Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sunday, July 12 - Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The BACCHUS Network and The National Social Norms Institute invite you to Minneapolis 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

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

1300 Nicollet Mall,

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 55403

Tel: 612-370-1234

Conference Hotel Room Rates:

$159 a night for Single or Double, plus tax

$179 a night for Triple or Quad, plus tax

Please refer to the 2009 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

Tuesday, June 23, 2009, or EARLIER if room block fills

Conference Registration Fees:

$385 before or on June 23, 2009

$435 on or after June 24, 2009

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 Sun. July 12 and depart no earlier than Tuesday evening, July 14.

Pre-Conference Registration Fees:

$100 before or on June 23, 2009

$150 on or after June 24, 2009

The pre-conference session takes place on Sunday, July 12, 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 Sun. July 12

Contact 303-871-0901 or BACCHUS with questions.