User Groups focused on z/VM and Linux on IBM Z
Last Updated: 4 March 2022
These user groups devote some or all of their time to VM-related topics and Linux on the mainframe. View the VM events calendar for upcoming meetings and conferences.
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| User Group Name | Contact, Telephone | Meeting Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| The BayBunch VM User Group | www.baybunch.org | No longer meeting, but website includes archives from 2011 and earlier. |
| Central Ohio Mainframe Users Group (COMUG) | www.comug.info | Quarterly |
| Chicago Area VM Enthusiasts (CAVMEN) | Jack Slavick (312) 502-6466 Jslavick4@comcast.net |
Quarterly |
| G.U.I.D.E/SHARE Europe (GSE) | gsehq@gse.org +41 41 748 70 20 |
International and regional or country events |
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GUIDE SHARE France (Fomerly Institut de Promotion des Systemes Ouverts (IPSO) which was formed from Club VM et Club VSE en France which covered z/VM, VSE, Linux for zSeries and Tivoli Storage Manager) |
www.gsefr.org | Several by workgroup |
| HILLGANG II Serves the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virgina areas, meetings typically held in Herndon, VA. |
Hillgang List Archives Subscribe to the HILLGANG listserv, send email to: LISTSERV@VM.MARIST.EDU with "subscribe hillgang first-name last-name" in the body of your message. |
Two or three per year |
| Japan GUIDE/SHARE (JGS) | jgshq@jgs.or.jp | Semi-annually |
| Metropolitan VM Users Association (MVMUA) Typically meets in New York City or Jersey City |
Eric Schuler-Dalverny Eric_Schuler-Dalverny@ibi.com MVMUA List Archives Subscribe to the MVMUA listserv, send email to: LISTSERV@VM.MARIST.EDU with "subscribe MVMUA-L first-name last-name" in the body of your message. |
Three times per year |
| SHARE | www.share.org | Twice per year March, August |
| Systems Programmer Association of the Research Triangle Area (SPARTA) North Carolina |
www.spartanc.org | Monthly |
| VM Workshop |
Web site: www.vmworkshop.org Facebook: VM Workshop group |
Annually |