GS-UK In-Person Conference 2025

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All about the conference; registration and fees

Index:

Registration
About the Conference
Conference Fees
Fees in summary.
Additional vouchers: The UK Conference Package

Registration

Everyone attending the conference—regardless of their role—must register and obtain a conference badge before accessing any meeting rooms, exhibition areas, or dinners.

Please register using the "Registration" menu link above.

About the Conference

The GS UK Conference is an annual three-day event held each November, typically in the Midlands or virtually earlier in the year. It is organized by the GS UK Conference Committee, a team of dedicated volunteers.

The conference features:

  • Keynote and plenary sessions
  • Multiple subject streams, each focused on a specific area of interest

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:

  • Feedback and suggestions from previous attendees
  • Input from GS UK Working Groups
  • Updates and announcements from IBM and other vendors

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:

  • Offer five free places and two trainee places per member company
  • Keep delegate fees affordable

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.

Conference Fees

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.

Fees in summary.

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%
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

Additional vouchers: The UK Conference Package

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.

  • The Conference Package is available to any company and offers benefits in addition to any benefits they obtain through being GS members or conference sponsors/exhibitors.
  • The Conference Package offers three voucher codes, each of which can be used to register at no charge for the three days of the conference. 
  • The Conference Package includes dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday but not Monday.
  • Voucher codes have no monetary value and unused voucher codes cannot be reimbursed or exchanged (but may be offered free of charge to a client or customer).
  • The Conference Package can only be purchased up to the weekend before the conference and is valid for the UK conference in the year in which it is purchased.
  • The cost of the Conference Package for members and non-members is shown in the table above and represents a significant saving off full price charged for 3 delegates for 3 days.
  • Companies are able to purchase multiple Conference Packages should they so wish.
  • Requests to purchase the UK Conference Package should be sent by e-mail to conferences@gse.org.uk.
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