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Interactive Event	For our members, by our members	How to find work in this tough economic downturn: The Ultimate Job-Finding Concall - All members are entitled to access the recordings/slides from our calls. Contact webmaster for info.
Chapter Events:	NH	BYOPicnic & Free DEC Big Band Concert in Merrimack - Wed 26 Aug 7-9 PM. SAVE THE DATE! Social Networking & Winetasting Event at Vintner's Cellar in Bedford NH on June 25 - photos on NH page
1st Reunion!	WFO	A group is planning a Reunion for all employees who ever worked at WFO, Westfield MA mfg plant, on September 12, 2009 at the Holyoke Elks Club. Contact: John Crabtree, crabtree@charter.net or tel # 864-862-6737, and Kevin O'Leary, kjo5285@msn.com, 67 Wexford Street, Springfield MA 01118. To: All former employees of Digital Equipment Corporation in Westfield, MA. What: 1st Reunion since lights out. When: September 12, 2009 Where: The Elks Club, off Lower Westfield Street, Holyoke, MA Time: 1:00 p.m. till we close the joint down.
	CXO	The Colorado Springs (CXO) group had their annual reunion on April 24th. Contact: Lorrie Marzula or Rob Stubblefield. See Photos at this link.
	FL	Pot-Luck Supper/Get-together in Delray Beach FL on Sat., 28 March 2009.
Overseas	Germany	Our member Ingolf Marzenski reports 2 upcoming meetings/reunions in Germany this year. 1 below is local; 1 will be later in the year for all German employees, in Munich. Colleagues from the former NOGY offices (Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin) will meet on 20th of August 2009 in Hamburg. If you are interested to join us, please contact either Marion.Hass@gmx.de or Ingolf@DECnett.de.
New Chapters	TX, NC	If you are interested in joining a DECconnection chapter in Texas please take our interest survey by clicking on the button. If you are interested in NC/SC email webmaster@decconnection.org.
Announcements		Elianne Markoff has posted a position for a Director of Business Development, for Art and Giving (brochure)
		Review the DECconnection celebration of the Ken Olsen Science Center & Digital Loggia of Technology on Sept 27 at Gordon College in Wenham MA. Summaries of Digital's Heritage talks from Win Hindle, Rod Sutherland and Debra Amidon - photos from the talks, Digital Loggia and Reception. SUBMIT YOUR STORY TO THE GORDON COLLEGE DIGITAL LOGGIA KIOSK - you can still do this!
HP Connection		New Handy Reference Chart: info on Retiree Benefits, Stock Plan DEC Retiree Benefits include the HP Employee Purchase Plan
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Featured Entrepreneur		Meet Caleb Paul Stewart
		DEC Connection Group on LinkedIn available to paid members only
		Job Postings	See Member Forum
"The DEC Diaspora"		What companies did Digital spawn? send info on yours to webmaster@decconnection.org and we'll compile a list. Provide company name/location, founder names, brief description of business, number of employees, website, contact info. Click here for story on the Polaroid diaspora from Sun Boston Globe.
Publicity		HP NE Highlights story "Life After HP" interview with our Board Member, Nancy Kilty - 3/09 Article from Boston Globe.com on the Mill, by Scott Kirsner: Through Ups and Downs, the Creative Mill Grinds On DECcie Denise Trombly wins the Dessert Category of the Nashua Telegraph's Culinary Delights Cookoff Contest - 22 Oct 08 HP NE Initiative story about DEC history in The Computer Museum 30 Apr 08 InfoWorld interview with Gordon Bell 6 Apr 08 Article by Scott Kirsner in Globe about General Doriot video interview of entrepreneur Tom Hagan new book by Spencer Ante about General Georges Doriot. Link to excerpt in Harvard Business School newsletter. Computerworld Story on Gordon Bell's project at Microsoft HP NE Initiative story about The DEC Connection Boston Globe story about turning PKO into retail shopping mall Nashua Telegraph story about HP closing Spit Brook Rd.

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Note: In December 2007 we changed our organization's name to The DEC Connection (originally it was Digital Retirees Association, then informally called DECedOut).

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