About the Sun Microsystems Alumni Association (SMAA)

The Sun Microsystems Alumni Association (SMAA) was established in November 2001. Since then, the organization has grown to more than 4,400 members. Worldwide in scope, the organization consists of former employees of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and its acquisitions.

The SMAA provides a community for former Sun employees to network and share best practices. An independent organization, the SMAA is not affiliated with Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SMAA Objectives

The objectives of the SMAA are to:

• Provide a community for former Sun employees to network
• Provide a valuable set of services to its members
• Be recognized as a premier corporate alumni association

SMAA offers a variety of services to its members:

• An email list serve, which enables members to share information and opinions on such topics as job search; investments and retirement rollovers; and industry events
• A members-only, password-protected online membership directory containing more than 1,500 names
• Listings of job openings from alumni companies and recruiters
• Regional networking events
• Access to the full suite of financial services offered by Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union
• SMAA-specific LinkedIn group

The combination of the online SMAA membership database and a large number of job postings has proven helpful in assisting members in their job searches.

For more information on the SMAA, check out the more detailed 5 page SMAA backgrounder.