User Groups focused on z/VM and Linux on System z
Updated: 30 August 2018
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 |
http://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 |
|
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 note to: LISTSERV@VM.MARIST.EDU with the command: SUBSCRIBE HILLGANG |
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 |
Three times per year |
|
SHARE
|
www.share.org |
Twice per year March, August |
|
Systems Programmer Association of the Research Triangle Area (SPARTA)
(NC) |
www.spartanc.org | Monthly |
|
VM Workshop |
Web site:
www.vmworkshop.org Facebook: - VM Workshop group |
Annually
|