PERS Expo 2026 registration now open
Learn more about your PERS benefits and how you can create a secure retirement.
PERS Expo 2026 will be held online and offer interactive and on-demand content, including live educational
presentations and question-and-answer sessions on October 7.
You also can return to the event website and explore its resources for a limited time after the event.
Expo will provide you with information about your PERS benefits, additional retirement savings options,
post-retirement health insurance options, the PERS retirement process, and other related topics.
Register for PERS Expo 2026 today to get started.
Live-session agenda for October 7
PERS sessions
- 9 a.m. — Oregon PERS Primer
- 9 a.m. — The PERS Website and Online Member Services
- 10 a.m. — What If?
- 11 a.m. — Estimates and Data Verifications
- 11 a.m. — Preparing for a Successful Retirement
- 1 p.m. — Oregon PERS Primer
- 1 p.m. — The PERS Website and Online Member Services
- 2 p.m. — What If?
- 3 p.m. — Estimates and Data Verifications
- 3 p.m. — Preparing for a Successful Retirement
OSGP sessions
- 8:30 a.m. — Introduction to OSGP
- 9:45 a.m. — OSGP Q&A: Introduction to OSGP
- 10:45 a.m. — OSGP Q&A: Roth versus Pretax
- 12:30 p.m. — Retirement Strategies With OSGP
- 1:45 p.m. — OSGP Q&A: Catch-up Provisions
- 2:45 p.m. — OSGP Q&A: For Employees Retiring Within a Few Years
Corebridge Financial sessions
- 9:30 a.m. — Social Security and Your Retirement
- 10 a.m. — Planning for Your Financial Future
- Noon — Navigating Student Debt Solutions
- 1:30 p.m. — Social Security and Your Retirement
- 2 p.m. — Planning for Your Financial Future
*These guest sessions will be held through Corebridge Financial’s Microsoft Teams platform instead of
through the expo site.
PHIP offers special open enrollment period
The PERS Health Insurance Program (PHIP) will offer a special open enrollment period October 1 through November
15, following changes to administrative rules governing PHIP.
The rule changes include:
- Removing enrollment barriers for PERS retirees’ spouses.
- Allowing members to enroll in a PHIP dental plan without enrolling in a PHIP medical plan.
Coverage from this enrollment period will begin January 1, 2027.
For more information, review the
PERS Health Insurance Program (PHIP) open enrollment from October 1-November 15 webpage,
or contact PHIP customer service at 800-768-7377.
Want to change the fund your IAP is invested in?
Your opportunity to change the target-date fund in which your Individual Account Program (IAP) account is
invested will open soon online.
Starting September 1, you can make changes to your IAP fund through
Online Member Services (OMS). The window to make your election
online will end September 30. Changes will not take effect until January 1, 2027.
Changing your fund is optional, and once you make a change in OMS, you cannot make another one in OMS until
next September.
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PERS celebrates 80th anniversary
We are pleased to release an updated PERS history document to celebrate the agency’s 80th anniversary.
Read on for PERS history and historical photos, the many milestones reached over the years, and updates on
recent initiatives such as House Bill 4045 and beginning efforts to modernize PERS’ systems.
https://www.oregon.gov/pers/Documents/General-Information/PERS-History.pdf
PERS and Oregon State Treasury webinars recap
On June 3 and 5, 2026, PERS Director Kevin Olineck and
Oregon State Treasury presented two webinars on how the PERS pension portfolio is
invested and how it’s performing. Additional webinars will be announced when dates are finalized.
Panelists for both webinars were:
- Elizabeth Steiner, Oregon State Treasurer
- Kevin Olineck, PERS Director
- Rex Kim, Oregon State Treasury Chief Investment Officer
If you missed the webinars, you can watch them and view the presentation slides below: