BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Open Mainframe Project - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Open Mainframe Project X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://openmainframeproject.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Open Mainframe Project REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240308 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20231221T013708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T010417Z UID:10000303-1709424000-1709855999@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:Ambassadors,Industry Conference,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/12/Orlando-Full_Color-Dates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20240209T182410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T182410Z UID:10000307-1709197200-1709218800@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:IBM Z Council (Tysons\, Virginia) DESCRIPTION:Join the IBM Z community on Thursday\, February 29\, 2024 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST at Maggiano’s Little Italy: Tysons Galleria. The theme for the day is Cyber Resiliency & Modernization. \nThe term “modernization” means something different for everyone. The presentations for this event will focus on bridging the mainframe skills gap\, a fit-for-purpose application strategy on Z\, advancements in AIOps technology\, and latest additions to our LinuxONE family. Conversations throughout the day will encompass all components of Z modernization and cyber resiliency. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to further the discussion. Register here. \nVicom Infinity CTP Leonard Santalucia will kick off the day with a presentation on the Open Mainframe Project. The open source movement has rapidly become the way code is being developed for today’s smart and agile businesses. This session will cover how an “open mainframe” is the perfect solution for deploying open source on an enterprise computing platform. Attendees will learn how the open source community has gathered around the mainframe platform and how open source projects such as Zowe\, COBOL\, a new working group focused on Mainframe. \nThis event is managed by the IBM Z community. To learn more about the event or to register for it\, visit the main event page: https://ibm-zcouncil.com/events/tysons-va-feb-29/. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/ibm-z-council-tysons-virginia/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Member Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-09-at-10.21.53-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T093000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20240102T232807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T232824Z UID:10000304-1705480200-1705483800@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Zowe Quarterly Webinar DESCRIPTION:Join Open Mainframe Project’s Zowe community on Wednesday\, January 17 at 8:30 am PT/11:30 am ET for our first quarterly webinar of the year! Whether you are a Zowe User\, Contributor\, Extender or simply interested in what’s happening with Zowe\, we invite you to attend the webinar to learn more. Mark Ackert will give an overview of Zowe Event Management. \nRegister here. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-quarterly-webinar-2/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:Webinar,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/04/zowe-color.svg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231220T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231220T103000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20231212T031730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T031730Z UID:10000302-1703064600-1703068200@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:COBOL Programming Course Q4 Webinar: Today's COBOLers DESCRIPTION:COBOL is the language of business\, it is a well-known fact…..but is that all it can be used for? Join us for COBOL Programming Course Q4 webinar on Wednesday\, December 20 at 9:30 am PT (12:30 pm ET) to hear from an educator and students of Talladega College on the importance of COBOL in our world today\, what got them started on their COBOL journey and how they have fun with it! Register here. \n \nSpeakers: Professor Philip Grabowskil and Students Reinhard Mensah and Victor Tavares \n  \n  URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-programming-course-q4-webinar-todays-cobolers/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231102 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230708T020938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T031927Z UID:10000290-1698796800-1698883199@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Open Mainframe Summit New York DESCRIPTION:This year\, Open Mainframe Summit will be co-located with Open Source in Finance Forum\, hosted in New York City on November 1.  \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. \nOpen Mainframe Project will also have a booth at OSFF. Stop by to chat with member from 11:30 am – 7:45 pm. \nLearn more about the event here. Register here. Open Mainframe Project members and community receive a 20 % discount. Use this code “20OSFF23” when checking out of registration. \n \n\nSchedule:\n11 – 11:10 am: Keynote Session: Driving the Modern Enterprise; Why Aren’t You On Board? – John Mertic\, Executive Director\, Open Mainframe Project \nOpen source transforms every industry\, from automotive to energy – even movies! Even as ubiquitous as open source\, adoption in industries like the financial industry has been challenging\, and organizations have sometimes hesitated to leverage open-source software. \nBut that trend is changing. Is your enterprise onboard? \nIn this keynote\, John Mertic\, Executive Director of the Open Mainframe Project\, will highlight how projects like Zowe and Galasa and investments into OpenTelemetry and security are changing the narrative for open source in forward-thinking financial services organizations. \n11:30 am – 7:45 pm: Sponsor Showcase  \nStop by the Open Mainframe Project booth for stickers\, a chance to win John Mertic’s new open source book and more. \n12:00 – 12:30 pm: From Vulnerability to Resiliency: Securing Open-Source Software Development – Andrej Chmelo\, Broadcom \nThe nature of open-source software makes it vulnerable to security threats that can lead to severe consequences\, including data breaches and system failures. Therefore\, it’s crucial to understand the importance of securing open-source software development to enhance its resiliency. This presentation will provide an in-depth understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with open-source software and the strategies to mitigate these vulnerabilities. It will explore the importance of building security in the development process\, such as code review and testing\, as well as the use of software analysis tools. By the end of the presentation\, attendees will have a clear understanding of the strategies and practices necessary to ensure the resiliency and security of open-source software development. They will also have a better understanding of the potential consequences of not adequately securing their open-source software projects. \n12:35 – 1:05 pm: Top 5 in 5! The Use Cases that Describe how Customers Have Leveraged Zowe for their Strategic Initiatives Over the Past 5 Years – Rose Sakach\, Broadcom \nSince 2020\, the Arcati Mainframe yearbook has predicted exponential increases in Zowe adoptions. By the end of 2023 close to 70% of mainframe organizations – i.e. more and more of you – will be doing something with Zowe. In this session\, we’ll showcase the most popular Zowe use cases. Whether you are a Systems Programmer\, DBA\, Security Administrator\, DevOps Architect or Developer you will gain an understanding of the value of Zowe as we demo and explain 5 common Zowe use cases to help prioritize and expedite your adoption journey. \n2:05pm – 2:35pm Unleashing the Power of Open Source: Revolutionizing Mainframe Insights with OpenTelemetry – Jessielane Punongbayan\, Dynatrace \nJoin me on an exciting exploration as we discover the immense potential of combining OpenTelemetry\, open source solutions\, and Dynatrace z/OS monitoring. In this talk\, we will uncover hidden efficiencies and unlock enhanced performance by utilizing these transformative monitoring tools. Together\, let’s embark on this journey to redefine the possibilities of mainframe monitoring. \n2:40pm – 3:10pm Galasa Use Cases – Louisa Seers\, IBM \nHow is Galasa used in the real-world? What kind of test cases could it handle? The test framework that can handle both complicated subsystems and web-based interfaces in the same test to demonstrate full system integration tests. This talk will show you a few use cases where Galasa can really shine and make difficult manual tasks look easy. \n3:40pm – 4:45pm: Secure & Open: Not Mutually Exclusive? – Michael DuBois\, John Jakacki\, Rose Sakach & Emre Tunar\, Broadcom; Len Santalucia\, Vicom Infinity; Tim Willging\, Rocket Software \nOpen source technologies offer businesses undeniable benefits like increased agility\, cost-effectiveness and freedom of choice. With the emergence of Zowe\, the mainframe ecosystem can realize those advantages and then some. So why are some organizations steadfast in their hesitation to embrace open? Perhaps because on a platform so widely recognized for its safeguards\, open source is still perceived by many as a security risk. Join our panel of mainframe security experts who will discuss the advantages\, concerns and reality of open source security and what it means for mainframe. \n5:45 – 7:45 pm Attendee Reception \nLearn more about the Open Mainframe Sessions here. