Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sunday, July 11 - Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The BACCHUS Network and The National Social Norms Institute invite you to Philadelphia in July!

 The National Conference on the Social Norms Approach is a unique and exciting opportunity to meet and interact with some of the leading researchers and practitioners in this rapidly expanding area of health promotion. It is the only national conference devoted entirely to this effective approach, and at no other meeting will so many issues and questions about social norms—from its past success to its future development—be so intensively explored and discussed.

The social norms approach is surely one of the most talked about methods of health promotion today. Widely known for its use by a growing number of colleges and universities that report significant reductions in heavy drinking and related harm among their students, the social norms approach is being used increasingly in other areas as well: by high schools and community coalitions to address adolescent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, by states to promote traffic safety, by colleges to improve academic performance, and by youth service agencies as a pregnancy prevention strategy.

In addition, researchers continue to expand the application of normative strategies to issues such as tax compliance, adolescent weight control behavior, HIV/AIDS prevention, and motivational feedback for high-risk drinkers.

If you are new to the social norms approach, this conference will challenge your thinking and provide you with essential information about this effective health promotion strategy. If you are currently involved in a social norms project, you will find many opportunities at the conference to expand your knowledge and sharpen your skills.

Also offered is an optional introductory pre-conference session conducted by two acknowledged experts: H. Wesley Perkins, Ph.D. and Michael Haines, M.S. This intensive seminar is designed for the approximately one-third of conference attendees each year who are relatively new to the approach and seek to gain an understanding of fundamental social norms theory and its application to the field of health promotion.

Hotel 2010

Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing

201 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard

Philadelphia, PA 19106

(215) 521-6553

Conference Hotel Room Rates

$159 a night for Single, Double, Triple or Quad, plus tax

Please refer to the 2010 Social Norms Conference when booking to receive this rate.

Room rate is available 3 days prior and post of actual event dates.

Reservation cut-off date at conference rate is Friday, June 18, 2010 or EARLIER if room block fills.

Conference Registration Fees

$385 before or on June 18, 2010

$435 on or after June 19, 2010

Conference fee includes materials, light reception on Monday, continental breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday.

Out of town participants for the conference should arrive to the hotel on Sunday, July 11 and depart no earlier than Tuesday evening, July 13.

Pre-Conference Registration Fees:

$100 before or on June 18, 2010

$150 on or after June19, 2010

The pre-conference session takes place on Sunday, July 11, from 1–5 PM. Pre-Conference fee includes materials and a snack break during the session.

Pre-Conference participants must arrive at the hotel prior to 1 PM on Sunday, July 11

Contact 303-871-0901 or BACCHUS with questions.