Overview
The Open Mainframe Summit Call for Proposals is closed.
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Dates to Remember
- CFP Closes: Friday, June 10 at 11:59 PDT
- CFP Notifications: Tuesday, June 28
- Schedule Announcement: Wednesday, June 29
- Event Dates: Wednesday, September 21 – Thursday, September 22
Suggested Topics
Topics:
The program committee is looking for proposals that target Business, Linux on Z, z/OS, Education & Training or Diversity & Inclusion, that fall under one of the following topics:
- AI & Machine Learning
- From open source projects with a focus on AI, Machine Learning, and Data Analytics that currently run on Z to the AI accelerator on the recently announced IBM Telum processor, the mainframe will continue to be a key component of how organizations process their data. This track will look at projects, tools, and strategies currently used by organizations tackling these topics today.
- Building the Next Workforce
- Building the next workforce in today’s evolving mainframe and post-COVID environment can be challenging. This track will provide strategies for helping onboard newcomers to the platform to learn from the veterans as well as detail opportunities for the veterans to learn tooling from the newcomers that can now be leveraged for mainframe!
- Business
- Cloud Native on the Mainframe + Hybrid Cloud
- Explore the solutions for and benefits of integrating mainframe into your hybrid cloud environment. Topics range from incorporating mainframe into enterprise DevOps pipelines and enabling the use of popular distributed tooling such as VS Code to running containers directly on z/OS.
- Diversity + Inclusion
- Education + Training
- Discover opportunities to add more tools to your tech toolkit! Whether you are just getting started with mainframe or you are an experienced veteran, there are programs to expand your skillset & to also share your knowledge with others.
- Languages
- The mainframe supports a variety of programming languages, both on z/OS and Linux. This track will showcase some of the latest technical updates, usage statistics, and more from several of them.
- Linux on Z
- Open Source Security on Mainframe
- From security scans performed in the course of software development to security scans and audits that can be done within an organization to make sure all software is in compliance, this track will focus on what software vendors and open source software projects are doing to insure that software being provided on the mainframe is secure.
- z/OS
Submission Types
- Session Presentation (30 minutes: 20 minutes + 10mins Q&A)
- Panel Discussion (60 minutes: 45 minutes + 15 minutes Q&A)
- Lightning Talk (10 minutes)
Important Notes
- All speakers are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct. We also highly recommend that speakers take our online Inclusive Speaker Orientation Course.
- Panel submissions must include the names of all participants in the initial submission to be considered. In addition, The Linux Foundation does not accept submissions with all-male panels in an effort to increase speaker diversity.
- Complimentary Passes For Speakers – One complimentary pass for the event will be provided for the accepted speaker(s) per submission.
- Avoid sales or marketing pitches and discussing unlicensed or potentially closed-source technologies when preparing your proposal; these talks are almost always rejected due to the fact that they take away from the integrity of our events, and are rarely well-received by conference attendees
- All accepted speakers are required to submit their slides prior to the event
Preparing to Submit Your Proposal
While it is not our intention to provide you with strict instructions on how to prepare your proposal, we hope you will take a moment to review the following guidelines that we have put together to help you prepare the best submission possible. To get started, here are three things that you should consider before submitting your proposal:
- What are you hoping to get from your presentation?
- What do you expect the audience to gain from your presentation?
- How will your presentation help better the ecosystem?
There are plenty of ways to give a presentation about projects and technologies without focusing on company-specific efforts. Remember the things to consider that we mentioned above when writing your proposal and think of ways to make it interesting for attendees while still letting you share your experiences, educate the community about an issue, or generate interest in a project.
First Time Submitting? Don’t Feel Intimidated
Linux Foundation events are an excellent way to get to know the community and share your ideas and the work that you are doing and we strongly encourage first-time speakers to submit talks for our events. In the instance that you aren’t sure about your abstract, reach out to us and we will be more than happy to work with you on your proposal.
Code of Conduct
The Linux Foundation is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for participants at all of our events. We encourage all submitters to review our complete Code of Conduct.
