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Corporate Alumni Associations article in ComputerWorld - PeopleSoft Alumni Network

Thanks to Patrick Thibodeau, who wrote the following article for ComputerWorld -- a good overview for those unfamiliar with corporate alumni networks and why you might want to participate!  And also a tip of the hat to John Verocchi, who runs the Sun Alumni Association, and referred Patrick our way.  Patrick was contemplating how many layoffs may be associated with Oracle's acquisition of Sun in 2009, and looking for past experience from the Oracle/PeopleSoft acquisition to compare.  We also turned Patrick on to the Microsoft Alumni Network, and here's the result.  

As Patrick mentioned, not a lot has been written about Corporate Alumni Networks.  We continue to be a best-kept secret for how to connect and find jobs, develop business, form new startups, and gain another perspective on what's really happening in your industry.

If you're a former PeopleSoft employee, we encourage you to join.  And if not, try Googling your past employer name, plus "Alumni" and see what you get!  You might be surprised.

- Steve Tennant

PeopleSoft Alumni at Oracle OpenWorld?

Certainly a lot of former PeopleSoft employees will be in town Oct 11-15, 2009 for Oracle OpenWorld.  If you are a member and have ideas for a PeopleSoft Alumni gathering, join the discussion on our LinkedIn groups site.

PeopleSoft Atlanta Event - Friday, May 8th

If you are a former PeopleSoft employee in the Atlanta area, please join us for our Third Annual PeopleSoft Alumni Network event in the Atlanta area.  Find out what all your former PeoplePeople are up to now.

Join us for a great night of …. Networking! Appetizers! Fun! Drink Specials! Sponsored by Thompson Technologies and the PeopleSoft Alumni Network Career Center. 

For details, click "Join PSFTAlum" to the left, sign up and get the scoop!

PeopleSoft Alumni Gather in Chicago during HR Technology Conference and Expo

If you're visiting the HR Tech conference this week in Chicago, or if you are a former PeopleSoft employee in the Chicago area, join with your fellow PeopleSoft alumni this Thursday night.  A huge thank you to Mary Quigg for organizing!

Where:
Lizzie McNeill's
400 N. McClurg Ct., Chicago, IL
Lizzie McNeill's phone: 312-467-1992

When:
October 16, 2008, 8:00PM

PeopleSoft Alumni Network Washington, D.C. Event a Big Success!

This post is on behalf of Kim Latkiewitz of Deltek who sponsored our recent DC Area PeopleSoft Alumni event.  A big thank-you to Deltek for their support, and to Kim for organizing the event!

From Kim...

Thank you to everyone who attended our event on August 27th! It really was a great evening of reconnecting and networking.

Congratulations to the winners of our drawing! Dan Styslinger won the iPod Touch. The Redskins tickets in our Deltek Owner's Suite went to Jeff Souders, Annie Brown, Lisa Sion, and Connie Stack!

The next DC PeopleSoft Alumni event will be sponsored by Collaborative Solutions, a PeopleSoft and Workday implementation partner. Stay tuned for more information from Bob Maller.

We raised $1,500 for Teardrops to Rainbows, a non-profit organizations which serves children with cancer and their families.  Thank you all for your generous donations! The money we raised sponsors a family for an entire year! Below is a thank you letter from Lois Lyons who was at our event:

"A BIG thank you to Deltek for hosting such a wonderful PeopleSoft Alumni Networking Event last week at Maggiano's! Jenn and I and the rest of us at Teardrops to Rainbow were so moved by the outpouring of support that you all showed at the event and we sincerely hope you know how very much that meant to us. In that one evening, in addition to sharing our story with you and having the chance to meet all of you, we were able to raise enough money to support one Teardrops to Rainbows family for an entire year!

It's amazing to see what a group of people can do when they pull together in support of a cause. As I shared with you, that's all it took for us to get T2R off the ground. But now, in 2008 and going forward, we need all of you, all of our friends in the community and their communities to join together to help the cause. With the number of childhood cancers on the rise, we can't stop now.  Please consider how you might help going forward - be it with your time, your treasures or your talents... we need them all!

Thanks again for all that you did to make the evening an success. I can't wait to see many of you again on November sixth at the 6th Annual T2R Holiday Dinner & Silent Auction. You can find more information at www.teardropstorainbows.org

Warmest regards,

Lois Lyons
Founder & President
Teardrops to Rainbows
www.teardropstorainbows.org
703-795-1300

Thanks again to everyone for attending and making this another great
PeopleSoft Alumni event!

Kim

Kim Latkiewicz
VP, Deltek Global Services

Happy 4th Birthday, PeopleSoft Alumni Network!

Today we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the PeopleSoft Alumni Network.  Yes, the alumni network actually started BEFORE the Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft.

After four years, we've had over 2,500 members join the group, and over 800 recruiters use the PeopleSoft Alumni Network Career Center to post jobs and find great candidates.  We've also hosted more than 15 in-person networking events in the San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta, Dallas, Teaneck, Toronto, Chicago, London and Paris.

Happy birthday to PeopleAlumni everywhere!

PeopleSoft "El Cinco de Octubre" Picnic in the San Francisco Bay Area

Calling at PeopleAlumni!  Join us for the PeopleSoft Alumni Network picnic this Sunday, October 5, 2008 in Danville, California.

But what time?  Where?  If you're a former PeopleSoft employee, click on "Join PSFTAlum" and get the details.

We hope to see you there!

PeopleSoft Alumni Network gather Aug 27 2008 in Washington, DC

Thanks to Kim Latkiewicz, Kevin Parker, and others at Deltek, our generous sponsors, the PeopleSoft Alumni Network is gathering this Wednesday, August 27 in the suburbs of Washington DC tonight to catch up with each other and have some fun.  We are also supporting Teardrops to Rainbows, a non-profit that supports children with cancer.  Members who make a donation receive a free PeopleSoft Alumni Network T-shirt, provided by the PSFTAlum Career Center.

For details, members should check their Yahoo Group email to RSVP.  Not a member yet?  Click on "Join PSFTAlum" to the left to get the scoop.

Mountain Lion runs off with SF Bay Area PeopleSoft Alumni Network picnic

A mountain lion was spotted yesterday at Osage Station Park in Danville, the site where our Sunday, May 4th Bay Area PeopleSoft Alumni picnic was planned. While the mountain lion was not aggressive and is about as likely to show up at a 100+ person, "Quattro de Mayo" picnic as KC and the Sunshine Band, we have decided the heightened vigilance required to ensure all offspring are safe over a four hour event would appreciably dampen the feel-good, fun-loving atmosphere we want.

So we had a PSFTAlum Board call this evening and decided to POSTPONE the picnic. As soon as we can, we will get the picnic back on the calendar.

In the meantime, what promises to be your sunny and 82 degree Sunday afternoon is now available!

We will update the Evite tonight, but if you are in contact with other PSFTAlum members, please help spread the word.

PeopleSoft Alumni Network Webinar Recording: "5 Ways to Use the PeopleSoft Alumni Network"

Here's a link to a recording of the recent PeopleSoft Alumni Network webinar, "5 Ways to Use the PeopleSoft Alumni Network (when you already have a job!)"

Check it out, especially if you're a former PeopleSoft employee and wondering about joining the PeopleSoft Alumni Network, our corporate alumni association of former PeopleSoft employees.