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Guide to HPAA Forums and Services
The HPAA uses three different online systems – Yahoo Groups, LinkedIn, and a MediaWiki site. Each of these services requires a separate login. You must use the same email address with all of the HPAA services. With more than 19,000 members, we have many duplicate names. Your email address identifies you for all HPAA matters – including allowing you to join the optional job-post list, online forums, and LinkedIn networking group. To determine the email address for your membership, check where your twice-a-month issues of "HP Alumni News" are sent. Please allow 48 hours for our volunteers to complete your requests. |
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Membership and "HP Alumni News" To receive HPAA services, you must join the HPAA. |
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HP Alumni Assoc
Join the HPAA |
Required for HPAA membership. The "hp_alumni_association" group on Yahoo is the master membership roster. The only emails sent to this list are issues of "HP Alumni News" every week or two. (To stop receiving Alumni News but remain an HPAA member, click here.) |
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Discussion forums and email lists (optional) HPAA members may subscribe to optional discussion forums and email lists. Each is a separate "group" on Yahoo. The subject line of each email gives the name of the group – for example [HPAA Careers] For each group, you can change your subscription to send daily digest emails, or no emails. You must use the same email address for your HPAA membership and all subscriptions. The HPAA uses the Yahoo Groups system, but you do not have to use a yahoo.com email address or have a Yahoo account to join the HPAA forums and email lists. Please allow 48 hours for our volunteers to complete your requests. |
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Transition Forum |
For those who are transitioning out of HP or will do so shortly. Discuss the difficult decisions that must be made very quickly as one leaves HP in the US. (If outside the US, click here: Local Forums and Sites.) |
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Benefits Forum |
For those who are receiving US HP benefits – including those transitioning out of HP. Discuss HP medical, COBRA, HP 401(k), stock, options, retiree discounts... |
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Career Forum |
For most members. Discuss career-related issues – such as job-hunting, networking, entrepreneurship, consulting. |
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Jobs List (US/ Canada) |
US/Canada Job openings. Posted by members and by companies interested in recruiting HP alumni – including contract opportunities at HP posted by agencies. (The HPAA does not list direct HP openings.) |
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World Jobs List |
Job openings outside US/Canada. Posted by members and by companies interested in recruiting HP alumni. (The HPAA does not list direct HP openings.) | |
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Finance Forum |
For those interested in discussing personal finance. (HP-specific issues – such as HP medical, HP 401(k), HP stock and options, retiree discounts – are covered on the Benefits Forum.) |
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TechTalk Forum |
Technical discussions. If you have a technical problem, post it to the hundreds of HPAA members on the TechTalk forum. They will help you out! |
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Remembrance List |
Obituary and memorial service announcements for current and former HP employees. HPAA membership not required to join – give your HP history in the "Comment to Owner" window. Report an obituary |
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Reference information
Our private reference site – the "HPAlumnipedia" – covers
transition, career, networking, benefits, and other topics.
Most popular items: Stock Purchase Plan spreadsheet,
ASAP
Checklist for people leaving HP, state-by-state member advice on
Unemployment Insurance. |
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HPAlumnipedia |
The HPAA's private reference site uses a temporary login that is changed every month but works for two months. Current password is sent to new members and included in HP Alumni News emails. |
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Professional networking (optional) LinkedIn is the leading professional networking system. You can search and reach those in the same group without a paid LinkedIn membership. Use the groups to find exHPers at a specific company, or by industry, title, or city ...or reconnect with a former co-worker ...or just to answer "Whatever happened to?" LinkedIn is highly privacy-conscious – your email address is hidden and you have precise control of any email you choose to receive. Join both groups for best LinkedIn networking. |
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HP Alumni Association |
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Network for HPAA members. Easy to join – HPAA members are pre‑approved. If difficulty, click here to sync-up your HPAA membership with your LinkedIn account. |
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HP Connections |
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42,000-member network for current and former employees of: Hewlett-Packard, HP acquisitions (3Com, Compaq, EDS, Mercury, Palm, Tandem...) and HP spinoffs (Agilent...) HPAA members are pre‑approved. |
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How to: Change to daily digest delivery or change profile for any subscription
Terms of service. Posts are traceable and archived. Posts are the responsibility of the authors. By joining the HPAA, you agree to accept the terms of the HPAA Membership and Posting Agreement. |
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