🚨 Call for Papers – WAVEZ 2025! 🚨
Are you an early-career mainframer — or someone passionate about helping the next generation thrive?

🎤 We’re inviting you to speak at WAVEZ 2025!
There are two exciting opportunities to get involved:

🌊 The WAVEZ Summer Surf (Virtual – August 2025)
📍 No travel needed, global audience — great for first-time speakers
📩 Submit by 1 July: https://lnkd.in/eRnuTJSj

🍂 WAVEZ @ the GS UK Conference (In Person – November 2025)
📍 Part of the UK’s Largest community-led mainframe conference
🎟️ Selected speakers receive free conference attendance
📩 Submit by 30 June: https://lnkd.in/e7rT4-Cr

💡 We're looking for sessions from developers, systems programmers, testers, infrastructure engineers, and students — anyone shaping the future of the mainframe.

We cover everything from applications to operations, across two experience levels:
🔹 WAVEZ 101 – beginner-friendly introductions to all mainframe areas
🔹 WAVEZ 102 – intermediate-level sessions to grow your expertise

Examples include:
🖥️ COBOL, Java on z/OS, APIs, DevOps pipelines
🔐 RACF, security tooling, automation, performance tuning
🛠️ CICS, DB2, storage, operations, system architecture
🧭 Career stories, tools walkthroughs, cross-discipline insights
If it helps early-career mainframers grow — we want to hear it!

Let’s build the future of the mainframe together. 🌟