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ASAP University Conference 2027

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Date: May 16 – 19, 2027

Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton, 17^th Street

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Why Attend the ASAP University Conference?

ASAP University is a premier four-day event designed by users, for users, providing extensive training and networking opportunities for professionals in IBM and HCL Workload Automation. Learn directly from industry leaders, technical experts, and peers to enhance your automation strategies and streamline business processes.

What to Expect:

Expert-Led Training: Gain insights from IBM/HCL technical specialists, Level 2/3 support, migration experts, and the Rome Lab development team.
User-Driven Knowledge Sharing: Learn from real-world user experiences and best practices.
Latest Trends & Features: Stay updated on the newest advancements in HCL Workload Automation.
Open Forums & Hands-On Labs: Deep dive into security, auditing, migration, and automation solutions for distributed, mainframe, and enterprise environments.
Product Influence & Feedback: Engage directly with product management and client advocacy teams to shape the future of Workload Automation.
Exclusive Certification Opportunities: Workload Scheduler (Distributed) and Workload Scheduler for z/OS certification available.
Unparalleled Networking: Connect with L2/3 support, migration specialists, and the Rome Lab development team.

Who Should Attend?

Workload Automation Users (Distributed & z/OS)
IT Professionals & System Administrators
Business Process & Automation Specialists
Developers & Technical Leaders
Anyone looking to optimize and enhance their automation strategies

With 37 years of excellence as an independent user group, ASAP University continues to foster a collaborative community of professionals passionate about automation solutions. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge and elevate your Workload Automation expertise!

Discover additional ways ASAP University can take your Workload Automation expertise to the level.

Workload Wednesdays ASAP!

From 10.2.4 to 10.2.8: Recent Workload Automation Enhancements & Strategic Roadmap Preview presented by Clint Easterling (HCL Software)

Date & Time: October 21, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Over the past year, Workload Automation has evolved rapidly across releases 10.2.4 through 10.2.8, delivering powerful capabilities designed to enhance observability, streamline security, and optimize day-to-day workload orchestration. In this session, Clint Easterling reviews the critical feature highlights, architecture updates, and operational enhancements introduced across these recent 10.2 releases.

While this talk focuses on the immediate value packed into the latest releases, we will also preview what’s on the horizon. For the complete, deep dive into the long-term strategy and 2027 product roadmap, discover how you can get full insights by attending ASAP University.

Targeted Audience: Workload Automation User Community (All are invited!)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Participant Stories

Thank you for a brilliant experience at ASAPU Miami — the training, the education, the networking, and the new friendships made throughout the week were exceptional.
The combination of deep technical sessions, open discussions, and the opportunity to connect with so many passionate Workload Automation professionals made this conference truly memorable. I’m returning with new knowledge, new ideas, and a stronger sense of community within the Workload Automation ecosystem.

Production Services Engineer, The UK

Attending the ASAP University conference completely transformed our Workload Automation operations strategy. The technical deep dives provided immediate, actionable solutions for our orchestration bottlenecks. This is the premier event for automation engineers and job schedulers. It bridges the gap between high-level strategy and low-level execution.

Workload Automation Administrator, USA

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ASAP University is dedicated to providing the Workload Automation user community with a forum to learn, explore, and achieve results for their company as well as themselves. ASAP is committed to be the user voice behind workload automation issues to help drive the development of product enhancements. Our organization is a place where members can reach out and get real life examples and solutions to every day automation needs.