Mainframe Open Education Student User Group
2025-11-05 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Knowledge management involves consciously organizing, retaining, and sharing an organization’s knowledge and experience. The primary aim is to connect those seeking information with those who possess it, enhancing operational efficiency and expertise within the organization. This is exactly what Mainframe Open Education does. it is the wikipedia of mainframe knowledge and experience.

Join the core team every first Wednesday of the month for a live discussion about Mainframe Open Education. We’ll hear from contributors and students who have engaged with the project to learn about how to get involved, best practices, badges and more!
Speakers include:

Devonte Hawkins, IBM zStack Technical Specialist at IBM
Taylor Hrupek, Mainframe Business Specialist at Broadcom
Nanxi Meng, Instructional Designer at Broadcom
J.J. Lovett, Head of Education and Customer Engagement at Broadcom Mainframe Software
Tiiso Senosha, contributor to Mainframe Open Education and past Open Mainframe Project Mentor

Register here.

IBM Z Day
2025-11-12 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | https://ibmzday2025-vconf.bemyapp.com/#/register
IBM 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 AI, Hybrid Cloud, Quantum-Safe Security, and more!

CLI Meets AI: Introducing ZCrafter (Webinar)
2025-12-05 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ZCrafter is a CLI tool that helps you work with COBOL, JCL, and mainframe systems using AI. You ask questions, analyze code for bugs, troubleshoot errors and get instant answers about mainframe development. Based on Open Mainframe Project’s Zowe, ZCrafter was created by NIU students in the IBM Z Student Ambassador Program.
Join us on Friday, December 5 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET for a presentation that will include an overview and live demo of ZCrafter. The creators will also be sharing their journey into mainframes, their experience with open source, trends in AI and technology and the future of mainframe. Register for the event here.
Speakers: NIU Students Victor Taiwo, Sang Pham, Oyewale Adeoye, and Paris Richards

SHARE Orlando 2026
2026-02-22 - 2026-02-26 | Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, FL, 32819, United States
SHARE Orlando, happening on February 22-26 at the Rosen Centre Hotel, provides attendees with access to the latest enterprise IT news, key focus areas, prominent industry leaders and product highlights on emerging technologies all in one space.
Open Mainframe Project will be on-site at the conference again this year with several sessions including:
Monday, February 23 10:30 am – 11:30 am EST
From Journeys to Roadmaps: AI-Curated Learning for New Mainframers
Kelsey Colberg and Nanxi Meng, Broadcom
Monday, February 23 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm EST
Ask Me Anything: Open Source + Mainframes
Joe Winchester, IBM
Monday, February 23 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm EST
Automating Mainframe Operations and Powering Self-Service Portals with Zowe CLI & Python
Diego Rodriguez and Rose Sakach, Broadcom
Monday, February 23 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm EST
Making the Mainframe Great Again With the Zowe Command Line Interface (CLI)
Joe Winchester, IBM
Tuesday, February 24 9:15 am – 10:15 am EST
Zero-Cost, High-Impact: Modernizing RMF Reporting with ZOWE ZEBRA and Grafana
Joe Carlisle, Hitachi Vantara
Tuesday, February 24 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm EST
BYOD Lab: Your IDE in a Container – Hands on Lab
Sandeep Sirivolu and Thomas McQuitty, Broadcom
Wednesday, February 25 10:30 am – 10:50am EST
Hello Mainframe, How Are You Today? Using Zowe in an AI World With MCP AI Agents
Joe Winchester, IBM, Andrew Toews, Gestell
Wednesday, February 25 3:45 pm – 4:45pm EST
Zowe API Mediation Layer Made Easier: Faster Install, Smarter Admin Training
Elliot Jalley and Dan Kelosky, Broadcom
Thursday, February 26 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm EST
CBT Tape: A Treasure Trove of Mainframe Utilities
Karla Houser, Caterpillar Inc., Joe Winchester, IBM, Reg Harbeck, Independent Consultant
Thursday, February 26 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
Building Open Source and Proprietary Software on a Zowe Base
Joe Winchester, IBM