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-mainframe-summit-new-york/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Open Mainframe Summit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-06-13-at-10.58.41-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231103 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20231023T220727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T221729Z UID:10000301-1698624000-1698969599@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:GSE UK (Towcester\, United Kingdom) DESCRIPTION:GSE UK Conference\, hosted at Whittlebury Hall in the United Kingdom on October 30 – November 2\,  offers attendees the opportunity to gain new knowledge\, tips and guidance on different products from experienced industry professionals. Through user and vendor-led sessions\, GSE UK events are designed to reduce the chance of errors and help save time and money. gain knowledge that will help your entire team increase efficiency\, agility and save money including education and training costs. The event features more than 250 technical sessions across enterprise IT topics including Security\, CICS\, DB2 and MQ to name a few. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be represented at the event by several ambassadors\, contributors and leaders. Check the schedule below: \nTuesday\, October 31:\n12 pm: New Mainframers Talk Candidly (continued) – Earl Dixon\, Tech Lead for the Broadcom Vitality Program and frequent speaker for the Making our Strong Community Stronger Initiative \nOther speakers include  Niall Ashley\,  Katie Juhala  and  Zdravka Oysolova \n12 pm: Db2 and Zowe. Everything\, everywhere at once! – Joe Winchester\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, Zowe community member and Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nA challenge facing mainframe Db2 shops is how to become more agile with modern tooling\, yet leverage the existing resources and skills that power their z/OS systems. Zowe provides a way to do this through its Visual Studio Code plugins\, its browser based web desktop\, and its command line interface. This allows Db2 shops to leverage their existing JCL and REXX libraries\, their existing stored procedures\, their existing SQL scripts\, and surface existing resources in new form factors for DevOps tool chains\, for automation\, for operations\, and more. These can be used by existing and novice mainframers\, providing a bridge between familiar open source tools and Db2 on z/OS. This talk will demonstrate the power of the new ecosystem with real world examples and customer success stories. \n4:45 pm: Goodbye to Baby-sitting your z/OS Jobs with Zowe Integrated JCL Checking (demo) – Domenico D’Alterio\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, Zowe Community Member and Principal Product Manager at IBM \nTake the worry out of programming your jobs\, checking and double checking for code standard compliance\, ensuring DevOps processes are delivered while meeting business SLAs for your hybrid cloud applications by allowing IBM Z JCL Expert to do the heavy lifting for you. In this session\, come and discover the ease with which IBM Z JCL Expert\, when integrated with Zowe\, helps you automatically check your jobs as part of your CI/CD pipeline in a fraction of the time it would normally take\, allowing you to focus on the more value-adding functions of your role. A live demo of the Zowe integrated features will be shown in the session. \nWednesday\, November 1:\n8 am: Keynote – The Mark and Steve Show – Steven Dickens\, Vice President and Practice Leader at the Futurum Group and Mark Wilson\, Architect\, Technician and Project Manager at Vertali Limited \n10:15 am: Mainframe/Zowe Tutorial – Germanas Samrickis\, Software Engineer at Rocket Software \nMainframe Hands-On Lab Session for those who have zero or limited experience on mainframe. Lab excercise covers usage of  VSCode\, Zowe and ZOAU. \nPurpose of this lab is showcase how smooth and enjoyable experience could be using modern tools. This session is not intended to be a deep dive. Instead\, it serves as a guide on how to get started\, with the expectation that you can pursue a deeper dive into the subject on your own. \nMax Capacity: 20 attendees \n\nLimited capacity on a first-come\, first-served basis\nNo prior mainframe experience required\nBring your curiosity and laptop \n\n10:15 am: Zowe plugin development using the “Realtime Dataset Metrics” as a sample – Alex Agoltsov\, Senior Software Engineer at Rocket Software UK \nThe idea is to show what is needed to create and maintain the Zowe plugin.\nI’m going to use the “Realtime Dataset Metrics” Zowe plugin from OMEGAMON for Storage as a sample\, showing best practices\, and processes (architecture\, testing\, unit-testing\, development\, CI/CD\, communication layer and etc.) \n1:45 pm: Wowee it’s Zowe\, the new face of the mainframe – Joe Winchester\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, Zowe community member and Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nAll of the old with all of the new. The Open Mainframe Project’s Zowe tooling aims to bridge the gap between folks new to the mainframe familiar with distributed and open source technologies\, with the rich set of existing mainframe runtimes and tooling that exists on the platform. This is done by bridging the worlds with browser front ends\, Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ plugins\, Chatbots\, and command line interfaces. By being open source and extensible Zowe not only provides base function out of the box\, but supports a depth of vendor plugins making it ideal of DevOps modernization or building custom mainframe dashboards with its SDK.  This talk will cover Zowe from end to end\, and showing how it is fast becoming ‘The New Face of the Mainframe’ for experienced and newbie mainframers alike. \n1:45 pm: Automated testing of COBOL Sections! – Rune Christensen\, Contributor to COBOL Check\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador and Lead Software Engineer at Bankdata \nWant to test your COBOL sections? Want to run it on your laptop? Test driven development with fast feedback inside Visual Studio Code? Mocking of programs\, CICS calls and other sections\, enabling truly isolated tests? Pipelines with test gateways\, denying failed tests to be deployed? Dashboards showing status of tests\, and team usage? All of this is in your reach! Look no further\, in just 50 minutes I will show you COBOL Check; that will change your COBOL experience! \nThursday\, November 2:\n10:15 am: I get my CICS on route Zowe – Joe Winchester\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, Zowe community member and Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nThis presentation will show how to use open source Zowe tooling to develop\, administer\, deploy and test CICS applications. We’ll show how to: \n\nBuild automation to drive CICS automation for compilation and deployment from a stand-alone environment using the Zowe command line interface\, and embed scripts in a Jenkins CICD pipeline\nUse Visual Studio Code Zowe extensions to work with JCL\, REXX and TSO to drive z/OS\, write\, compile\, and debug COBOL and Java CICS programs.\nUse VS Code tasks to integrate with CLI scripts.\nUse the Visual Studio Code Zowe CICS Explorer plugin to connect to CICS regions\, to view resources and perform actions like new/copy\, enable/disable\, and perform development tasks without needing to use CEMT or other CICS interfaces.\nDevelop CICS programs with BMS maps\, CICS programs with web services\, and CICS Java programs\, all using Visual Studio Code Zowe extensions.\nInteract with Db2\, MQ and other subsystems that make up a CICS program’s technology stack.\n\nThis 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. \n11:45 am: Automating PTF Maintenance Using an Open-First Approach – Jan Prihoda\, Product Owner at Broadcom Mainframe Software \nHistorically\, software management has leveraged SMP/E. More recently\, mainframe vendors collaborated to introduce and recommend the z/OSMF-based alternative using Portable Software Instances (PSWI)\, Workflows\, and Software Update. Both methods work well when the target LPARS are limited\, reside on the same physical device or are within a sysplex. But for organizations managing hundreds of LPARs\, deploying new software or applying the latest maintenance can be challenging to manage\, time-consuming\, frustrating\, and downright painful. In this session\, we will demonstrate an automated alternative – developed specifically for customers eager to solve this problem – powered by Zowe CLI\, Ansible\, and z/OSMF. \n1:45 am: Zowe Extensions in IBM Z System Management (demo) – Domenico D’Alterio\, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\, Zowe Community Member and Principal Product Manager at IBM \nZowe™ technology delivers new ways to integrate IBM Z system management into the enterprise processes and applications\, protecting the investment made on IBM Z. Zowe helps to make the IBM Z platform easier to learn and use for next-generation IT staff and developers. Come and learn how IBM System Management offerings like IBM Z System Automation\, IBM Z NetView and IBM Z Workload Scheduler\, expand Zowe framework with specific extensions to have an easier way to integrate Automation of system\, applications\, processing and more in a hybrid cloud environment. A demo of the ZOWE CLI extensions available for the products listed above will be performed during the session\, to show the value add in the data center management of them. Come and learn about use cases that leverage REST API for Automation as well as CLI extensions of Zowe in an hybrid cloud environment. \nFor the complete schedule or to register\, visit the event website here. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/gse-uk/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/10/download.