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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Benefits Administrators, Business Managers and Premium Contacts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">OEBB will be resuming our Benefits Information Exchange (BIE) Group webinar meetings with a new and improved schedule for 2012-13. Thanks to everyone who let us know what dates/times work best
for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">What is the BIE Group?
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">The purpose of the BIE Group is to facilitate improved communication between OEBB and participating educational entities. All interested entity representatives (business
managers, benefit representatives, payroll staff, IT staff, etc.) are welcome to attend either in person or via the iLinc webinar. Please share this invitation with any appropriate coworkers who may not be on our listserv.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">Typical agenda items include:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">A recap of the most recent board meeting<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">A walk-through of one or two reports in Report Mart<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">Updates on member communications, and
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">MyOEBB system modifications<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1520F7">We also invite questions and suggestions on any topics you would like to discuss.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">----------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">The BIE Group will meet via
<b>iLinc webinar</b> on the <b>first Thursday of each month, 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon</b>, starting Thursday, December 6, 2012.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> We’ll send a reminder e-mail with an agenda, web link and log-in instructions
shortly before each meeting. If you’re in the Salem area and care to join us in person, you are welcome to do so in the OEBB Board Room.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:navy">Jackie Cowsill</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Communications Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Voice: (503) 378-5353</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Fax: (503) 378-5832</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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