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SUMMARY:Join Us for Open Mainframe Project Pre-Conference Day 2026!
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce Open Mainframe Project Pre-Conference Day 2026\, taking place on Monday\, October 26\, 2026 onsite at IBM TechXchange 2026! Join us for a full day dedicated to technical deep dives\, community collaboration\, and open source mainframe innovation. \n  \nWhether you want to explore OpenTelemetry on z/OS\, dive into DevOps with GitLab CI\, master z/OS UNIX\, or discover strategies for recruiting next-gen mainframe talent\, this year’s agenda features a stellar lineup of industry experts. Don’t miss these great Meetups! \nSchedule: Monday\, October 26\, 2026\n  \nOpen Mainframe Project Keynote\n10:00 am – 10:50 am | Len Santalucia (Pellera) + project leads (TBD) \nOpenTelemetry on the Mainframe: Zero-Code Instrumentation\, Semantic Conventions\, and the Collector\n11:00 am – 11:50 am | Rudiger Schulze (IBM) \nEmpowering AI Experiences with Zowe Foundations: The Zowe MCP Server\n11:00 am – 11:50 am | Dan Kelosky (Broadcom) \nModernizing Open Source on z/OS: What’s New in zopen\n1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | Haritha D (IBM) and Igor Todorovski (IBM) \nISPF and Zowe Explorer II More Strange New Worlds\n1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | Jim Horne (Lowe’s) and Joe Winchester (IBM) \nTwo Developers Walk Into a Mainframe: A Generational Love Story \n2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Armin Kramer (CROZ DACH GmbH) and Philipp Kremling (CROZ DACH GmbH) \nDevOps with GitLab CI for Mainframe Applications based on Python and ZOWE \n2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Sarah Julia Kriesch (Kyndryl) and Uwe Graf (EasiRun Europa GmbH) \nCBT Tape – a power house of mainframe power ups\n3:30 pm – 4:20 pm | Ray Mullens (Broadcom) and Joe Winchester (IBM) \nMaking Certificate Setup Easier for Zowe and REST API Deployments\n3:30 pm – 4:20 pm | Jan Prihoda (Broadcom) \nHow to captain your USS Environment (z/OS UNIX) – sudo\, shells\, ssh and beyond bourne\n4:30 pm – 5:20 pm | Joe Winchester (IBM) and Steven Perva (Ensono) \nBringing IBM Z to Generation Z\n4:30 pm – 5:20 pm | Scott Piersall (ospreys.biz) \n  \nAdditional Details\nTo learn more about these presentations or to add these to your schedule in the Session Catalog – click here. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/join-us-for-open-mainframe-project-pre-conference-day-2026/
CATEGORIES:IBM TechXchange,Open Mainframe Project Ambassador
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