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November 15-18, 2009

Washington, D.C.

BEHAVIOR, ENERGY &
CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

A conference focused on understanding the behavior and decision making of
individuals and organizations and using that knowledge to accelerate
our transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon future.

About BECC 2009

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC), and the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (BECC). This year's conference will be held in Washington, D.C., November 15–18th (Sunday evening–Wednesday afternoon) at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel near the National Zoo and accessible via Metro's red line.

This year's conference will bring together people from across the nation and around the world to share the latest insights, research, and experiences pertaining to behavior, energy and climate change.

The 2009 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference is the 3rd annual conference focused on accelerating our transition to an energy-efficient and low carbon economy through an improved understanding and application of social and behavioral mechanisms of change. This year’s conference will build on the overwhelming success of the 2008 BECC Conference in which nearly 700 participants discussed successful program strategies, shared innovative research findings, and built dynamic new networks and means of collaboration. This pre-eminent conference will bring together a diverse group of energy experts, social scientists, and policymakers to discuss the social and behavioral basis for, and practical implementation of, reducing energy use through the adoption and application of more energy-efficient technologies, energy conservation activities, and lifestyle changes.

The conference is intended to catalyze collaboration across government, utility, business, and research sectors and to share recent research and program information with the goal of achieving viable solutions for meeting long-term energy and greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets.

The 2009 BECC Conference is convened by the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE),University of California Office of the President; the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC),Stanford University; and the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

Who should attend the 2009 BECC Conference?

The 2009 BECC Conference would be of interest to:

Policy makers from federal, state, and local governments, regulatory agencies, and legislatures
Researchers from universities/organizations (anthropology, psychology, sociology, policy, economics, energy)
Program implementers from utilities, agencies, and community organizations
Influencers from media, communications, business, and nonprofit groups
International and other participants involved/interested in behavior, energy and climate change

Call for Abstracts

Online submission will be available mid-March. All abstracts must be received by April 24, 2009 to be considered for presentation at the 2009 BECC Conference. Applicants will be informed of decisions regarding the status of their abstract no later than Monday, June 1st.

The conference will cover a broad mix of topics and will include invited speakers and presenters selected through a competitive abstract review. There will be:

Formal topic session presentations
Poster display session
Networking sessions and opportunities

Plenary speakers
Invited topic session speakers
Small Informal roundtable discussion groups

We invite you to contribute to the conference by submitting abstracts for: 1) Oral Presentation, 2) Poster Presentation, or 3) Informal Discussion “Roundtable”. Individuals interested in proposing a presentation or poster should submit an abstract summarizing the information to be presented. Those wishing to lead an informal discussion roundtable should submit their discussion topic by framing it as a question to be answered by the discussion group and include a brief description of why this question is important.

Areas of Interest

The 2009 BECC conference is focused on leveraging knowledge about human behavior — drawn from social science research, experiments and other experiences — to improve and accelerate efforts to address our energy and climate challenges. We are interested in tested applications as well as innovative approaches and research-based theoretical proposals with practical uses. Insights from other fields and perspectives are encouraged. The following are examples of topics that may be included in the conference.

2009 BECC Topic Areas

Policy	Physical Environment	Social Organization	Media, Marketing & Communications	Psychology and Culture	Analysis, Models and Methods

International Policy	Technologies	Organizations	Marketing	Social Norms	Economic Models
National Policy (EPA, DOE, DOT, etc)	Built Environment	Business & Industry	Social Marketing	Values and Beliefs	Monitoring and Evaluation
Utility Regulatory Policy	Feedback Devices	Social Structures	Media	Lifestyles	Behavioral Models
Interstate/Regional Policy		Social Networks	Communications	Attitudes	Cost-Benefit Analysis
State Policy		Social Movements	Entertainment	Habits
Municipal Policy			Branding and Labeling	Decision-Making
			Segmentation

**When you submit your abstract, you will need to specify the area to which you would like to have your paper submitted.**

Conference presentations will be limited by time and space constraints. The following criteria will be used in selection:

Relevance to the conference themes (see areas of interest below)
Likelihood of stimulating discussion, innovation
Clarity of thought & presentation (assume intelligent generalists) implementation or collaboration
Presentation of new material
Fit in overall conference program

Proposal abstracts must not exceed 250 words of text. Presentation abstracts that are not chosen for a formal session will be eligible for inclusion in the poster session. Please be sure to accurately indicate your preferences on the online application form. You may submit more than one proposal, but generally participants will be limited to one presentation or poster per person.

Hotel Arrangements

The Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference will be held November 15-18, 2009 at The Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, D.C.

Lodging at Marriott Wardman Park is $259 per night, single occupancy. (We have also reserved a limited number of government rate rooms.) Call the Hotel's reservation number at 1-800-228-9290 or (202) 328-2000. Mention ACEEE to get the reduced group rate. The Marriott Wardman Park reservation cut-off date for the reduced rate is October 23, 2009.

Registration

All presenters and discussion leaders are required to register and to pay registration fees.Registration will start mid-August.

Registration Rates:

Early Bird Registration

$425.00

August - September 14, 2009

Regular Registration

$525.00

September 15 - October 14, 2009

Late Registration

$600.00

After October 15, 2009

Student Registration

$425.00

Questions can be addressed to info@BECCconference.org.

2009 BECC Conference Sponsors

Interested in becoming a sponsor? We invite you to contirubute to the success of this event by becoming a conference sponsor. You can sponsor receptions, lunches, sessions, the program in general. We offer a number of different sponsorship packages and are open to other ideas. Please email info@BECCconference.org for more information.

Founding Sponsors: