Register for the 2021 Virtual BECC Conference (November 8-10)

Mark your calendars for the 2021 Virtual Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) Conference!

BECC 2021 will be held from November 8-10, featuring over 150 speakers and 30 sessions covering topics like sustainability, decarbonization, and climate change through the lens of innovative behavior and decision-making research.

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The conference will feature presentations from members of the EcoBlock team:

Panel – The Future is Local: Exploring the Future of Energy Through Grassroots Advanced Energy Communities (November 8, 11:45 AM PDT)

Katrina Leni-Konig – Supervisor, Energy Research and Development, California Energy Commission (Moderator)

Therese Peffer – EcoBlock Project Manager; Associate Director, California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE), CITRIS & the Banatao Institute, UC Berkeley

Genaro Bugarin, Director of Energy Program Operations, The Energy Coalition

Meagan Laverty – Communications and Marketing Manager, The Energy Coalition

Cathy Leonard – EcoBlock Community Liaison; Principal, Oakland Neighborhoods for Equity

Kate Ringness – EcoBlock Strategic Advisor; Co-Founder and Managing Director, SmartBlock Communities

Poster – Behavior-Based Energy Efficiency: A Case Study of the Oakland EcoBlock (November 8, 2:15 PM PDT)

Jared Langevin – Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Jingjing Zhang – Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Registration is required for this event. Please visit the 2021 BECC Conference site for more information.

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