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The GS UK Conference is an annual four-day event held each November, typically in the Midlands or virtually earlier in the year. It is organised by the GS UK Conference Committee, a team of dedicated volunteers.
The conference features:
Most streams are aligned with regular working groups and are curated by their respective committees. Additional streams and workshops—unaffiliated with working groups—are managed by the central conference committee, which also oversees the full agenda.
To shape the next year’s agenda, the committee incorporates:
The event offers over 200 hours of technical training, delivered by IBM, other vendors, and GSE members. In-person conferences also provide ample opportunities for networking during breaks, evening receptions, and dinners.
A highlight of the in-person event is the conference exhibition, featuring solution providers relevant to the GSE community. Revenue from this exhibition and sponsorships enables GS UK to:
GS UK also partners with educational institutions to address the growing skills gap in the z/OS industry. Students attend for free, and a dedicated stream supports those new to the platform.
The basic conference fees for 2024 In-Person Conference are as follows:-
Delegates from GSE member companies (see below) £275 per day
Delegates from other non-member companies £350 per day
There is a 20% discount to these rates for registrations made during the early bird period (up to and including October 6th).
Each GS UK member company is entitled to send up to 5 delegates and up to two bone-fide trainees FREE OF CHARGE, provided they register during the early bird period. Additional delegates will be charged at the prevailing member rate. Voucher codes are issued to each member company for this purpose. Evening dinners are not included with the company membership vouchers.
After the end of the early bird period, the vouchers provided for company membership will incur a 50% charge. However, vouchers purchased as a conference package, those provided for students and those provided to vendors participating in the exhibition, can still be used until the conference.
Changes or cancellations to your registration can be made at any time.
The following table shows the fees per day, including VAT, at 20%, for each category of delegate and date range...
| Delegates from: | Prior to 7 October 2025 Early Bird 20% Discount |
From 7 October 2025 Company Vouchers charged at 50% |
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| GS UK Members; Day rate (up to 5 plus 2 trainees) or others with vouchers provided with your company membership at the in-person conference | Free | £137.50 | ||
| GS UK Members; Day rate | £220.00 | £275.00 | ||
| Other GS Region Members; Day rate | £220.00 | £275.00 | ||
| Day rate for Non GS Members | £280.00 | £350.00 | ||
| Conference Package (GS Members) 3 Attendees covering the whole conference |
£1,680.00 | £2,100.00 | ||
| Conference Package (Non GS Members) 3 Attendees covering the whole conference |
£2,320.00 | £2,900.00 | ||
The GS UK Conference Package enables companies, be they members or non-members of GS, to purchase discounted "bulk" attendance to the annual UK Conference.