The first meeting of the Carolinas chapter of the DEC Connection was held on October 15, 2009 at the Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina. The event was hosted by Zul Abbany, a former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Digital Equipment Corp. in Canada. All of the attendees had a wonderful time, and the Carolinas chapter plans to get together for more networking and reminiscing very soon.

Some of the Rave Reviews:

• Zul and Ron - thank you again for our 'yummies' tonight and for the gathering. We had a lot of reminiscing and laughs - can't wait to do this again. It's truly amazing all the journeys we've had and the people that we've all known. - Manon (Thibodeau) Angelo
• Thanks, Zul for the evening and everyone for the enjoyable stories and memories. Keep in touch.- Greg Tarsa
• It was great meeting all of you last night. It never ceases to amaze me to find out all the great people that made up the Digital family. Zul & Ron thanks for a great dinner and wine. -Peter Sola
• What a great evening! It was wonderful meeting all of you. As I spent my DEC career in the field, last evening was reminiscent of a visit to 3M Country (Maynard, Merrimack, and Marlboro). Zul & Ron thank you for your hospitality. - Joe Harris
• Thank you for the wonderful dinner and wine. Beautiful location! It was great to meet everyone and share DEC stories. - Phyllis Moss
• It was indeed a fabulous evening. Thanks a million to Ava and Zul for orchestrating a memorable evening. - Ron McGrath
• Just a note to add my thanks to Zul and also to Ava, Ron, and Amanda for generously hosting a group of old DECies. It was a real pleasure to meet each of you and to reminisce about a great organization and a wonderful place to work. Zul, thanks again for the meal and for pulling the meeting together and Ron, thanks for the wine. - Jay Andrews