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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. \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\nOpen Mainframe Project Keynote\n10:00 am – 11:00 am | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Len Santalucia (Pellera) + Project Leads:\nElizabeth Joseph (ZTrust + Software Discovery Tool)\nSarah Julia Kriesch (Linux Distributions WG + Modernization WG)\nIgor Todorvski (zopen)\nRüdiger Schulze (Otel on the Mainframe + OPLEANO)\nFernando Rijo Cedeno (Zowe) \nOpenTelemetry on the Mainframe: Zero-Code Instrumentation\, Semantic Conventions\, and the Collector\n11:00 am – 11:45 am | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Rüdiger Schulze (IBM) \nEmpowering AI Experiences with Zowe Foundations: The Zowe MCP Server\n11:00 am – 11:45 am | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Dan Kelosky (Broadcom) \nGroup Photo\n11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | B211\, Level 2\, Building B\n\n\nLunch\n12:00PM – 1:00PM | Not included\nRecommended: Social Table concession and dining venue is located on-site\n\nWhat’s New in Modernizing Open Source on z/OS\n1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Igor Todorovski (IBM) \nTwo Developers Walk Into a Mainframe: A Generational Love Story \n1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Armin Kramer (CROZ DACH GmbH) and Philipp Kremling (CROZ DACH GmbH) \nScaling Open Source Engineering on z/OS with AI-Assisted Workflows\n2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Igor Todorovski (IBM)\nDevOps with GitLab CI for Mainframe Applications based on Python and ZOWE \n2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Sarah Julia Kriesch (Kyndryl) and Uwe Graf (EasiRun Europa GmbH) \nZTRUST Key Signing\n2:50 – 3:00 PM | B211\, Level 2\, Building B\n\n\nBreak\n3:00PM – 3:30PM | Light refreshments provided\n\nHidden Power of CBT Tape for DB2 Sysprogs on Modern z/OS \n3:30 pm – 4:20 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B |  Klaudiusz Konieczka\, Ensono\nMaking Certificate Setup Easier for Zowe and REST API Deployments\n3:30 pm – 4:15 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Jan Prihoda (Broadcom) and Dan Kelosky (Broadcom) \nHow to captain your USS Environment (z/OS UNIX) – sudo\, shells\, ssh and beyond bourne\n4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Steven Perva (Ensono) and Pradipta Bhattacharya (Ensono) \nBringing IBM Z to Generation Z\n4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Scott Piersall (ospreys.biz) and Hazel Joseph (Student at University of North Florida)  \nTuesday\, October 27\nDiscover the Open Mainframe Project: Spotlight on zopen and Zowe \n3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Theater\, User Group Pavilion\, Sandbox | Fernando Rijo Cedeno (Broadcom)\, Dan Kelosky (Broadcom)\, Elizabeth Joseph (IBM) and Igor Todorovsky (IBM)\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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251006
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SUMMARY:IBM TechXchange 2025 (Orlando\, FL)
DESCRIPTION:IBM TechXchange\, taking place October 6-9 at the Orange County Convention Center and Hilton Orlando\, is the ultimate learning hub for developers\, technologists\, and techies looking to grow their skills. With 400+ learning courses and labs\, 150+ available certifications\, 1k+ technical events per year and a growing community of over 400k members\, IBM TechXchange is on a mission to creating a better future with technology. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be on-site again at Community Day on Monday\, October 6. Check out more details here. Additionally\, Open Mainframe will also have several other sessions presented by ambassadors and project leads including: \nMonday\, October 6:\n5:45 – 6:05 PM: The Linux Distributions Working Group as Part of the Open Mainframe Project – Sara Julia Kriesch (Kyndryl) \n4:00 – 5:00 PM: Dispelling the Myths Around Open Source on the Mainframe – Len Santalucia and Ken LoCascio (Pellera Tchnologies)\, Elizabeth Joseph (IBM)\, Steven Perva (Ensono) and Louisa Denly (IBM) \nWednesday\, October 8: \n11:00 – 11:20 AM: Credit Agricole: How to use modern tools to facilitate IBM z/OS operations and data access – Francois Delombe (CA-GIP) \n11:30 – 11:50 AM: Beyond DevOps: Unlocking New Possibilities with Zowe – Jan Prihoda (Broadcom) \n1:30 – 1:50 PM: Achieving Greater Business Agility with VS Code and Hybrid Toolchains – Vaughn Marshall (Broadcom) \n2:00 – 3:00 PM: ISPF and/or VS Code Zowe Explorer. how to become a power user in BOTH mainframe file editors – Jim Horne (Lowe’s Companies) and Joe Winchester (IBM) \n2:00 – 3:30 PM: Using OpenTelemetry to integrate the mainframe into enterprise-wide observability solutions – Chris Walker\, Rudiger Schulze\, Ash Mahay (IBM) \nOpen Mainframe Project will also be in the Open Source Zone in the event expo. Stop by the booth and get your 10th anniversary swag! \nRegister with the Open Mainframe Project code and link for a 30% discount on the TechXchange conference here. 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/ibm-techxchange-2025/
CATEGORIES:All,IBM TechXchange,Industry Conference
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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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