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SUMMARY:Zowe Webinar: PAGENT policies to unite Zowe and AT-TLS
DESCRIPTION:Join the Zowe community for a webinar on Tuesday\, September 22 at 8 am PT/11:00 ET that provides a detailed overview for configuring PAGENT policies to unite Zowe and AT-TLS \nFor sites using AT-TLS the TLS “http to https:” layer is provided by the PAGENT started task. Configuring this for Open Mainframe Project’s Zowe is an area that can be tricky to get right. This webinar will cover the basics of AT-TLS\, where errors and informational messages are logged\, how to enable different levels of tracing and understand output flow. We will discuss how to create the set of rules for inbound server\, outbound client to client\, and outbound client to APIML services including z/OSMF. The Zowe community will also introduce a cool\, new “AT-TLS Checker” utility. \nBring your questions and join the webinar here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-webinar-pagent-policies-to-unite-zowe-and-at-tls/
CATEGORIES:All,Zowe
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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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SUMMARY:GS UK In-Person Conference 2026 (Whittlebury\, Northamptonshire)
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There are several keynote and plenary sessions and a large number of subject streams\, each of which covers a specific area of interest. The conference serves as a cornerstone for collaboration and the future of enterprise computing\, and for the third year in a row\, Open Mainframe Project will have a stream at the conference. \nMonday\, November 2\n11:00 – 11:45: Youth Talent Program: Building the Next Generation of Mainframe Professionals – Meena Chand\, SMT Data \n11:00 – 11:45: Zowe CLI in Action: Automating Mainframe Operations and Powering Self-Service Portals – Diego Rodríguez Bravo\, Broadcom \n12:00 – 12:45: The Latest in Mainframe Modernization from the OMP – Misty Decker and Ramana Sree\, IBM \n14:15 – 15:00: OpenTelemetry on the Mainframe: Zero-Code Instrumentation\, Semantic Conventions\, and the Collector – Daniel Wiegand\, IBM \n4:15 – 15:00: IBM z17 & LinuxONE Rockhopper 5 Singleframe and Rackmount Technical\, Mitchell Bride\, IBM \n4:15 – 15:00: Zero-Code Instrumentation\, Semantic Conventions\, and the Collector\, Daniel Wiegand\, IBM \n15:30 – 16:15: Practical z/VM Automation using Terraform and friends – Vic Cross\, IBM \n15:30 – 16:15: Mainframe as a Democracy: Why Everyone Has a Role in Closing the Skills Gap – Idris Zubair\, Mainframe Open Education Mentee \n15:30 – 16:15: Running Linux containers on z/OS: the latest zCX Enhancements! – Steve Warren\, IBM \nTuesday\, November 3\n10:00 – 10:45: Having Fun with MCP: Building AI-Powered Mainframe Integrations – Germanas Šamrickis\, Rocket Software UK Ltd \n10:00 – 10:45: Modernising z/OS Test Automation: Integrating Galasa into CI/CD Pipelines – Sam Cummings\, Macro 4 \n11:15 – 12:00: Mainframe Evolution: Securing\, Monitoring\, and Scaling with Next-Gen Open Source – Jessielaine Punongbayan\, Dynatrace \n12:15 – 13:00: Modernising z/VM with Feilong – Walter Church\, IBM \n14:15 – 15:00: Enterprise Package Management with RPM and DNF on z/OS – Joe Winchester\, IBM \n15:15 – 16:00: Mainframe Meets Modern: AI Linux OCI Containers on z/OS and Linux on Z – Steve Warren\, IBM \n16:30 – 17:15: CBT Tape\, a treasure trove of powerups no mainframer should be without – Joe Winchester\, IBM and Henri Kuiper\, GSE NL  \nWednesday\, November 4\n10:00 – 10:45: The Clock is Ticking: Migrating to Zowe V3 Before the V2 End of Support – Elliot Jalley and Jakub Balhar\, Broadcom \n11:15 – 12:00: The Open Source Mainframe Modernisation Agent Framework: Building AI-Powered COBOL Modernization – Gustav Kaleta and Julia Kordick\, Microsoft \n12:15 – 13:00: Scaling Open Source Engineering on z/OS with AI-Assisted Workflows – Joe Winchester\, IBM \n12:15 – 13:00: A Better\, Faster\, Easier Way to update your IBM z/OS WLM Policy – Jim Horne\, MVS Systems Programmer \n14:15 – 15:00: Building AI Experiences on Top of Zowe Foundations: Introducing Zowe MCP Server – Jakub Balhar and Elliot Jalley\, Broadcom \n15:15 – 16:00: Hello Mainframe! Using Zowe in an AI World with MCP Agents to talk to z/OS – Joe Winchester\, IBM \n16:30 – 17:15: The Mainframe Escape Room: Solving DevOps Challenges with Zowe – Richelle Anne Craw\, Beta Systems Software AG \nThursday\, November 5\n10:00 – 10:45: ISPF and Zowe Explorer II: More Strange New Worlds – Jim Horne\,  MVS Systems Programmer and Joe Winchester\, IBM \n10:00 – 10:45: NatWest and IBM CICS and Galasa Test Structures – Srinivasa Reddy Bommareddy\, NatWest Group \n10:00 – 10:45: Open Source: More than just Code – Niall Ashley\, Vertali and IBM Champion \n11:15 – 12:00: New products\, features and functionalities for Compilers and Programming Languages on z/OS – Joe Winchester\, IBM \n11:15 – 12:00: Shift the “How\,” Elevate the “What”: How AI Redefine Workload Management and next-gen mentorship – Nanxi Meng and Kelsey Colberg\, Broadcom and Jim Horne\, MVS Systems Programmer \n12:15 – 13:00: Leveraging Configuration as Code to deploy Zowe Servers – Jan Prihoda and Marketa Muzikova\, Broadcom \nThe full schedule can be found here.\n Register for the event here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/gs-uk-in-person-conference-2026/
CATEGORIES:All,GS UK
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