This website is
dedicated to the memory of our founder and hero, Kenneth H. Olsen (20 Feb 1926 -
6 Feb 2011).
Welcome to The DEC Connection!
The DEC Connection is an association dedicated
to preserving the unique culture of Digital Equipment Corporation by
reuniting the Digital family through face-to-face events, intra-personal and
group communications, and joint activities. We want to preserve
Ken Olsen's cultural, technical and
management legacies. We promote events of local ex-DEC clubs. Membership
is open to all former employees and contractors - JOIN HERE!To submit content,
email webmaster.
Colleagues from the former WEGY offices
(Cologne area) will hold their annual meeting on 10th of May 2012 in
Cologne. If you are interested to join us, please contact
Ingolf@DECnett.de - Ingolf
Marzenski
SAVE THE DATE! SE Florida Chapter -
Cruise and Dinner in Ft Lauderdale, Sat. Nov. 3, 2012.
New Chapters
Washington, D.C. (DC, MD, VA, WV)
DECconnection chapter? If you're interested please email new member
Charlotte Cocke Conley at
charlottecconley@gmail.com who will organize. She will acknowledge
your email within a week. If you know any ex-DECcies in this area please
contact to ask them to contact Charlotte. thanks!
Central FL - an HP Retiree Group
(for which we qualify as members) is being started at The Villages,
meeting quarterly for lunch. They have 25 people so far. Contact Judy
Donohue, 352-603-3941,
HPFloridaretirees@gmail.co
Featured Entrepreneur
Meet our new featured member Entrepreneur,
Rita Foley, former Sales District Manager and now an author and expert
on "Rebooting Your Life"!
Member-Helping-Member Concall
Rita Foley's concall on "Reboot Your Life:
Energize Your Career and Life by Taking a Break" was held on April 4
from 6-7 PM. If you are a paid-up member of DEC Connection, you can
receive the presentation and audio recording by emailing
webmaster@decconnection.org.
Announcements
We are very sad to report that John Loether,
Digital sales trainer extraordinaire, is gravely ill at a nursing home
in Worcester. His family invites letters and cards from old friends and
co-workers, which he will probably not be able to acknowledge, but would
appreciate receiving. He does not have email.
His new contact information is:
Spring Valley Care
c/o John Loether Room 215
81 Chatham Street
Worcester, MA 01609-2027
Photo of
John taken at DECconnection get-together following 2006 Tribute to
Ken Olsen at Gordon College
"Ken Olsen Tribute Day" in Maynard
was 22 Oct - featuring the first showing of the PBS special on
Ken Olsen called
Digital_Man/ Digital_World -
click here for event wrap-up
first PBS showing of Digital_Man/Digital_World
was 21 Feb in Indianapolis - look at your local stations in late June
timeframe.