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231019 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230922T022724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T181051Z UID:10000299-1697587200-1697673599@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:IBM Z Day 2023 (Virtual Conference managed by IBM) DESCRIPTION:Join us for IBM Z Day on October 18 from 8 am – 5 pm ET to connect\, learn and be inspired. \n\nIBM 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 Hybrid Cloud\, AI\, Quantum-Safe Security\, and more! \nREGISTER FOR IBM Z DAY NOW: ibm.biz/ibmzday-2023 \nExplore 5 content-rich learning tracks:  \n\nIBM Z  – Build an AI-infused\, cyber resilient hybrid cloud platform with unmatched\, industry-first quantum-safe security that enables you to deliver ground-breaking innovation with greater productivity and a lower carbon footprint.\nApp Modernization – Accelerate application modernization and AIOps across IBM Z and Cloud leveraging APIs to access applications and data\, implement enterprise DevOps and full application observability all as you learn how IBM is infusing AI into application modernization.\nData & AI – NEW! Dive deep into how the Data & AI on IBM Z’s portfolio offers resilient\, efficient\, no-compromise enterprise data serving for the world’s most demanding hybrid cloud\, transactional\, and analytics applications on IBM Z.\nSustainability – When sustainability\, productivity and profitability coexist they support profit and planet. Hear from environmental\, business and IT thought leaders on how IT can identify and reduce energy usage\, and where IBM Z and LinuxONE are already making a positive impact on our planet.\n\n\nIBM Z Skills Acceleration – Get free training & network with like-minded early professionals\, students and lifelong learners from all around the world to advance skills & learn from subject matter experts.\n\nSign Up NOW: ibm.biz/ibmzday-2023 URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/ibm-z-day-2023-virtual-conference/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Industry Conference,Member Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/09/IBM-Z-Day-1024-x-768-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T100000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230921T183320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T205820Z UID:10000298-1697446800-1697450400@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Closing the Knowledge Gap: How to Attract and Retain Next-Gen Mainframe Talent DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 16 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET\, join leaders from BMC\, Broadcom Mainframe Software\, IBM and Open Mainframe Project to discuss how to attract and retain next-gen mainframe talent as well as current internship\, mentorship and employment opportunities. Register here. \nRegistration is required and the webinar is open to all applicants from all backgrounds. This one hour event hopes to bring awareness to why inclusive hiring is important and highlight the many internship and hiring programs offered by leading mainframe companies. \nSpeakers include: \n\nEarl Dixon Jr\, Principle Client Services\, Vitality Program Tech Lead at Broadcom Mainframe Software\nJen Corio\, Director – Talent Acquisition at BMC\nShelly Meierarend\, IBM Z Global Skills Leader at IBM\nJohn Mertic\, Executive Director at Open Mainframe Project\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Earl Dixon\n \n \n \n \n \n Jen Corio\n \n \n \n \n \n Shelly Meierarend\n \n \n \n \n \n John Mertic\n \n \n\nIn addition to a presentation of programs by four panelists from leading companies\, the webinar will include a Q&A session to answer any attendee questions about the many mainframe job opportunities. This session will cover the following: \n\nBroadcom Mainframe Vitality Program\nBMC Next Gen Program\nIBM Z Day page\nOpen Mainframe Project Mentorship Program\n\n  \n \n  \nRegister here. \nCheck out other Marking Our Strong Community Stronger videos here. Join our LinkedIn community here. \n  URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/closing-the-knowledge-gap-how-to-attract-and-retain-next-gen-mainframe-talent/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:Making our Strong Community Stronger,Mentorship,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/09/KnowledgeGap.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231018 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230809T051245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T160514Z UID:10000293-1697328000-1697587199@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_527214189_72322412725_1_original.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T100000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230905T200631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T201007Z UID:10000297-1697014800-1697018400@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/09/open-mainframe-project-horizontal-black.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T100000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230922T171300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T171415Z UID:10000300-1695978000-1695981600@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:COBOL Programming Course Q3 Webinar DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nJoin the COBOL Programming Course TSC on Friday\, September 29 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET for their Q3 webinar. The focus of the webinar will be “My Summer with COBOL – A Mentee Story\,” where 2023 Summer Mentee Ashis Kumar Naik will share his experience\, lessons learned and more. His mentor Lezlie Browder\, an IBM Ambassador and Chief Solutionist with decades of mainframe experience\, will also share her experience and the entire team will be available to answer questions about the course\, mentorship or COBOL in general. Register  here today! URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-programming-course-q3-webinar-2/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/09/cobol-programming-course-color.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T093000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230905T194819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T194819Z UID:10000296-1695803400-1695807000@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2021/01/zowe-black.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230912 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230708T015424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T160453Z UID:10000289-1694390400-1694476799@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Open Mainframe Summit Las Vegas 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.  \n \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. Experience engaging on-site programs\, connect with like-minded professionals\, be inspired by IBM Champions\, and contribute to tech-for-good projects. This is a celebration of unity\, diversity\, and innovation where user groups come together to create lasting connections and drive meaningful change. \n \nTo attend Open Mainframe Summit Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel\, register for IBM TechXchange.  One registration will give attendees access to all the events for Community Day. \nRegistration costs $1599 but Open Mainframe Summit attendees will receive an exclusive discount until August 30 at 5 PM ET. The discount of $300 USD*\, will require you to pre-register. Please submit this form to reserve your discounted pass. When your pre-registration submission has been successfully processed\, you will be invited to register for the event. \n**Timing and titles of sessions\, speakers and room assignments are subject to change as needed. Please see the schedule on-site for the latest updates.  \nSeptember 11 Schedule: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 AM\n8:30 AM\nBreakfast \n\n\n8:30 AM\n9:30 AM\nIBM Keynote\n\n\n10:00 AM\n10:10 AM\nKeynote: Welcome – John Mertic\, Open Mainframe Project Executive Director \nAll keynotes will take place in Room 121\n\n\n10:10 AM\n10:30 AM\nKeynote: Customer success stories using Zowe – Joe Winchester\, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nThis talk will cover the scenarios and use cases where customers are achieving success with The Open Mainframe Project’s Zowe tooling\, showcasing examples spanning from DevOps\, education\, scripting\, Db2 automation\, custom web dashboards exploiting Zowe SDKs and more.\n\n\n10:30 AM\n11:00 AM\nKeynote Panel: Diversity in the Mainframe Community – Louisa Seers\, Product Manager at IBM; Sudharsana Srinivasan\, Advocacy Manager at IBM; Len Santalucia\, CTO at Vicom Infinity; and Donna Hudi\, CMO at Phoenix Software International \nCome walk a mile in our shoes. Join a range of female Mainframe practitioners who will share their experiences being professional women in the industry. Hear about not only the highs and lows\, but the utterly comical and absurd. This panel will investigate all different perspectives from business problems to more technical discussions.\n\n\n11:00 AM\n11:20 AM\nKeynote: Illuminating Pathways for Our Future Innovators – Elizabeth Joseph\, Global Head\, Open Source Program Office for IBM Z & LinuxONE at IBM \nProjects in The Open Mainframe Project are eligible to participate in the LFX Mentorship Program. The Software Discovery Tool has participated for 3 years\, and in that time the project has gained valuable new core contributors and provided opportunities to several students who had not previously been involved with the mainframe community. This talk will briefly summarize the program\, but more importantly\, will explain why providing an opportunity through a program like this is so important for future innovators in our community and serve as a call to action for more projects to participate.