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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Industry Conference,Zowe
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230819
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Zowe
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,Open Mainframe Summit
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T093000
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,COBOL,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T073000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T221722Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar,Zowe
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230529
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group,Member Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Zowe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T100000
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Diversity & Inclusion,Making our Strong Community Stronger,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230512
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Mainframe Modernization,Member Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230513
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T002524Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Diversity & Inclusion,LF Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230322T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230322T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20230301T000952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T000952Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20230228T012414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T012414Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Webinar,Zowe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230305
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230309
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20221123T010344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221123T010344Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Open Mainframe Project Ambassador,Zowe
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230206
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Linux Distributions Working Group
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230120
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20230104T204216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T204216Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All,Mainframe Open Education,Mentorship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20221130T001141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T001141Z
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SUMMARY:Zowe Q4 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Whether 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\, December 14 at 8:30 am PT/ 11:30 am ET. Register here. \nFeatured Squad: Zowe Explorer for IntelliJ \n\nFeatured Topic:  Check out the Zowe Explorer for IntelliJ \n\nSimilar to the Explorer for Visual Studio Code\, Zowe has introduced a new EXPLORER for IntelliJ users.  Join this session to learn more about it\, see what it looks like\, how to download it and what’s planned for the future. \nSpeakers include: \n\nRose Sakach\, Broadcom\nUladzislau Kalesnikau\, IBA Group\nValiantsin Krus\, IBA Group\nMike DuBois\, Broadcom\n\nRegister here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-nA2TOvETn-vAzeZgsHlcw. 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-q4-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Webinar,Zowe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T090000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20221123T020045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221123T020045Z
UID:10000287-1671004800-1671008400@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:Move from Modernization Confusion to Modernization Clarity (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Join Forrester\, Micro Focus\, and Open Mainframe Project on Wednesday\, December 14 at 8-9 am PST for a free webinar titled “Move from Modernization Confusion to Modernization Clarity.” Register here.  \nDepending on who you ask\, you’ll get very different definitions of the word “Modernization” and those different definitions are causing unnecessary confusion. The Open Mainframe Project is working with the broader mainframe and cloud ecosystems to create a shared understanding of modernization options\, from modernizing in place to moving to the cloud. \nCome learn about the new Modernization Working Group of the Open Mainframe Project\, where we will create “open-source thought leadership” and a repository of vendor-agnostic modernization information. We’ll also describe where you can find free modernization education\, adding to your own modernization knowledge and credentials. \nSpeakers include: \n\nBrent Ellis\, Senior Analyst at Forrester\nMisty Decker\, Director of Worldwide AMC Product Marketing at Micro Focus\n\nRegister for the free webinar here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/move-from-modernization-confusion-to-modernization-clarity-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,Mainframe Modernization,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20221206T211028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T211028Z
