# Mainframe Events and Conferences 2025

Attending mainframe events and conferences is essential for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies. It offers a unique opportunity to connect with the community, share insights, and learn from peers, fostering collaboration and continuous growth in the field.<br>

### Where you can find Mainframe Open Education each year:

* **SHARE**\
  Often in February and August
* **Community Day @ IBM TechXchange**\
  Kicking off the beginning of IBM TechXchange with a series of sessions incorporating the Open Mainframe Project.
* **Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange**\
  Spring - Europe (Prague) | Summer - Virtual | Fall - Plano, Texas
* **IBM Z Day**\
  Virtual 1 Day Events
* **Guide Share Europe (GSE)** \
  Fall / United Kingdom

## <mark style="background-color:$success;">UPCOMING EVENTS</mark>

## <mark style="background-color:$success;">2026</mark>

#### February

* [ ] **Share** \
  Orlando, FL\
  Februrary 22-26\
  <https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Orlando-2026>

#### APRIL

* [ ] **Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange**\
  Prague, Czech Republic\
  April 20-23

#### **JUNE**

* [ ] [VM Workshop ](https://www.vmworkshop.org/2026.shtml)\
  Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia\
  June 10th-12th 2026&#x20;

#### AUGUST

* [ ] **Share** \
  Pittsburgh, PA

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## <mark style="background-color:$info;">PREVIOUS EVENTS</mark>

### <mark style="color:$info;">2025</mark>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**November 12th**</mark> \ <mark style="color:$info;">**IBM Z Day 2025**</mark><br>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**November  3 - 6**</mark> &#x20;

  <mark style="color:$info;">**GS UK Conference**</mark>

  [<mark style="color:$info;">**https://conferences.gse.org.uk/2025**</mark>](https://conferences.gse.org.uk/2025)

  <mark style="color:$info;">Northamptonshire, United Kingdom</mark><br>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**October 6 - 9**</mark>&#x20;

  <mark style="color:$info;">**Community Day**</mark>

  <mark style="color:$info;">Orlando, Florida</mark>

  [<mark style="color:$info;">**https://www.ibm.com/community/ibm-techxchange-conference/**</mark>](https://www.ibm.com/community/ibm-techxchange-conference/)

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**September 18th**</mark> \ <mark style="color:$info;">**Mainframe Education In Universities Globally: A Faculty-Led Conversation**</mark>\
  [<mark style="color:$info;">https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1729649\&tp\_key=b8403d1407\&sti=tc</mark>](https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1729649\&tp_key=b8403d1407\&sti=tc) <br>

* [x] &#x20;<mark style="color:$info;">**August 17-21**</mark>\
  &#x20;<mark style="color:$info;">**SHARE**</mark>  \
  &#x20;[<mark style="color:$info;">Submit Proposals</mark>](https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Cleveland/Call-for-Proposals) <mark style="color:$info;">by April 7!</mark>\
  &#x20;<mark style="color:$info;">Cleveland, Ohio</mark><br>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**June 24-26**</mark>  [<mark style="color:$info;">**Virtual Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange**</mark>](https://community.broadcom.com/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=af94838e-f91a-41af-8fb9-0193d546ff0e\&CommunityKey=c581dd20-140f-4708-b335-eaacc07d6802\&Home=%2Fmainframesoftware%2Fcommunities%2Fcommunity-home%2Frecent-community-events) <mark style="color:$info;">(Virtual)</mark><br>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**April 8**</mark>  [<mark style="color:$info;">**IBM Z Day: Special Edition**</mark>](https://ibmzday2025-se.bemyapp.com/) <mark style="color:$info;">(Virtual)</mark><br>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**March 25-27**</mark> [<mark style="color:$info;">Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange</mark>](https://engage.broadcom.com/mainframe_beyond-code_european_mainframe_technical_exchange_2025) <mark style="color:$info;">/</mark> [<mark style="color:$info;">GSE Europe</mark>](https://www.gse.org/events/broadcom-european-mainframe-technical-exchange-2/) <mark style="color:$info;">- Prague, Czech Republic</mark>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**February**</mark>  <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">SHARE DC</mark>

### <mark style="color:$info;">2024</mark>

* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**November 4-7**</mark> [<mark style="color:$info;">Guide Share Europe (GSE)</mark>](https://www.gse.org/events/gse-uk-conference-2024-2/) <mark style="color:$info;">Mainframe\@60: The Diamond Anniversary of Digital Dominance (London, United Kingdom)</mark>
* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**October 8-10**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">Broadcom Virtual Mainframe Technical Exchange (Virtual)</mark>
* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**October 1**</mark> [<mark style="color:$info;">**IBM Z Day - (**</mark><mark style="color:$info;">Virtual</mark>](https://community.ibm.com/zsystems/advocacy/opportunities/ibmzday-cfp2024/)<mark style="color:$info;">)</mark>
* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**September 10-12**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange (Plano, TX)</mark>
* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**August 4-8**</mark> [<mark style="color:$info;">SHARE- Kansas City, Missouri</mark>](https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Kansas-City-2024)
* [x] <mark style="color:$info;">**July 29 - August 9**</mark> [<mark style="color:$info;">IBM Z Skills Fest</mark>](https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/lucas-sahn/2024/07/02/ibm-z-skills-fest-2024?communityKey=336bb81c-ac97-46d5-95bb-319e41258fbe) <mark style="color:$info;">(Virtual)</mark>

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