\n\n\n11:30 AM\n1:00 PM\nLunch (Grab and Go provided by conference) – Ask me Anything\, Networking\, Raffle in Room 121\n\n\n\n\nRoom 101\nRoom 102\n\n\n1:00 PM\n1:20 PM\nEasy and Modern – Learn COBOL today! – Sudharsana Srinivasan\, Advocacy Manager at IBM \nThe Open Mainframe Project COBOL Programming Course was built with one purpose – make it easy for learners around the globe to easily learn COBOL. How did we achieve this goal? and 3 yrs later what are the results? Join this Lightning Talk to learn all about COBOL\, the course and how you can get started today! \n  \n \nZowe CLI modernizes mainframe development – Gene Johnston\, Principal Software Engineer at Broadcom \nMost mainframe organizations are looking to modernize how they develop and deliver products. They want to leverage the knowledge of new-hires familiar with off-platform tools\, and incorporate concepts of continuous integration into their development processes. Zowe CLI and its SDK provide the means to make significant leaps forward on these challenges with a low barrier to entry. Join this session to learn how to get started\, to hear the possibilities available to you\, and discuss best practices to help you achieve those goals.\n\n\n1:25 PM\n1:45 PM\nShift Left and Beyond with COBOL Check ! – Joe Winchester\, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nThe Open Mainframe Project COBOL Check allows shift left testing to go all the way up to unit testing of COBOL procedures\, making the language development benefit from early checking of code and building of reliable regression test pipelines. This talk will show the technology\, its Visual Studio Code integration\, and its importance in driving DevOps modernization at mainframe COBOL shops. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nDemystified: Put Your Web App on the Zowe Desktop in a Flash – UPDATED – Robert Blum\, Senior Software Developer at Phoenix Software International \nAre you a web developer with a great web app? Do you want to deploy it to the Zowe Desktop? Are you new to open source\, or to Zowe? The Zowe Application Framework provides a quick solution: Plug your web app into a modified sample iframe app. It’s that simple. It’s possible to stand up your app on the desktop within an hour\, then take advantage of features like persistence and app to app communications. The presenter will discuss what he learned\, providing you the minimum necessary steps to insert your web app into the sample iframe app\, and deploy the result. Included will be tips and tricks demystifying how to communicate with the iframe sandbox where your app lives\, how to install and debug\, and how to use the iframe zoweZlux API to provide enhanced Zowe interoperability.\n\n\n1:50 PM\n2:10 PM\nWowee it’s Zowe!!!! 5 years old\, what worked\, what didn’t work\, and what is to be learned. – Tim Willging\, Fellow – Z Systems Architecture & Technology at Rocket \nZowe is five years old since its beginnings\, this talk will cover the goals of the project as its beginning to help customers make the mainframe open\, simple and familiar\, as well as bring forward both new and old communities. We’ll look at the metrics\, the key milestones\, what worked and didn’t work\, which components are successful and why\, and talk about lessons learned to move forward. \n  \n  \n  \n \nTogetherness of Linux Distributions on the Whole Open Source Software Development Life Cycle – Sarah Julia Kriesch\, Senior Consultant at Accenture & Elizabeth Joseph\, Global Head\, Open Source Program Office for IBM Z & LinuxONE at IBM \nAre Linux distributions really collaborating in development? They sure are! Our Linux Distributions Working Group at the Open Mainframe Project is a great example of collaboration on Linux projects together by sharing common issues and bugs\, along with recommendations on how to tackle specific pain points. In this session\, you will receive an overview about the latest efforts to collaborate in development\, testing and maintenance from over a half dozen Linux distributions that regularly participate. This is including upstream projects and the required infrastructure for development\, from the implementation of openQA tests by several distributions to the LinuxONE (OSS) Community Cloud.\n\n\n2:15 PM\n2:35 PM\nFeilong: the open source API for z/VM automation – Mike Friesenegger\, Solutions Architect at SUSE \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. \n \nProductionizing z/OS Open Tools for Sysprogs and Developers – Steven Perva\, Senior Mainframe Innovation Engineer at Ensono \nOpen Source Tooling is gaining ground in z/OS environments. A critical component to adoption of Open Source in enterprise environments is laying a foundation for making tooling available\, maintainable\, and accessible. Learn my strategy for productionizing the z/OS Open Tools on our internal production systems!\n\n\n2:40 PM\n3:00 PM\nGalasa 101 – Louisa Seers\, Product Manager at IBM \nDiscover Galasa—an open-source test framework that ensures the integrity of your applications. With Galasa\, you can confidently verify that the latest maintenance hasn’t caused issues and that recent changes haven’t affected existing functionality. Seamlessly align the delivery of your hybrid Z applications with your enterprise’s code delivery process. Join for an informative presentation on Galasa’s powerful features and cost-effective benefits. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nHybrid Orchestration with IBM Z – Dong Ma\, Software Engineer at IBM \nThere are multiple workloads running on x86\, Power or Z\, and even for Z workloads there are multiple technical implementations like z/VM\, KVM\, PR/SM(Processor Resource/System Manager) or even zCX (z/OS container extension) or event native z/OS. Challenges comes when you have to manage all those workload all together\, especially those core systems are building across different technical stacks\, how to unify and simplify the management for all those different infrastructure stacks\, specifically some of those workloads(like z/OS workload and zCX workload) can decrease network latency and therefore\, improve IO performance while running under certain co-location rules. With this talk we will present how to manage different hypervisor resources like z/VM guest\, KVM guest or zCX (z/OS container extension) guest so that all those infrastructure can be integrated with cloud management tools to provision and orchestrate along with the cloud workloads\n\n\n3:05 PM\n3:25 PM\nAccelerate Your Mainframe Modernization using Zowe-Conformant REST APIs – Elliot Jalley\, Product Manager at Broadcom \nMainframe modernization is being driven by a number of factors\, not least the requirement to move fast while retaining the absolute focus on security. Embracing open-first technology is key. Opening the platform to ensure the mainframe remains vibrant into the future. This session focuses on the growing number of mainframe infrastructure REST APIs that provide standardized\, programmatic access to mainframe resources. Join me to learn how Zowe-conformant APIs play a vital role in a risk-managed\, in-place modernization strategy that leads to faster delivery\, higher quality and increased efficiency\, all without compromising on security and compliance.\nPositioning legacy ISPF tools for tomorrow – Michael Fontanetta\, Distinguished Technologist\, Senior Director zSystems Product Innovation Engineering at Ensono \nAs we hand over the reins of z/OS environments to the next generation\, a wealth of tools exists in ISPF that could prove useful to the tasks of tomorrow. We’ll explore how to transition ISPF panel-driven applications to consumable APIs that will fit into tomorrow’s paradigms and be ready for consumption by next-gen interfaces like z/OSMF and Zowe. \n  \n  \n \n\n\n3:30 PM\n3:50 PM\nDeploying Zowe CLI configuration throughout your organization – Gene Johnston\, Principal Software Engineer at Broadcom \nMost companies try new technology\, like Zowe CLI\, in a pilot program. Once you are convinced of the value of Zowe CLI\, you are challenged with deploying that technology throughout your organization. In this session you will hear how Zowe CLI team configuration was designed to improve sharing your configuration with everyone on your team. We will identify different approaches that are available to address different deployment situations. We will describe techniques for creating the most flexible and effective configurations. We will discuss best practices. And\, we will show useful techniques to diagnose problems that you may inadvertently place into your configuration.\nThe z/OS Open Tools Initiative – Mike Fulton\, Distinguished Engineer\, IBM Z Application Foundation at IBM \nIn this session\, we will discuss open-source tooling on z/OS\, with focus on the z/OS Open Tools initiative and how it can help organizations to improve their efficiency\, security\, and innovation. We will provide examples of tools such as Git\, Bash\, GNU Make\, Vim\, CMake\, Ninja\, JQ and Curl that are available under z/OS Open Tools and how they can be integrated into existing workloads. We will also cover the z/OS Open Tools porting process and how you can get involved. For more information on z/OS Open Tools\, see https://zosopentools.github.io/meta/. \n \n\n\n3:55 PM\n4:15 PM\nMapping the Face of the Modern Mainframe Workforce: Roles\, Skills and Resources – John Lovett\, Head of Education and Customer Engagement\, Mainframe Division at Broadcom & Meredith Stowell\, VP\, IBM Z Ecosystem at IBM \nWhat roles are out there right now for Mainframe professionals? What skills are needed for those roles and what resources are available to develop them? If you think you know the answers you may be surprised at how much the Mainframe workforce has evolved. Mainframe modernization and the accompanying call for agile business strategies have changed the face of traditional job roles. Share your own insights by joining Mainframe Open Education project leaders JJ Lovett and Paul Newton for an interactive discussion of these topics. \n \nSynchronzing Mainframe Data with Zowe – Diego Rodriguez Bravo\, Client Services Consultant at Broadcom \nUse case where a simple script embeding Zowe commands\, enables PDS member synchronization between isolated environments and keep version control in a Git repository. Main applicability for source code deployment. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n\n\n4:20 PM\n4:40 PM\nIBM Z Advocacy – As easy as 1-2-3! – Sudharsana Srinivasan – Advocacy Manager at IBM \nDid you know that you have likely been advocating for the mainframe without even realizing it? When you are mentoring others\, speaking at events\, and creating content – that is Advocacy. It is all about sharing – a journey that helps you find your authentic voice\, build your eminence\, and grow your career. Have you ever wondered how to get started on your advocacy journey? Attend this session to learn how you can get started today – it’s as easy as 1-2-Z \n \nZEN – A New Era of Zowe Installation – Jan Prihoda\, Product Owner at Broadcom \nZowe has already established its presence on mainframes. However\, its installation and configuration can still be challenging. ZEN aims to facilitate the adoption of Zowe through a wizard-driven installation guide. Features such as variable value validation\, real-time validation\, assistance with certificate management\, and configuration file schema validation are just a few of the capabilities offered by ZEN. And all of this from the comfort of your desktop! Come and see for yourself what ZEN can do for you!\n\n\n4:45 PM\n5:05 PM\nThe Art of Implementing Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on an Air-gapped IBM zSystem – Vincent Terrone\, Enterprise Architect at Vicom Infinity\, & Len Santalucia\, CTO at Vicom Infinity \nThere are clients that desire to implement Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) on their IBM zSystems that are isolated from the internet for security reasons. However\, this isolation poses a challenge since OCP normally requires a live internet connection during its installation. We will discuss how to overcome this challenge and how to continue to support such isolated air-gapped OCP environments. This is a session from which everyone will learn and benefit.\nSoftware management automation using Zowe and Ansible – Jan Prihoda\, Product Owner at Broadcom \nIf you manage more than two LPARs\, you surely know that keeping all the software updated on all systems can be very demanding. Backup/recovery\, HOLDDATA resolution\, and different task levels/roles – all of these introduce complexity and the possibility of errors. And now\, imagine that with the help of open-source tools like Zowe and Ansible\, it is possible to not only eliminate but at least greatly simplify all these challenges. Want to know more? Come and see for yourself! \n \n\n\n5:10 PM\n5:30 PM\nTop Five Open Source Mainframe Powerups! – Joe Winchester\, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nIn this talk\, I’ll show my favourite free open source tools that every mainframer should be using\, if they aren’t already. With short demos and instructions we’ll look at ports of Bash and VIM\, the amazing Zigi 3270 emulator\, and other open source tools. This will be the best 20 minute open source presentation you’ll be glad you attended to learn new things you didn’t know before and change how you work with the mainframe going forward.\nZowe – Beyond the Typical Use Cases – Jan Prihoda\, Product Owner at Broadcom \nZowe is often leveraged for popular use cases\, including creating CI-CD pipelines to achieve mainframe DevOps\, offering mainframe Developers & Administrators extensions for their VS Code workspace\, and creating modern UIs for operational tasks. It can also be leveraged for innovations. In this session\, we’ll share how we’ve used Zowe’s capabilities in various ways and in general\, why we view Zowe as an enabler for innovations. \n \n\n\n\n\n6 – 8 pm: Attendee Reception\n\nRegistration costs $1599 but Open Mainframe Summit attendees will receive an exclusive discount until August 30 at 5 PM ET. The discount of $300 USD*\, will require you to pre-register. Please submit this form to reserve your discounted pass. When your pre-registration submission has been successfully processed\, you will be invited to register for the event. For questions about Open Mainframe Summit\, email info@openmainframeproject.org. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-mainframe-summit-las-vegas/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Open Mainframe Summit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/07/1687522141562.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230815 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230708T024647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230708T025123Z UID:10000291-1691971200-1692057599@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Zowe Day @ SHARE New Orleans DESCRIPTION:SHARE New Orleans takes place on August 13-18 at the Hyatt Regency. Open Mainframe Project will be represented at the conference with several sessions. including Zowe Day. \nZowe Day will take place on Monday\, August 14. \n9:45 – 10:45 am: Zowe Day Part 1: Zowe Hot Topics: Installation & Administration \nBring your installation questions\, suggestions and challenges to this session! Our Zowe experts will share tips & tricks for installing and administering Zowe z/OS components (API Mediation Layer\, Desktop\, & ZSS) and introduce you to Zen: the mainframe installation wizard for Zowe. \nSpeakers: \n\nSean Grady\, Rocket Software\nJan Prihoda\, Broadcom\nJoe Winchester\, IBM\n\n11 am – 12 pm: Zowe Day Part 2: Zowe V2 Technical Highlights: API-ML\, CLI\, Web UI\, Explorers\, SDKs\, Chat and Event Streaming \nJoin this session if you want to know what’s new with Zowe V2 and a peek at Zowe V3. The Zowe Community Squad leads summarize features\, functions\, capabilities and important changes delivered in all of the Zowe V2 LTS release components as well as new components introduced as Technical Previews and GA extensions. \nSpeakers:  \n\nSean Grady\, Rocket Software\nElliot Jalley\, Broadcom\nMark Ackert\, Broadcom\nUladzislau Kalesnikau\, IBA\nAdam Wolfe\, Broadcom\n\n1:45 – 2:45 pm: Zowe Day Part 3: An Overview of Zowe’s Zero Trust Architecture with Technical Tips for Configuring Zowe Security \nZowe Security Deep Dive. Looking to better understand Zowe security? Don’t miss this session. We’ll review it from two angles. First\, how the Zowe Community produces Zowe as secure open source software and second\, how Zowe consumers configure Zowe components for high availability (HA)\, access & authentication that align with their internal security policies. \nSpeakers: \n\nMark Ackert\, Broadcom\nSean Grady\, Rocket Software\nJoe Winchester\, IBM\n\n3:15 – 4:15 pm: Zowe Day Part 4: Built-On-Zowe: Extenders Showcase Their Apps \nWith over 75 Zowe conformant extensions\, you are bound to be using a product\, solution or practical application enabled by one of them! Attend this session to see demonstrations and meet the vendors who develop them. \nSpeakers:  \n\n\nDomenico D’Alterio\, IBM\nMichael DuBois\, Broadcom\nJeff Cherrington\, Rocket Software\n\nLearn more or register on the main SHARE website. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/share-new-orleans-zowe-day/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Industry Conference,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/07/OMP-Sticker-Design-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230819 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230708T031413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T232557Z UID:10000292-1691884800-1692403199@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:SHARE New Orleans DESCRIPTION:SHARE New Orleans takes place on August 13-18 at the Hyatt Regency. Open Mainframe Project will be represented at the conference with several sessions. \nMonday\, August 14:\n9:45 – 10:45 am:  Creating a Thriving Multi-Generational Workforce.” Dr. Gloria Chance\, CEO and Founder of The Mousai Group\, will moderate a panel discussion exploring how multigenerational mainframers are bridging the age gap within their organizations including: \n\nAcknowledge the age gap in the industry\nDiscuss the realities of multigenerational workplaces\nExplore what it is like to be older/younger/mid-career as the demographics of your workforce shift\nExamine the challenges/opportunities that exist\nDiscuss ways for all to thrive\n\n9:45 am – 4:15 pm: Zowe Day  \nFor a list of all Zowe Day speakers and sessions\, click here. \n7-8 pm: Making Our Strong Community Stronger Reception (Empire Room) \nMaking Our Strong Community Stronger (MSCS) was born in 2020 as mainframe leaders\, community members and partners came together to accelerate diversity\, equity\, inclusion (DEI) initiatives and create environments that foster belonging. DEI isn’t a one-time initiative; it’s a lifetime of educating and listening to everyone in the company to improve – and no matter what your role is\, everyone can contribute. \nTuesday\, August 15:\n9:15-10:15 am: Deploying Zowe CLI Configuration Throughout Your Organization – Eugene Johnston\, Broadcom  \nMost companies try new technology\, like Zowe CLI\, in a pilot program. Once you are convinced of the value of Zowe CLI\, you are challenged with deploying that technology throughout your organization. In this session you will hear how Zowe CLI team configuration was designed to improve sharing your configuration with everyone on your team. We will identify different approaches that are available to address different deployment situations. We will describe techniques for creating the most flexible and effective configurations. We will discuss best practices. And\, we will show useful techniques to diagnose problems that you may inadvertently place into your configuration. \n10:30-11:30 am: Improve Mainframe Integration with Zowe Explorer – Brijesh Anghan\, Roayl Cyber Inc. \nThe Zowe project has revolutionized the way we interact with mainframe systems\, making it easier than ever before to develop\, deploy\, and manage applications on the mainframe. One of the latest developments in the Zowe project is the integration of Zowe with the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) editor\, providing a seamless and modern interface for developing mainframe applications. At the heart of this integration is the Zowe