Nearly 600 Kaiser Permanente employees attended an open house for the new Pleasanton Technology Campus, where they will be relocating over the next two months. The open house provided tours of the campus facilities and amenities. Local merchants donated several door prizes for attendees. A second open house will be held on October 7 for employees who could not attend the first event. The Pleasanton campus will eventually house 1,200 KP employees and was selected to foster collaboration in a single, modern location.

1. Kaiser Permanente “This Week in IT” September 30, 2005
Hundreds Attend Festive Pleasanton Open House
Nearly 600 employees slated to move to the Pleasanton Technology
Campus over the next two months got a sneak preview of their new
workplace at an Open House on September 23. A second, similar event is
scheduled for October 7 for employees moving to Pleasanton who were
not able to attend the first one.
A second Open House is scheduled
for October 7 for employees moving
to Pleasanton who were not able to
attend the first one.
The Pleasanton Technology Campus will eventually house 1,200 KP
employees in the four-building complex, which was originally built in 1998
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as the world headquarters of PeopleSoft. Kaiser Permanente selected the
site as a way to foster face-to-face collaboration in a single, state-of-the-
art, easily accessible location.
Friendly Welcome from Locals
Representatives from the City of Pleasanton
were on hand to greet employees, and local
restaurants, shops, and transportation
services extended their welcome as well,
providing samples, coupons, and giveaways
for attendees to collect.
Local merchants donated 27 door prizes that
ranged from tote bags and gift baskets to
restaurant gift certificates, a high-end DVD
player, and a weekend hotel getaway.
A team of docents provided tours of the campus, highlighting its amenities.
Employees visited the Diablo Café, the buffet style restaurant located in
Building B (which also catered the event), Club One, the onsite fitness
facility, and the many other features that made the campus so appealing to
Kaiser Permanente.

2. Missed the Event?
If you are moving to the Pleasanton campus and did not get an opportunity
to come to the event on the 23rd, you have another chance. A second
Open House duplicating the first one will take place on Friday, October 7
from 12 -3 pm. Be sure to attend!
More information on the Pleasanton Campus