Events

2008 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference

When: November 16 -19, 2008
Where: Where: Sacramento, California

The second annual BECC Conference will be held November 16 - 19, 2008. The conference is focused on understanding the behavior and decision-making of individuals and organizations and using that knowledge to help accelerate our transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy. On-line registration starts June 1.

The California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) at UCOP has once again partnered with the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency (PIEE) at Stanford University and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to convene this conference.

This year, because of the high level of interest and breadth of topics, the conference is expanding to 2 1/2 days of sessions, plus a not-to-be-missed conference kick-off program and reception. There will be a rich mix of invited speakers, panels and networking opportunities PLUS presentations, posters and roundtable topics selected from submitted abstracts.

2008 BECC Conference Topics (partial list):

• Behavior and technology-design, adoption, and use
• Motivating individual and collective action
• Behavior and policy design and regulation
• Insights from anthropology, sociology, psychology, and public health research
• Increasing program participation and effectiveness
• Incorporating behavior in energy potential studies
• Segmentation and strategic targeting
• Media, messages and messengers
• Global perspectives
• Behavior in organizations - business, governments and communities
• Leveraging the Internet and new media
• Impacts of changing lifestyles on energy use
• Social norms and networks
• Behavioral economics and behavior metrics
• Social marketing and other behavior change strategies
• Attitudes, opinions and "public will"

International Water Conference 2008

UC Irvine, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) present the International Conference on Water Scarcity, Global Changes, and Groundwater Management Responses.

When: Dec. 1-6, 2008
Where: University of California, Irvine

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