Explorer extension for VS Code\, which provides a set of tools and features for working with mainframe systems. With Zowe Explorer\, developers can browse mainframe datasets and files\, edit JCL files\, submit batch jobs\, and view system logs\, all from within the familiar VS Code interface. This greatly simplifies the development process\, allowing developers to use their preferred tools and workflows when working with mainframe systems. The Zowe Explorer extension also includes support for DevOps tools and practices\, allowing developers to build\, test\, and deploy mainframe applications using familiar DevOps workflows. For example\, Zowe Explorer includes support for Git\, allowing developers to easily manage mainframe code alongside code from other platforms. Zowe Explorer also includes support for Jenkins\, allowing developers to automate build and deployment processes and streamline the development cycle. In addition to its development features\, Zowe Explorer also provides tools for managing and monitoring mainframe systems. With Zowe Explorer\, administrators can view system metrics\, manage mainframe resources\, and perform system-level tasks such as IPLs and shutdowns\, all from within the VS Code interface. Zowe Explorer enables developers and administrators to be more productive and efficient than ever before. Whether you are a seasoned mainframe professional or a developer just starting out in the mainframe world\, the Zowe Explorer extension for VS Code is sure to be a valuable tool in your toolkit. \n4-5 pm: Is the Mainframe Ready for Open Source? Joe Winchster\, IBM; Joe Bostian\, IBM; Steven Perva\, Ensono; Donna Hudi\, Phoenix Software; Vaughan Marshall\, Broadcom; Jeff Cherrington\, Rocket Software \nThe mainframe is a secure\, reliable\, trusted computing platform. Open Source Software is often viewed as hobbyists coming up with free ephemeral stuff that may or may not work\, may or may not be secure\, and is supported through on-line public forums. How can these worlds collide and co-exist\, or can they ? This panel discusses all of the issues surrounding this exciting area that to some is driving the platform forward\, and to others is driving it off a cliff. \nWednesday\, August 16:\n8-9 am: Using IBM Z System Automation API with Zowe and Kafka in a Modern DevOps Environment – Michael Alexander Carl Seeburger\, IBM \nLearn about exciting new Z System Automation capabilities supporting IBM Z and DevOps for enhanced operations management: – The ability to access your automation environment via the new IBM Z Systems Automation Operations (REST) API; – Zowe CLI and its plugins for System Automation and Netview to support Admins\, Operators and Developer on z/OS; – Publish System Automation event messages via SA Info Broker to Kafka and visualize in Service Management Unite dashboards. \n5:15-6:15 pm: 5 for f: Top 5 Use Cases for Zowe over last 5 years – Rose Sakach\, Broadcom\, and Michael Bauer\, Broadcom \nSince 2020\, the Arcati Mainframe yearbook has predicted exponential increases in Zowe adoptions. By the end of 2023 close to 70% of mainframe organizations – i.e. more and more of you – will be doing something with Zowe. In this session\, we’ll showcase the most popular Zowe use cases. Whether you are a Systems Programmer\, DBA\, Security Administrator\, DevOps Architect or Developer you will gain an understanding of the value of Zowe as we demo and explain 5 common Zowe use cases to help priortize and expedite your adoption journey. \nThursday\, August 17:\n8-9 am: Accelerate Your Mainframe Modernization using Zowe-Conformant REST APIs – Elliot Jalley\, Broadcom and Miroslav Strnad \nMainframe modernization is being driven by a number of factors\, not least the requirement to move fast while retaining the absolute focus on security. Embracing open-first technology is key. Opening the platform to ensure the mainframe remains vibrant into the future. This session focuses on the growing number of mainframe infrastructure REST APIs that provide standardized\, programmatic access to mainframe resources. Join me to learn how Zowe-conformant APIs play a vital role in a risk-managed\, in-place moderniztion strategy that leads to faster delivery\, higher quality and increased efficiency\, all without compromising on security and compliance. \n10:30-11:30: Leveraging Zowe to Enable SCM Actions from Service Now – Thomas McQuitty\, Broadcom \nLearn how Mainframe SCMs can be driven via ServiceNow for actions such as software change approvals using the ServiceNow MID Server. This walk-through will show you the behind-the-scenes configuration\, the technical prerequisites and the role Zowe plays.  We will also save time to discuss additional possibilities. \n1:15-2:15 pm: zNextGen: COBOL and the Modern Mainframe – Sudharsana Srinivasan\, IBM\, and Caitlin Mooney\, JP Morgan Chase\, Jade Melody Walker \nOpen Mainframe Project: COBOL Programming Course – Importance of COBOL – How COBOL can be used to train new developers – How CI/CD and debug/testing features are being added to the course \n1:15-2:15 pm: Diagnosing Transient Performance Issues by Analyzing SMF 98 and 100 Records in Zowe – Daneil Weigand\, IBM\, and Daniel Rosa\, IBM \nz/OS transactional workloads contain interactions between IBM z/OS components\, middleware\, Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products\, client applications and shared resources. Sometimes these interactions and resources can cause transient short term performance issues. In the worst cases\, these transient issues can repeat\, worsen\, and result in broader service degradation\, critical situations\, and even outages. When things go wrong\, Subject Matter Experts spend significant time (e.g. days\, weeks\, or months depending on the issue) looking for clues needed to define the root cause. SMF 98 and 100 records can be generated on synchronized\, 5-second intervals with micro-summary\, exceptionalism enriched data. Subject Matter Experts can analyze this data to identify and correlate short interval anomalies with only 15 minutes of data\, reducing the time required to diagnose complex critical situations\, service degradation\, and outages. In addition\, Subject Matter Experts can proactively identify repeating transient workload resilience risks\, providing an opportunity to diagnose the root cause and address it before a crit-sit or outage occurs. \n2:45-3:45 pm: Customer Use Cases and Success Stories with Zowe – Joe Winchester\, IBM\, Murali P. Panchalingam\, IBM and Rose Sakach\, Broadcom \nMany customers have been successful using Zowe to transition their companies to mainframe modernization in-place\, blending existing pracitces with modern toolchains. Learn first hand their stories at DevOps\, education\, automation\, optional support and other areas where Zowe has helped accelerate digital transformation. \n4-5 pm: Zowe Chat: Extending the Access\, Personas and Use Cases for z/OS based REST Services – Domenic D’Alterio\, IBM \n\nZowe 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.\nFriday\, August 18\n9:15-10:15 am: I get my CICS on Route Zowe – Joe Winchester\, IBM\, and Murali P. Panchalingam\, IBM \nThis talk shows how Zowe Visual Studio plugins and Zowe Command Line Interface open source extensions can be used for development\, operations\, and automated deployment tasks to create a modern and powerful experience that works for new\, and experienced\, CICS mainframers alike. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/share-new-orleans/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/07/Share-Event-Tile-New-Orleans-2023.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230701 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230601T155446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T155446Z UID:10000141-1688083200-1688169599@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,Open Mainframe Summit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/03/openmainframesummit-color.svg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230519T175159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T175159Z UID:10000140-1687392000-1687651199@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/05/images.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T101500 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,COBOL,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/09/cobol-programming-course-color.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T073000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/07/Zowe-Mainframe-Project_Website_TNI_520x99.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-10.09.45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230529 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group,Member Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/05/osc23ad300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-10.22.59-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T100000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230407T190551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T190551Z UID:10000136-1684314000-1684317600@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Fostering Inclusive Work Environments for the LGBTQIA+ Community (Webinar) DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQIA+ community is a vital part of not just the technology ecosystem\, but the world as a whole. On May 17 at 9-10 am PDT (12-1 pm EDT)\, in the next session of the Making Our Strong Community Stronger collaborative initiative\, national DEI consultant Jess Pettitt will moderate a thoughtful conversation with panelists about the importance of community\, self-expression\, and relationship-building in creating safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals\, along with the impact of popular cultural polarization. Register for the webinar here. \nThis webinar’s panelists include: \n\nDebbie Schildkraut\, Founder/President\, Kestin Impact Consulting\nDan Brown\, Head of Communications\, LF Energy\nMichelle Hébert\, Enablement Manager – Data Services\, Applied Systems\nLarry Cook\, Global Event Manager\, Broadcom Mainframe Software\n\nCheck out other Marking Our Strong Community Stronger videos here. Join our LinkedIn community here. