Open Mainframe Project TAC Meeting - July 9, 2026

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Conference call details

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Meeting Recording

Recording

Attendance

Voting Member Attendance

  • Andrea Orth - GenevaERS Representative
  • Sean Grady - Zowe Representative
  • Mark Bylok - COBOL Programming Course Representative

Quorum Not Achieved.

Voting Members Not in Attendance

  • Giancarlo Frix - Rocket Software
  • Phil Tully - Citi
  • Mike Friesenegger - Industry Representative (Chair)
  • Dan Kelosky - Broadcom Corporation
  • Joe Bostian - International Business Machines Corporation
  • Lauren Valenti - Open Mainframe Education Representative

Other attendees

  • Tom Slanda, The Linux Foundation
  • Michael Bauer, Broadcom Corporation
  • Daniel Horak, Red Hat LLC
  • Jeff Brown, z/VM Community Tools
  • Ross Cruickshank, International Business Machines Corporation
  • Tushar Biswas
  • Nanxi Meng, Broadcom Corporation

Agenda

  • COBOL Programming Course Annual Review [#585]
  • Review Mainframe Infra applications [#1060]
  • Lead-time for Mainframe Infrastructure Request

Notes

  • COBOL Programming Course Annual Review [#585]
    • Michael Bauer presented the COBOL Programming Course annual review.
  • Review Mainframe Infra applications [#1060]
    • Tom Slanda reported that two infrastructure requests are currently being voted on.
  • Andrea Orth asked what is the typical lead-time for mainframe infrastructure requests to IBM
    • Jeff Brown said it could take 6-8 weeks, based on his experience.
    • Slanda to check with other projects for their timelines.