ASRS Calendars

Member Education

The Member Services Division of the ASRS offers three educational meetings for members:

Know Your Benefits, designed for new and mid-career members;

Getting Ready for Retirement, vital to members who plan to retire within a year, and

Know Your Insurance, which provides information on the ASRS retiree health insurance programs.

Please refer to the meeting descriptions and schedules below for meetings convenient for you. Members are encouraged to bring their spouse or significant partner.

Meetings take place at the ASRS offices in Phoenix and Tucson, and periodically throughout the state. Each meeting lasts approximately three hours. Reservations are required and can be made by calling one of the numbers listed below.

Know Your Benefits

This meeting is especially beneficial to new members. You’ll learn about the many benefits of belonging to the Arizona State Retirement System, including a history and overview of the ASRS, how your pension is calculated and how to maximize your future benefit, member responsibilities, disability and survivor benefits, options should you leave ASRS employment, and more. Also covered will be the Service Purchase benefit, in which a member may purchase, under certain circumstances, time they worked under other qualified employer plans.

Know Your Benefits Meetings - Phoenix area schedule, 2008
Know Your Benefits Meetings - Phoenix area schedule, 2009
Know Your Benefits Meetings - Tucson area schedule, 2008
Know Your Benefits Meetings - Tucson area schedule, 2009

Getting Ready for Retirement

This meeting is vital for members who are planning to retire within a year. You’ll learn about your pension benefit and how it’s calculated, options for retiree health insurance and other benefits, return to work options and more. Members who register for this meeting will receive a personal benefit estimate and assistance in filing out the proper paperwork.

Getting Ready for Retirement - Phoenix area schedule 2008
Getting Ready for Retirement - Phoenix area schedule 2009, Jan-Jun
Getting Ready for Retirement - Phoenix area schedule 2009, Jul-Dec
Getting Ready for Retirement - Tucson area schedule, 2008
Getting Ready for Retirement - Tucson area schedule, 2009

Know Your Insurance

This meeting has been created to provide information to members about the ASRS health insurance plans and benefits. Members planning to retire soon
are encouraged to attend. You'll learn about health insurance options, meet providers, learn about the ASRS Premium Benefit, and how health insurance
costs are determined.

Know Your Insurance Meetings - Information & Schedule, 2009

State-wide Meetings

Statewide Member Meetings 2008
Statewide Member Meetings 2008 (Southern Arizona)