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/fostering-inclusive-work-environments-for-the-lgbtqia-community-webinar/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Diversity & Inclusion,Making our Strong Community Stronger,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/600x340imagesnew-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230512 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230406T000747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T000747Z UID:10000134-1683763200-1683849599@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Mainframe Modernization Summit (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Experts in both cloud and mainframe applications come together at the first Mainframe Modernization Summit on May 11. This is the only event of its kind where you can explore the full range of possibilities for modernizing your mainframe applications. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year’s Summit explores the options for your mainframe applications. While they were born on the mainframe\, what does their future look like in a cloud world? There is a range of options from staying on the mainframe to going cloud-native. \nWe’ll learn from industry leaders\, gain valuable insights\, and discover best practices that you can apply to your organization. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be represented in a strategic panel at the Summit. Please see below for details. \nStrategic Panel: Understanding the Mainframe Modernization Movement (9:45 am – 10:15 pm PDT//11:45 am – 12:15 pm CDT) \nWhat is mainframe modernization and why has it been getting so much attention in recent years? Industry thought leaders will explore the answers to those questions and much more in this strategic panel. \nSpeakers: \n \nRegister or learn more about the event at the main event website here. #MainframeMod23 URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/mainframe-modernization-summit-virtual/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Mainframe Modernization,Member Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-05-at-4.55.54-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230513 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230406T002524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T002524Z UID:10000135-1683676800-1683935999@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Open Source Summit North America (Vancouver\, Canada + Virtual) 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. Join us for the Open Source Summit North America\, hosted in Vancouver\, Canada\, and virtually on May 10-12. \nJohn Mertic\, Executive Director for Open Mainframe Project\, and Cynthia Coupe\, Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Specialist\, co-chairs for SDDI (Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion (SDDI) project will be on-site to give an overview of the project. \nOn Wednesday\, May 10 at 12:05-12:45 pm PDT\, join the session titled “Lean in: Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion Project“ \n“Openness” has always been a core principle in open source. It’s designed to grant everyone with the ability to use\, update and distribute source code for any purpose. Unfortunately\, open doesn’t always mean everyone feels welcome. Like the broader tech industry\, open source has a diversity problem. Though anyone and everyone is welcome to contribute – many under-represented groups like women\, minorities\, parents\, non-technical contributors\, members of the LGBTQ+ and more have shared stories of the challenges they’ve faced in open source communities. The Linux Foundation believes that people of vastly different backgrounds\, nationalities\, orientations\, and identities create stronger communities that produce better outcomes and more robust technologies. Re-launched earlier this year\, the Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion (SDDI) project is dedicated to improving this. The mission of SDDI is to discover\, evaluate\, and promote best practices from research and industry to increase diversity and inclusion in software engineering. In this session\, attendees will learn more about SDDI\, its goals and how to get involved. Add this to your schedule here. \nOn Thursday\, May 11 at 11 -11:40 am PDT\, join the session titled\, “Hidden Differences: How to be Inclusive When you Don’t Know – Cynthia Coupe\, OARS  \nWorkplaces and managers are being asked to be all inclusive for their workers\, but what does this mean? How can you be inclusive if you don’t know there is a difference? Sometimes we have employees who don’t even know they are neurodivergent\, so how do we navigate this in the workplace to be inclusive of all people\, whether or not their differences are hidden\, known or unknown? How can we create an environment where everyone is supported if we don’t even know what who or what we are supporting? \nThis presentation will address these issues and provide some guidance as to how to make an inclusive workplace\, what inclusive attitudes are and why this is important for everyone. Add this to your schedule here. \nOn Thursday\, May 11 at 2:55-3:35 pm PDT\, join the session titled\, “Squashing Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Bugs in Open Source Projects: How to Find and Resolve Common “DEI Bugs” –  Georg Link\, SDDI member and Direct of Sales at Bitergia \n\nOpen source software projects are hyper-collaborative environments but surveys reveal that project members lack diversity. There are many reasons why open source projects appear uninviting to people of underrepresented groups. We would consider these reasons “bugs” if the system was software. This talk uses the idea of DEI bugs to discuss how we can identify where open source projects fall short in being inviting and inclusive. The goal of this framing is to find ways to squash these bugs and bring out the potential of everyone who has an interest in our open source projects. A concrete suggestion is to walk in the shoes of others and take a fresh look at your project. The audience will learn actionable steps to take a new look at their own open source projects and start making a positive difference. This revised talk adds a discussion of common DEI bugs\, where they come from\, and how we can resolve them. [notes to program committee:] We revised this talk based on feedback that the talk could be improved with more examples and guidance. We walk faster through the steps of identifying DEI bugs and added a discussion of common DEI bugs\, based on peer-reviewed research. Add this to your schedule here.\n\n\nTo register for the conference or learn more about the schedule\, visit the main Open Source Summit North America website here. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-source-summit-north-america-vancouver-canada-virtual/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Diversity & Inclusion,LF Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-03-16-at-9.47.41-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230322T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230322T103000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230301T000952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T000952Z UID:10000288-1679477400-1679481000@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:COBOL Q1 Webinar (COBOL Course & COBOL Check - Integration) DESCRIPTION:Topic: COBOL Course and COBOL Check – Integration \nNOTE: Date changed. \nJoin the COBOL Programming Course team on March 22 at 9:30-10:30 am PDT (12:30-1:30 pm EDT) as we kick off 2023 with an exciting session with our Open Mainframe sister project – COBOL Check. Rune Christensen\, Lead Software Developer at Bankdata\, and Dave Nicolette\, Chair of COBOL Check\, will share updates and together we will explore opportunities to integrate the project into the course. \n \nIt is part of the COBOL Programming Course strategic Roadmap to bring in debug and testing – this presents an exciting opportunity to give our learner community that end-to-end developer experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn first-hand from the creators of COBOL Check!!! \nRegister for the free webinar here. \n  URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-q1-webinar-cobol-course-cobol-check-integration/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/09/cobol-programming-course-color.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T093000 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230228T012414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T012414Z UID:10000132-1678869000-1678872600@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:Zowe Q1 Webinar DESCRIPTION:Whether you are a Zowe User\, Contributor\, Extender or simply interested in what’s happening with Zowe – please join us for the Zowe Q1 Update Webinar on Wednesday\, March 15 Sep 28 at 8:30 am PT/11:30 am ET. Register here. \nTitle:  The Zowe App Store\nAbstract:  Learn how to use and even contribute to a Zowe package registry while gaining insights on App Store plans for Zowe client and Zowe server extensions.\n\nSpeaker: Sean Grady\, Senior Software Architect at Rocket Software URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-q1-webinar/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Webinar,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/07/Zowe-Mainframe-Project_Website_TNI_520x99.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230309 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20221123T010344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221123T010344Z UID:10000126-1677974400-1678319999@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:SHARE (Atlanta + Live Stream) DESCRIPTION:SHARE Atlanta\, taking place on March 5-8\, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta\,  brings together subject-mater experts and enterprise IT professionals to impart lessons\, explore new release capabilities and dive deep into the most pressing issues facing confronting the enterprise IT industry today. Learn more about the conference or to register\, click here. