BECC 2020 Virtual Conference

About BECC 2020–we are going virtual this year!

Mitigating climate change is more urgent than ever, and we need major leaps in systems and behaviors to address this critical issue. For more than a decade, BECC has presented behavioral research on nudging people and organizations to make these changes. Now is the time to move from nudges to leaps.  For us specifically, the time has come to explore the world of virtual conference production and attendance.

BECC invites you to present your work and learn from others about how to encourage behavior change for energy and carbon reduction, evaluate these programs, understand why individuals and groups change, and make these transitions in fair and equitable ways. Researchers, academics, businesses, utilities, governments, and nonprofits come together to learn and network at this unique conference.

The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) is the premier international conference focused on understanding human behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. Currently, in its 14th year, BECC is associated with a growing set of allied conferences in Europe and Asia.

The BECC Conference is convened by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) at U.C. Berkeley, and the Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC) at Stanford University.

Keeping you engaged and connected

• You will be able to connect with participants during sessions and send comments to speakers.
• There will be online polling.
• There will be a film festival!
• Sessions will be limited to 60 minutes with 15-minute breaks for coffee, discussion, talking with authors, and more.
• We’ll have loads of social networking opportunities to keep you engaged and connected to your peers, including hour-long events at the end of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
• Online concierge service.
• All sessions recorded for playback–our version of On-Demand Sessions.
• Session formats include lightning sessions (speakers limited to 5 -7 minutes), individual sessions (each presenter limited to 10 minutes), panel sessions, and virtual poster (Project Snapshot) sessions.
• We will have interactive solution sessions and 1 and 2.5 hour workshops.
• Sponsorship opportunities–YES!
• More attendees due to lower registration fees.
• And more!