45: The Power of the Mainframe Open Education for New Mainframers – Yetunde Obakeye\, Linux Foundation/OMP \n\n\n12:00 – 12:45: Harmonizing Mainframe Ecosystems with a Collaboration Among Linux Distributions – Sarah Julia Kriesch\, Kyndryl \n\n\n13:30 – 14:15: Zowe DevOps as a Curriculum – Richelle Anne Craw\, Beta Systems Software AG \n\n\n14:30 – 15:15: Productive mainframe delivery using open source – a practical demonstration – Bronwyn Davies and Stephen Morgan\, PopUp Mainframe Ltd. \n\n\n15:45 – 16:30: Our Galasa rollout – Joe Sexton\, Macro 4 Limited \n\n\nTuesday\, November 4\n\n\n10:15 – 11:00: Effective strategies for Git and source control on z/OS – Igor Todorovski and Harithamma D\, IBM \n\n\n11:30 – 12:15: Testing Across Boundaries: z/OS to Cloud with Galasa – Louisa Denly\, IBM \n\n\n12:30 – 13:15: Installing and Configuring Zowe – from Zowe to Enterprise deployment – Jakub Balhar\, Broadcom Mainframe Software and Joe Winchester\, IBM \n\n\n14:30 – 15:15: Zowe CLI in Action: Enabling Mainframe Automation and Self-Service Portals – Diego Rodriguez\, Broadcom Mainframe Software \n\n\n15:30 – 16:15: Hidden treasures\, advanced features\, and administrative tips for Zowe API Mediation Layer – Elliot Jalley\, Broadcom Mainframe Software \n\n\n16:45 – 17:30: Automating Mainframe Operations with REST APIs & Zowe CLI Plug-ins – Joshua Powell and Miroslav Strnad\, Broadcom Mainframe Software \n\n\nWednesday\, November 5\n\n\n10:00 – 10:45: Build Your First REST API App to Manage Started Tasks – we’ll show you how! – Jan Prihoda and Sergei Krunevich\, Broadcom Mainframe Software \n\n\n11:15 – 12:00: Driving Operational Visibility for Mainframe Infrastructure APIs with Open Telemetry and the Zowe AP – Elliot Jalley\, Broadcom Mainframe Software \n\n\n12:15 – 13:00: From complainer to committer: How I got involved in open source and you can too – Joshua Waters\, Next Retail Ltd. and Dave Nice\, IBM \n\n\n14:15 – 15:00: CBT Tape\, a treasure trove of powerups no mainframer should be without – Marcus Davage at BMC Software Ltd and Joe Winchester\, IBM \n\n\n15:15 – 16:00: Updating Legacy Code the Open Source Way: Stories from a Maintainer – Oleksandr Hubanov and Germanas Samrickis\, Rocket Software UK Ltd \n\n\n16:30 – 17:15: Instrumenting the Mainframe: An introduction to Modern Observability and OpenTelemetry – Ruediger Schulze and Chris Walker\, IBM \n\n\nThursday\, November 6\n\n\n10:00 – 10:45: Feilong: Empowering z/VM Adoption – Rajat Sharma\, IBM \n\n\n11:15 – 12:00: The Power Trio: Visualizing Db2 for z/OS with REST\, OpenTelemetry\, and Grafana – Sujit Neb\, BMC Software Ltd \n\n\n12:15 – 13:00: Zopen: ‘Apt’ly bringing package management to the Mainframe – Russell Wilson\, IBM UK LTD. \n\n\nThe full schedule can be found here. \nRegister for the event here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/gs-uk-in-person-conference-2025-whittlebury-northamptonshire/
CATEGORIES:All,CFP,GS UK
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SUMMARY:Community Day CFP for IBM TechXchange 2025 (Orlando\, FL)
DESCRIPTION:The Open Mainframe Project will again be featured as part of IBM TechXchange’s Community Day\, which will be held on October 6\, the first day of the event.  Last year\, Open Mainframe had record-breaking attendance and a packed agenda highlighting open source and projects including Zowe\, Galassa\, Mentorship\, Mainframe Open Education\, COBOL Programming Course\, Feilong\, Software Discovery Tool\, zopen Community and more. \nIf you are interested in speaking at Community Day\,  the Call for Presentations is currently open. \nSubmit topics by Monday\, June 30: https://bit.ly/4iWwhDH. \nThe timeline for the CFP: \n\nCFP opens: Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\nDeadline to submit CFP: Monday\, June 30\, 2025\, at 11 pm PDT\nSpeaker notifications: Monday\, July 21\, 2025\nSchedule announcement: Week of August 8\, 2025\n\nSubmit or register today!\nRegister for Community Day for free using the Open Mainframe code here. (This only registers you for Community Day on Monday\, October 6. It does not give you access to the rest of the IBM TechXchange conference.) \nRegister with the Open Mainframe Project code and link for a 30% discount on the TechXchange conference here.  \nOpen Mainframe Project is planning the content for October 6 as it pertains to the Community Day or Pre-Conference Day. The Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project are not managing TechXchange. The main TechXchange event is planned and managed by IBM. Learn more about TechXchange here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/community-day-cfp-techxchange-2025/
CATEGORIES:All,CFP,IBM TechXchange,Industry Conference
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SUMMARY:IBM Z Day (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:IBM Z Day is on Tuesday\, October 1\, 2024 from 8 am – 4 pm ET. IBM Z Day is a free 1-day enterprise computing virtual conference for anyone and everyone! Hear the latest about IBM Z and LinuxONE\, and join our lineup of global thought leaders who will highlight industry trends and innovation spanning AI\, Hybrid Cloud\, Quantum-Safe Security\, and more! \nLast year’s conference boasted over 70 sessions from 200+ industry experts and more than 26\,000 unique views from 135 countries. Connect\, learn\, and be inspired by what’s brewing in the labs\, hear from community members as they share experiences\, discover new and exciting innovation\, learn how to adopt a hybrid cloud infrastructure that integrates AI and data for real-time insights\, accelerate your digital transformation and modernization journey and hear what’s on the minds of thought leaders. \nDon’t miss your chance – register here at no cost. \n\n\n\nThis event is being hosted and managed by IBM\, an Open Mainframe Project Platinum member. 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/ibm-z-day-virtual/
CATEGORIES:All,CFP,Member Event
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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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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220917
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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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