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be on-site in full force again with several ambassadors giving talks about Zowe and COBOL. Please see below and add these sessions to your schedule (all sessions are in Eastern Daylight Time). \nSunday\, March 5:\n3:45-4:45 pm: Can Zowe act as an enabler of innovations? Sure it can! – Jan Prihoda\, Product Owner at Broadcom \nAre you interested in innovating and wondering how you can leverage Zowe? I would like to share my experience with Zowe as an idea generator. In the first part I will share my journey developing Ansible collections and show how development in one area can be utilised in other areas. Next I will discuss my experience with Zowe deskop app development and share contributions based on feedback from a customer. And finally\, Zowe can be taken as an inspiration for unrelated development\, and I will tell you how. \nMonday\, March 6:\n9:15-10:15 am: Zowe the First Five Years – Rose Sakach\, DevOps Product Manager\, Mainframe Division at Broadcom; Peter Fandel\, Director of Software Development at Rocket Software; Bruce Armstrong\, IBM Z Product Manager at IBM; and Michael DuBois\, Senior Manager for Product Management at Broadcom \nFrom concept to core technology for mainframe automation\, more customers are leveraging Zowe for a wide-range of use cases. In this session\, our panel will share insights into how Zowe has matured\, how Organizations have earned approval to fast-track their implementation for enterprise use. \n10:30-11:30 am: Zowe Version 2 Updates and Beyond – Domenico D’Alterio\, Senior Product Manager at IBM; Bruce Armstrong from IBM; and Joe Winchester\, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM \nZowe 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 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 and following releases as well as you will learn what you need to know to migrate from Zowe 1.0 to Zowe 2.0. \n1:15-2:15 pm: Using the Right Tool for the Job – When to Use z/OSMF\, Ansible and\, Zowe– Luisa Martinez\, Software Engineer; Barbara Leinberger\, Modernization Specialist; and Frank John DeGilio \nYour modernization toolbox should employ as many varied tools as the toolbox you have on your workbench at home. One tool  alone will never be the answer. In recent times\, many people are finding themselves confused about when to use z/OSMF\,  Ansible and  Zowe. In this session\, we will be taking a  closer look at the problems each tool aims to solve and their approach to solving them to allow you to make informed decisions on the tools to use when. \nTuesday\, March 7:\n9:15-10:15 am: End to End Software Delivery: From Inception to Production – Michael Bauer\, Product Manager at Broadcom \nModern DevOps practices are critical to delivering business value quickly and safely. In this session\, we will cover the journey of an enhancement request to a mainframe application. We will: ? Apply agile management tooling to prioritize work ? Leverage Enterprise Git Servers for source control and collaboration ? Code using modern editors like Visual Studio Code ? Validate and Package changes using process-controlled CI/CD pipelines ? Protect the software supply chain by leveraging attestations ? Deploy the verified package to production environments \n10:30-11:30 am: How Open Source Modernized the Mainframe – John Mertic\, Executive Director at Open Mainframe Project \nThe open source movement has rapidly become the way code is being developed for today’s smart and agile businesses. This session will cover how an “open mainframe” is the perfect solution for deploying open source on an enterprise computing platform. Attendees will learn how the open source community has gathered around the mainframe platform and how open source projects such as Zowe\, COBOL\, a new working group focused on Mainframe Modernization and more are the starting point for open development. \n10:30-11:30 am: Tour Top Zowe Client Use Cases from medium.com/zowe! – Dan Kelosky\, Principal Software Engineer at Broadcom and Michael Bauer\, Product Manager at Broadcom \nIn this session we will walk through some common user scenarios for Zowe clients as outlined in our most popular blogs! Instead of reading the content\, we will demo and explain the steps outlined in our top blogs with live Q&A. \n1:15-2:15 pm: Back to the Future with COBOL – John Mertic\, Executive Director at Open Mainframe Project \nCOBOL is the lifeblood of mainframe applications that power the global econony. It is reliable\, proven and the foundation of most mission critical financial services at the world’s biggest banks. Yet few people realize or acknowledge the profound impact the COBOL language has had over its 60-year history. In this panel\, we’ll take a look at the COBOL’s history\, the sudden demand for it\, the academic landscape and the efforts of Open Mainframe Project and other organizations to create resources for COBOL and showcase its value to a broader audience. \nWednesday\, March 8:\n4-5 pm: Diagnosing Transient Performance Issues by Analyzing SMF 98 and 100 Records in Zowe – Daniel Wiegand\, Senior Product Manager; and Daniel Rosa\, Senior Software Engineer at IBM \nz/OS transactional workloads contain interactions between IBM z/OS components\, middleware\, Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products\, client applications and shared resources. Sometimes these interactions and resources can cause transient short term performance issues. In the worst cases\, these transient issues can repeat\, worsen\, and result in broader service degradation\, critical situations\, and even outages. When things go wrong\, Subject Matter Experts spend significant time (e.g. days\, weeks\, or months depending on the issue) looking for clues needed to define the root cause. SMF 98 and 100 records can be generated on synchronized\, 5-second intervals with micro-summary\, exceptionalism enriched data. Subject Matter Experts can analyze this data to identify and correlate short interval anomalies with only 15 minutes of data\, reducing the time required to diagnose complex critical situations\, service degradation\, and outages. In addition\, Subject Matter Experts can proactively identify repeating transient workload resilience risks\, providing an opportunity to diagnose the root cause and address it before a crit-sit or outage occurs. \nLearn more about the conference at its main event website here. URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/share-atlanta/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Open Mainframe Project Ambassador,Zowe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-4.39.16-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230206 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230118T182211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T182211Z UID:10000131-1675468800-1675641599@openmainframeproject.org 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/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/01/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230120 DTSTAMP:20260406T133451 CREATED:20230104T204216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T204216Z UID:10000130-1674000000-1674172799@openmainframeproject.org SUMMARY:LFX Mentorship Showcase (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:The LFX Mentorship Showcase is an opportunity for graduating mentees of the LFX Mentorship program to showcase the work they completed during their session term. Register for the event here. \nThis virtual event is free to attend and open to anyone who would like to learn more about the experiences of LF Mentorship Program mentees\, find out more about some of the programs our projects are working on\, recruit new talent\, and support new developer contributions. \nOpen Mainframe Project 2022 Mainframe Open Education Mentee Tisso Senosha\, a student at University of Johannesburg\, will give a presentation on Wednesday\, January 18 at 9:20-9:30 am EST. \nThe Mainframe Open Education Project provides students with the resources to learn foundational mainframe skills. As a reviewer\, contributor and advisor to the project\, Tiiso upskilled himself\, influenced how he wants to learn mainframe skills\, curated content for the project’s GitBook\, and built a student user group that he continues to lead. He also created awareness of the project in the student community. My mentor made it easy to adapt to the core team’s style of work and be able to make an impact. It was fun experience that helped me grow and discover my passion. Lauren Valenti and I met bi-weekly to discuss how far we are in reaching the targets set for me and have a coaching session too. I focused on reviewing the educational content on the Gitbook and acquire more knowledge. However\, I took the Mainframe Security Administrator learning path on Interskill. From my mentorship\, I learned team-work\, leadership skills\, content curation\, improved my communication skills and found best ways to deliver educational content. It is more about being creative\, promoting the project on social media and at different universities\, writing blog posts and organising virtual events. Add it to your schedule here. \nLearn more about the presentations or register for the event on the main event website here: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/lfx-mentorship-showcase/. \n  URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/lfx-mentorship-showcase-2/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:All,Mainframe Open Education,Mentorship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://openmainframeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-12.41.21-PM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR