Schedule of Events

12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Registration Open

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception: Kick-Back at the Ranch 

Monday, February 24

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

First-time Attendee Orientation

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Keynote: 13 Hours: Bottom Up Leadership and How it Saved Lives in Benghazi

9:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Technical Sessions*

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SHARE Technology Exchange Expo 

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Opening Night Reception: Texas Tailgate 

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m

DevOps Discussion Lounge; Cloud Discussion Lounge

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Z Talent - Attracting, Retaining, & Training and Security Discussion Lounge; Cyber Security Discussion Lounge 

Tuesday, February 25

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Women in IT: Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Keynote: Can the Rest of Application Development Catch Up to the Importance of the Mainframe? 

9:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Technical Sessions*

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.; 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Cyber-Resilient Z! HA/DR Escape Room

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SHARE Technology Exchange Expo

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

z/OSMF Roundtable Discussion Lounge; Open Source for the Mainframe (not just z/OS) Discussion Lounge 

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

AI/Automation Discussion Lounge; Zowe Discussion Lounge 

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Reception: Fat Tuesday Celebration 

Wednesday, February 26

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Technical Sessions*

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

GEEK SPEAK Millennial Style Discussion Lounge; CICS Discussion Lounge 

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

SHARE Technology Exchange Expo

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.; 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Cyber-Resilient Z! HA/DR Escape Room

12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.

"Embrace Open" Trivia Competition and Lunch

Thursday, February 27

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration Open – located at Event Support Desk

8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Technical Sessions*

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Farewell Reception: Boston Bound

Friday, February 28

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Technical Sessions*