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October 2023

Wed 18

October 18, 2023

IBM Z Day 2023 (Virtual Conference managed by IBM)

Join us for IBM Z Day on October 18 from 8 am - 5 pm ET to connect, learn and be inspired. IBM Z Day is a free 1-day enterprise...

November 2023

Wed 1

November 1, 2023

Open Mainframe Summit New York

This year, Open Mainframe Summit will be co-located with Open Source in Finance Forum, hosted in New York City on November 1. Open Source in Finance Forum is dedicated to driving collaboration...

December 2023

Wed 20

December 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

COBOL Programming Course Q4 Webinar: Today’s COBOLers

COBOL is the language of business, it is a well-known fact.....but is that all it can be used for? Join us for COBOL Programming Course Q4 webinar on Wednesday, December...

February 2024

Thu 29

February 29 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

IBM Z Council (Tysons, Virginia)

Join the IBM Z community on Thursday, February 29, 2024 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST at Maggiano’s Little Italy: Tysons Galleria. The theme for the day is Cyber Resiliency & Modernization....

March 2024

Wed 13

March 13 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Diverse Perspectives of Women in IT (Webinar)

An upcoming webinar hosted by the Making our Strong Community Stronger (MSCS) collaborative will feature a panel of five women discussing what it means to be a woman in...

Thu 14

March 14 - March 17

The 21st Annual Southern California Linux Expo

The 21st Annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 21x) will take place on March 14-17, 2024 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free...

Thu 28

March 28 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 am

Zowe Webinar: Squads, Training Programs & Badges

Join the Open Mainframe Project Community on Thursday. March 28 at 7 am PDT/10 am EDT for a free webinar about Zowe. Jakub Balhar, Principal Product Owner at Broadcom and Zowe...

April 2024

Wed 3

April 3 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Mainframe Open Education Student User Group

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...

Tue 23

April 23 - April 25

GSE UK Virtual Conference

The GSE UK Virtual Conference will be hosted online on April 23-25. There will be ten parallel streams during the three days with each session lasting for one hour. Registration...

Thu 25

April 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Webinar: How Open Source is Modernizing The Mainframe

The open source movement has rapidly become the way code is being developed for today's smart and agile businesses. This webinar will cover how an “open mainframe” is the perfect...

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