August 23, 2017

Communications & Stakeholder Relations
(916) 795-3991
Brad W. Pacheco, Deputy Executive Officer
Wayne Davis, Chief, Office of Public Affairs
Contact: Jeanie Esajian, Information Officer
newsroom@calpers.ca.gov

September 15 and 16 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System is hosting a two-day CalPERS Benefits Education Event (CBEE) in Garden Grove during September to educate members in a five-county area about programs and benefits available to them. This final CBEE of 2017 will take place at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove on Friday, September 15, and Saturday, September 16, 2017. The same program is offered on each day, so attendees can select the day they wish to attend.

There are nearly 230,000 active members in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties who can benefit from this event. Whether new to CalPERS, in mid-career, or nearing retirement, CBEEs offer all CalPERS members a wealth of information about their retirement and health benefits, supplemental savings plans, long-term care coverage, and more. Representatives from CalPERS Regional Offices will be on hand to answer questions.

Open both Friday and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event features classes specific to both early through mid-career members, and those nearing retirement. Topics to be covered include CalPERS retirement benefits, CalPERS health benefits, and deferred compensation. The deferred compensation class is sponsored by the California Department of Human Resources' Savings Plus program. In addition, classes on myCalPERS and Social Security will be offered.

For more information and to register, visit CalPERS Benefits Education Events. Included on the page is the "What's a CBEE?" video, which shows what to expect at one of our events. Members are encouraged to pre-register for their preferred event date to expedite registration check-in, but registration is not required and walk-ins are welcome.

The CBEE schedule for 2018 is also available on the CBEEs Calendar page.

About CalPERS

For more than eight decades, CalPERS has built retirement and health security for state, school, and public agency members who invest their lifework in public service. Our pension fund serves more than 1.8 million members in the CalPERS retirement system and administers benefits for more than 1.4 million members and their families in our health program, making us the largest defined-benefit public pension in the U.S. CalPERS' total fund market value currently stands at approximately $331 billion. For more information, visit www.calpers.ca.gov.