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SUMMARY:COBOL Programming Course - Meet the Community of Learners! (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:As we bring 2022 to a close\, the COBOL Programming Course team would like to showcase our amazing learner community. We are always pleasantly surprised by the continued interest in COBOL learning content and are super thankful for this amazing learner community that has helped us by sharing valuable insights\, inputs and direction to the course. You don’t want to miss this session – Your one opportunity to hear from some of our amazing learners as they share their learning journeys! \nRegister here. \nSpeakers include: \n\nMichael Bauer\, Broadcom\nSudharsana Srinivasan\, IBM\nHartanto Widijaya\, COBOL Programming Course Community Member\nPaul Newton\, IBM\nJoe Winchester\, IBM\nElizabeth Joseph\, IBM \nTiiso Senosha\, Mainframe Open Education member\nJanos Varga\, Community Member\n\n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-programming-course-meet-the-community-of-learners-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221209
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20221123T003541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221123T003541Z
UID:10000125-1670457600-1670543999@openmainframeproject.org
SUMMARY:Open Source Finance Forum (New York\, New York)
DESCRIPTION:Open Source in Finance Forum\, hosted on December 8 in New York City\, is the only conference dedicated to driving collaboration and innovation in financial services through open source software and standards. Learn more or register here. \nThe 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. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be on-site with a panel titled\, “Trends in Enterprise Open Source.” Panelists include Alex Kim\, Open Source Incubator Advocate at IBM; Misty Decker\, Director\, Worldwide Product Marketing\, AMC Portfolio at Micro Focus;  Len Santalucia\, CTO at Vicom Infinity\, a Converge Company; and Moderator John Mertic\, Director of Program Management at the Linux Foundation.  \nForward-thinking organizations no longer consider their IT infrastructure as the cost of doing business but as a competitive advantage. These organizations have various IT services and infrastructure\, from SaaS services\, cloud-native applications\, edge computing\, and even mainframe. This hybrid infrastructure isn’t an easy out-of-the-box solution. However\, the ability to tailor it to their business needs enables them to create better customer experiences and engagement. In this panel\, global IT leaders will share how they view and use open source projects including benefits\, perceived barriers and strategies that can be applied to your organization. Add this session to your schedule here. \nLearn more about the conference or to register for it\, visit the main event website: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-source-finance-forum-new-york-new-york/
CATEGORIES:All,Industry Conference,LF Event,Open Mainframe Project Ambassador
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T101500
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20221031T215850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T215850Z
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SUMMARY:Words Matter: The Language of Diversity\, Understanding\, and Acceptance (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next webinar as part of the Making Our Strong Community\, Stronger collaborative initiative for diversity\, equity and inclusion. In this discussion on November 16 at 9-10:15 am PT/ 12-1:15 pm ET\, we take an unflinching look at the role of language in our diversity\, equity and inclusion efforts. We’ll see how fluid language is today and discover the importance of supporting the evolution of vocabulary to drive greater equity\, inclusion and acceptance across our increasingly diverse community. Register here. \nWords have power. They can connect or divide. Create friends or enemies. Without clarity and common ground\, words can foster generational misunderstandings\, inflicting harm and holding us back from societal\, personal or cultural advancement. But words can also build the bedrock for new levels of progress\, appreciation and humanity. If you doubt the power of words\, ask yourself this: have you tip-toed around how to address a person or group of people for fear of “saying the wrong thing” or offending them? \nSpecific language conveys inclusion and “being seen” and can provide confidence in our connections with friends\, family or colleagues. However\, it’s easy for those not impacted by injustice or discrimination to downplay the power of words. Language drives our conscious minds but also embeds itself deeply in our unconscious where it drives how we think\, feel and act—and how we treat each other. \nModerated by Dr. Gloria Chance\, CEO and President of The Mousai Group\, panelists include: \n\nAlysha M. Campbell\, CEO\, CultureShift HR\nMichael Daubman\, Director Product Management\, Broadcom Mainframe Software\nShahed Alqadi\, Project Manager\, BMC Software\nNik Harris\, Director of Strategic Outreach & Engagement\, Human Rights Campaign\nJane Kerzhenetseva\, Delivery Manager & Inclusion Lead\, Rocket Software\n\nOur panelists will openly discuss words\, phrases and concepts that have entered our collective lexicon but are being met with confusion or even hostility by some\, while welcomed and  celebrated by many. Where are the triggers with this new language and how can we move past what is potentially blocking progress or understanding? \nWe are all impacted directly and daily by words around us\, in the media\, entertainment\, songs\, conversations\, books\, social media\, work\, and so on.  Outdated language coddles and amplifies the harm of racism\, sexism\, ageism\, ableism\, religious bigotry\, classism and heterosexism\, yet new\, more inclusive language plays a critical role in the dismantling of these societal structures. \nJoin us for a frank (and hopefully fun) conversation. Together we can prompt learning and raise awareness while taking personal responsibility for the words we use and our willingness to be open minded and empathetic towards each other. What words come to mind when you think of new terms and concepts in the public sphere? \nRegister for the free webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_grHjM17kSiykhrvgQ0GHrQ.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/words-matter-the-language-of-diversity-understanding-and-acceptance-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,Diversity & Inclusion,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221103
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
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SUMMARY:All Things Open 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nAll Things Open 2022\, which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year\, will take place on October 30-November 2 in Raleigh\, NC.  \nThree beliefs are at the core of what we do:\n\nTechnology will continue to increase in importance and influence as we move forward\nOpen Source is at the core of innovation and remains a gateway to participation and opportunity\nLive events and in-person communication and dialogue will continue to increase in importance and have never been more vital\n\nThese beliefs and created events and platforms that have hosted tens of thousands from all over the world\, including All Things Open\, the largest open-source event on the U.S. east coast.  \nSubmit a speaking proposal (deadline April 22): https://www.allthingsopen.org/call-for-papers-2022/ \nLearn more on the main event website: https://www.allthingsopen.org/.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cfp-open-all-things-open-2022/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20220913T180825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T180825Z
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SUMMARY:Zowe Quarterly Webinar (September 2022- Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Whether 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 Wed Sep 28 at 8:30 am PT/11:30 am ET. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PlNijM8ATSOO_Ux3JkPAFw \nTitle:  Introduction to Zowe Chat \nAbstract:  Join us for the very first look at Zowe Chat!  We’ll provide an overview of the latest incubator project\, introduce you to the Squad (Team)\, describe the extensibility of the platform and show you what it looks like! \nSpeakers: Rose Sakach and Mark Ackert (Broadcom) and Domenico D’Alterio (IBM) \nRegister here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/zowe-quarterly-webinar-september-2022/
CATEGORIES:All,Webinar,Zowe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220927T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20220917T002611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T002611Z
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SUMMARY:COBOL Programming Course Q3 Webinar (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, September 27 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET for the COBOL Programming Course Q3 Webinar! Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G2TJ5fgGQd6f9xT6VLyscA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this session\, the TSC members will be speaking with Open Mainframe Project Summer Mentee Sainath Rao. Join us and listen to the next generation of COBOLers share and discuss the content refresh and updates done through the Summer Mentorship project. Whether you are new to COBOL or a seasoned COBOLer there is something you can take away from this new and updated COBOL Programming Course!\n\n\n\n\nSession Speakers:\nSudharsana Srinivasan (IBM)\, Mike Bauer (Broadcom)\, Paul Newton (IBM)\, Joe Winchester (IBM)\, Hartanto Widjaya (member of the COBOL Programming Technical Steering Committee)\, Sainath Rao (Open Mainframe Project 2022 Summer Mentee)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G2TJ5fgGQd6f9xT6VLyscA 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-programming-course-q3/
CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220923
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20211103T190451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T190451Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mainframe Summit 2022 (Philadelphia\, PA + Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Open Mainframe Project is excited to announce that Open Mainframe Summit will be an in-person event this year! Join us on September 21-22\, 2022 in Philadelphia\, PA. Register here: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-mainframe-summit/ \nIf you missed the 2021 event\, you can find a recap here. Or\, you can find the all the videos available on the Open Mainframe Summit 2021 playlist on our Youtube Channel. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/open-mainframe-summit-2022/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,Industry Conference,Open Mainframe Summit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220916
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20220808T195052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T195052Z
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SUMMARY:IBM zDay 2022 (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for IBM zDay – Global Conference to connect\, learn and be inspired.  \nIBM Z and LinuxONE Community is hosting its signature annual virtual conference – IBM zDay 2022\, bringing together over 150 industry experts and global thought leaders on AI\, modernization\, hybrid cloud and more! Join us on Sept 15th. This free digital event is open to everyone of all levels! No experience required! \nREGISTER FOR FREE NOW: ibm.biz/ibmzday-2022 \n \n \nOpen Mainframe Project Ambassador Sarah Julia Kriesch\, a key contributor of the Linux Distribution Working Group will also be doing a panel discussion at 12 pm ET.  \nExplore 5 all-new content-rich learning tracks: \n\n\nIBM zSYSTEMS: Build a flexible\, AI-infused\, sustainable business with IBM zSystems. Accelerate and scale with infrastructure that is optimized at its core to secure your enterprise.\nIBM LinuxONE: Build a sustainable infrastructure with IBM LinuxONE\, an enterprise-grade Linux server designed to meet the needs of mission-critical workloads in the hybrid cloud.\nMODERNIZATION: Build a connected business with IBM zSystems and Cloud. Leverage APIs to extend and access applications and data\, and refactor or rewrite existing application code.\nCOMMUNITY: Learn how our global community is shaping the digital landscape\, evolving the tech industry and making the world a better place.\nSTUDENT 24-Hr Global Meetup: Starts Sept. 14th!  Students and life-long learners from around the world will come together to advance their skills and participate in hands-on coding activities designed for all levels\, including our all-new 2022 IBM zStudent Contest.\n\n\nSIGN-UP TODAY: ibm.biz/ibmzday-2022
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/ibm-zday-2022-virtual/
CATEGORIES:All,Member Event,Open Mainframe Project Ambassador
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220917
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20220405T185438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T185438Z
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SUMMARY:Open Source Summit Europe (Dublin\, Ireland + Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Open Source Summit Europe\, which takes place in Dublin\, Ireland is on September 13-16 and will have a virtual element. \nOpen 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. \nOpen Source Summit is a conference umbrella\, composed of a collection of events covering the most important technologies\, topics\, and issues affecting open source today. \nOn Thursday\, September 15 at 2-2:45 pm\, Jeff Reser\, Head of Solution Marketing at SUSE\, will give a presentation about “How to Help the Next Generation.” \nThe technology skills gap is not new. Mainframe organizations are aware of the skills gap and the difficulties of attracting new talent to the mainframe because of misguided notions that it’s an outdated system. Far from being obsolete\, many mainframes today are seeing increased workloads as they underpin high volume transactions in a number of industry sectors\, boosted especially by the rise in customer facing online and mobile applications. Whole generations of people are “touching” the mainframe in this way without even realizing it. Open Mainframe Project aims to educate the next generation through its hands-on programs including the COBOL Programming Course\, Mainframe Open Education and the Mentorship Program. In this presentation\, attendees will learn more about these programs and how to can get involved. Add this to your schedule here. \nRegister to attend in person or virtually: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/register/.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cfp-open-open-source-summit-europe/
CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,CFP,LF Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220830T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220830T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20220804T012440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T012440Z
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SUMMARY:COBOL Programming Course Q3 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join the COBOL Programming Course team on Tuesday\, August 30 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET. Register here. \nIn this session\, COBOL Programming Course TSC members will be speaking with Open Mainframe Project Summer Mentee\, Sainath Rao. Join us and listen to the next generation of COBOLers share and discuss the content refresh and updates done through the Summer Mentorship project. Whether you are new to COBOL or a seasoned COBOLer there is something you can take away from this new and updated COBOL Programming Course! \nRegister to attend this free webinar here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/cobol-programming-course-q3-webinar/
CATEGORIES:All,COBOL,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220823T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135846
CREATED:20220818T201454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220818T201454Z
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SUMMARY:Making Our Strong Community Stronger Reception at SHARE (Columbus\, OH)
DESCRIPTION:Are you attending SHARE Columbus on August 21-26? If you’re attending the conference in-person\, we invite you to stop by the  Making Our Strong Community\, Stronger SHARE Columbus Reception! The event is free and open to the mainframe community. Register through your SHARE registration process here. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, August 23 at 7 pm at SHARE (Taft A Room) for networking event to accelerate diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in our mainframe community. Mingle with your peers\, hear others’ experiences and share your own—everyone can contribute\, no matter what your role. \nSeveral members\, sponsors and speakers will be at the reception – ready to answer questions\, receive feedback and learn more about you. \nAbout Making Our Strong Community Stronger: Making our Strong Community Stronger is the first-ever initiative on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in the mainframe industry. Sponsored by BMC\, Broadcom Mainframe Software\, IBM\, Open Mainframe Project\, Rocket Software\, TechChannel\, and VirtualZ Computing. 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/making-our-strong-community-stronger-reception-at-share-columbus-oh/
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