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SUMMARY:Join Us for Open Mainframe Project Pre-Conference Day 2026!
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce Open Mainframe Project Pre-Conference Day 2026\, taking place on Monday\, October 26\, 2026 onsite at IBM TechXchange 2026! Join us for a full day dedicated to technical deep dives\, community collaboration\, and open source mainframe innovation. \nWhether you want to explore OpenTelemetry on z/OS\, dive into DevOps with GitLab CI\, master z/OS UNIX\, or discover strategies for recruiting next-gen mainframe talent\, this year’s agenda features a stellar lineup of industry experts. Don’t miss these great Meetups! \nSchedule: Monday\, October 26\, 2026\nOpen Mainframe Project Keynote\n10:00 am – 11:00 am | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Len Santalucia (Pellera) + Project Leads:\nElizabeth Joseph (ZTrust + Software Discovery Tool)\nSarah Julia Kriesch (Linux Distributions WG + Modernization WG)\nIgor Todorvski (zopen)\nRüdiger Schulze (Otel on the Mainframe + OPLEANO)\nFernando Rijo Cedeno (Zowe) \nOpenTelemetry on the Mainframe: Zero-Code Instrumentation\, Semantic Conventions\, and the Collector\n11:00 am – 11:45 am | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Rüdiger Schulze (IBM) \nEmpowering AI Experiences with Zowe Foundations: The Zowe MCP Server\n11:00 am – 11:45 am | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Dan Kelosky (Broadcom) \nGroup Photo\n11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | B211\, Level 2\, Building B\n\n\nLunch\n12:00PM – 1:00PM | Not included\nRecommended: Social Table concession and dining venue is located on-site\n\nWhat’s New in Modernizing Open Source on z/OS\n1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Igor Todorovski (IBM) \nTwo Developers Walk Into a Mainframe: A Generational Love Story \n1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Armin Kramer (CROZ DACH GmbH) and Philipp Kremling (CROZ DACH GmbH) \nScaling Open Source Engineering on z/OS with AI-Assisted Workflows\n2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Igor Todorovski (IBM)\nDevOps with GitLab CI for Mainframe Applications based on Python and ZOWE \n2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Sarah Julia Kriesch (Kyndryl) and Uwe Graf (EasiRun Europa GmbH) \nZTRUST Key Signing\n2:50 – 3:00 PM | B211\, Level 2\, Building B\n\n\nBreak\n3:00PM – 3:30PM | Light refreshments provided\n\nHidden Power of CBT Tape for DB2 Sysprogs on Modern z/OS \n3:30 pm – 4:20 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B |  Klaudiusz Konieczka\, Ensono\nMaking Certificate Setup Easier for Zowe and REST API Deployments\n3:30 pm – 4:15 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Jan Prihoda (Broadcom) and Dan Kelosky (Broadcom) \nHow to captain your USS Environment (z/OS UNIX) – sudo\, shells\, ssh and beyond bourne\n4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | B211\, Level 2\, Building B | Steven Perva (Ensono) and Pradipta Bhattacharya (Ensono) \nBringing IBM Z to Generation Z\n4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | B212\, Level 2\, Building B | Scott Piersall (ospreys.biz) and Hazel Joseph (Student at University of North Florida)  \nTuesday\, October 27\nDiscover the Open Mainframe Project: Spotlight on zopen and Zowe \n3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Theater\, User Group Pavilion\, Sandbox | Fernando Rijo Cedeno (Broadcom)\, Dan Kelosky (Broadcom)\, Elizabeth Joseph (IBM) and Igor Todorovsky (IBM)\nAdditional Details\nTo learn more about these presentations or to add these to your schedule in the Session Catalog – click here. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/join-us-for-open-mainframe-project-pre-conference-day-2026/
CATEGORIES:IBM TechXchange,Open Mainframe Project Ambassador
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