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SUMMARY:Mainframe Open Education Student User Group
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \nJoin 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! \nSpeakers include:  \n\nDevonte Hawkins\, IBM zStack Technical Specialist at IBM\nTaylor Hrupek\, Mainframe Business Specialist at Broadcom\nNanxi Meng\, Instructional Designer at Broadcom\nJ.J. Lovett\, Head of Education and Customer Engagement at Broadcom Mainframe Software\nTiiso Senosha\, contributor to Mainframe Open Education and past Open Mainframe Project Mentor\n\nRegister here. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/mainframe-open-education-student-user-group-2-2/2025-06-04/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:All,Education & Training,Mainframe Open Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250610
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SUMMARY:GSE UK Nordic Region Conference (Gothenburg\, Sweden)
DESCRIPTION:The GSE Nordic Region has the pleasure of inviting you to the Nordic Region Conference to be held in Gothenburg\, Sweden \, at Quality Hotel The Weaver\, Mölndal from June 10 – 12 2025. \nOpen Mainframe Project will be represented at the event with several sessions by community members and ambassadors including: \nTuesday\, June 10:\n14:15-15:15   \n\nS601 – It is still worth shouting about COBOL – Derek Britton\, DRB B2B Ltd and Co-Chair of Open Mainframe Project’s COBOL Working Group\nS501 – Demystifying Mainframe Architectures: Transaction Flows and Connectivity Explained – Ruediger Schulze\, IBM and new Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\nS701 – Mainframe customer success stories using The Open Mainframe Project Zowe and an open source tooling stack – Emma Skovgård\, Danske Bank and Joe Winchester\, IBM and Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\n\n15:30 – 16:30 \n\nS702 – Top 5 open source power ups no mainframer should be without Joe Winchester\, IBM and Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\n\nWednesday\, June 11:\n16:30-17:30 \n\nS108 – Automating CICS Testing with Galasa: There’s a Better Way? Anthony Papageorgiou\, IBM\nS608 – Building end to end automation just in 3 days with ansible and opensource tools: No problem! – Germanas Samrickis\, Rocket Software\n\nThursday\, June 12:\n11:45-12:45 \n\nS411 – Hidden treasures\, advanced features\, and administrative tips for Zowe API Mediation Layer Elliot Jalley\, Broadcom and Open Mainframe Project Ambassador\n\nLearn more about the conference here: https://gse-nordic.org/. \n 
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/gse-uk-nordic-region-conference-gothenburg-sweden/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:All,GSE UK
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SUMMARY:VM Workshop (Columbus\, OH)
DESCRIPTION:The VM Workshop will take place on June 12-14 at The Ohio State University in Columbus\, Ohio. The group 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 Project will be on-site at the event with a few sessions: \nEMMA: The Creation of a Mainframe Apprenticeship – Dr. Cameron Seay\, Adjunct Professor and Co-Chair of the COBOL Programming Course  \nThe Eli Madison Memorial Apprenticeship (EMMA) is a mainframe focused apprenticeship program. It uses the traditional apprenticeship model for technical roles. We feel this is THE solution to the “mainframe skills shortage” and have buy in from industry and the community at large. Currently involved are 3 mainframe ISVs\, 185 apprentices\, 6 university professors at 5 universities\, and 8 full time volunteers. EMMA is ready to do business. \nDispelling the Myths Around Open Source on the Mainframe – Len Santalucia\, CTO at Vicom Infinity\, a Converge Company and Chair of the Open Mainframe Project Governing Board \nWondering if Open Source is right for you and your organization? Don’t know what you don’t know? Is it myth or fact? Let the experts from within the Open Mainframe Project help you weed it all out. Fact or fiction\, we will help you understand why Open Source IS right for you and your organization. \nCheck out these sessions and more on the VM Workshop schedule here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/vm-workshop-columbus-oh/
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CATEGORIES:All,Ambassadors,Industry Conference
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SUMMARY:Community Day CFP for IBM TechXchange 2025 (Orlando\, FL)
DESCRIPTION:The Open Mainframe Project will again be featured as part of IBM TechXchange’s Community Day\, which will be held on October 6\, the first day of the event.  Last year\, Open Mainframe had record-breaking attendance and a packed agenda highlighting open source and projects including Zowe\, Galassa\, Mentorship\, Mainframe Open Education\, COBOL Programming Course\, Feilong\, Software Discovery Tool\, zopen Community and more. \nIf you are interested in speaking at Community Day\,  the Call for Presentations is currently open. \nSubmit topics by Monday\, June 30: https://bit.ly/4iWwhDH. \nThe timeline for the CFP: \n\nCFP opens: Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\nDeadline to submit CFP: Monday\, June 30\, 2025\, at 11 pm PDT\nSpeaker notifications: Monday\, July 21\, 2025\nSchedule announcement: Week of August 8\, 2025\n\nSubmit or register today!\nRegister for Community Day for free using the Open Mainframe code here. (This only registers you for Community Day on Monday\, October 6. It does not give you access to the rest of the IBM TechXchange conference.) \nRegister with the Open Mainframe Project code and link for a 30% discount on the TechXchange conference here.  \nOpen Mainframe Project is planning the content for October 6 as it pertains to the Community Day or Pre-Conference Day. The Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project are not managing TechXchange. The main TechXchange event is planned and managed by IBM. Learn more about TechXchange here.
URL:https://openmainframeproject.org/event/community-day-cfp-techxchange-2025/
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CATEGORIES:All,CFP,IBM TechXchange,Industry Conference
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