Mainframe Events and Conferences 2026

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.

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 Event

• Guide Share United Kingdom (GS-UK) November - United Kingdom

UPCOMING EVENTS

2026

APRIL

• Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange Prague, Czech Republic April 20th - 23rd

• WAVEZ Spring Event April 1st

JUNE

• VM Workshop Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia June 10th - 12th

AUGUST

• SHARE Pittsburgh, PA

NOVEMBER

• GS-UK Conference

PREVIOUS EVENTS

2026

• February 22nd - 26th SHARE Orlando, Florida https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Orlando-2026

2025

• November 12th IBM Z Day 2025 (Virtual)

• November 3rd - 6th

  GS-UK Conference

  https://conferences.gse.org.uk/2025

  Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

• October 6th - 9th

  IBM TechXchange Orlando

  Orlando, Florida

  https://www.ibm.com/community/ibm-techxchange-conference/

• September 18th Mainframe Education In Universities Globally: A Faculty-Led Conversation https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1729649&tp_key=b8403d1407&sti=tc

• August 17th - 21st SHARE Cleveland, Ohio

• June 24th - 26th Virtual Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange (Virtual)

• April 8th IBM Z Day: Special Edition (Virtual)

• March 25th - 27th Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange / GSE Europe - Prague, Czech Republic

• February 23rd - 27th SHARE Washington DC

2024

• November 4-7 Guide Share Europe (GSE) Mainframe@60: The Diamond Anniversary of Digital Dominance (London, United Kingdom)

• October 8-10 Broadcom Virtual Mainframe Technical Exchange (Virtual)

• October 1 IBM Z Day - (Virtual)

• September 10-12 Broadcom Mainframe Technical Exchange (Plano, TX)

• August 4-8 SHARE- Kansas City, Missouri

• July 29 - August 9 IBM Z Skills Fest (Virtual)

GS-UK In-Person Conference 2025conferences.gse.org.uk