What Will BECC 2024 & 2025 Look Like?
The BECC (Behavior, Energy & Climate Change) conference has moved to a biannual schedule. The next in-person conference will be in Sacramento, CA, November 2-5, 2025. In the meantime, join us at webinars, workshops, and local meetups in 2024!
BECC 2025 will deliver an in-person event November 2-5 at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, CA. Meet the BECC community through free monthly webinars before and after the conference.
The conference typically includes more than 150 speakers presenting more than 40 sessions from a variety of backgrounds and geographic regions. The conference will consist of a mix of plenaries, concurrent presentations, panel sessions, solutions sessions, interactive workshop-style sessions, social events, yoga, and posters.
Conference content is decided through a combination of a competitive abstract submission process and curated sessions created by the conference organizing committee.
Together we CAN build a new energy future and we WILL
The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) conference is the premier conference focused on understanding human behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. Since 2007, BECC has fostered understanding of individual and organizational behavior and decision making related to energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, and sustainability.
BECC is more than just a conference – it is a fun social community that is passionate and excited about mitigating climate change. The event prides itself on innovative ways to encourage socializing and networking while providing the highest quality presentations and content.
Who Attends BECC?
- Researchers (e.g., economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, law, humanities)
- Decision makers (e.g., from federal, state, and local agencies, as well as legislators, and regulators)
- Practitioners (e.g., planners, consultants, manufacturers, designers, architects, entrepreneurs, marketers, and purchasers)
- Influencers (e.g., community organizers, nonprofit leaders, media, religion, and entertainment professionals)
- Energy service providers (utilities, commercial renewable energy participants and new technology market players)
Why Attend BECC?
Every year we assemble great speakers and provide cutting-edge information. Past attendees from many different fields have described BECC as the “most interesting and thought-provoking conference” they have ever attended. Attendees come so they can…
- Find real energy savings that will benefit the economy, security, and the environment
- Accelerate climate-friendly innovation via appealing, user-focused design, effective management, and fast social diffusion
- Learn to articulate the benefits and decrease the costs of energy-oriented policies and programs
- Improve the analytic models that guide our vision for the future
- Network with potential collaborators, friends, and business contacts
Who Puts on BECC?
The BECC Conference is convened by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) within the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society at U.C. Berkeley, and the Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC) at Stanford University.
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