CFSP Submission – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

14th Annual CCEC Forum CFSP Submittal Form

June 13 – 14, 2023 • Santa Rosa, CA

2023 Forum Theme: Investment, Innovation, and Inclusion: Locals Leading a Clean Energy, Climate-Stable Future for All

The CCEC Forum brings together leaders in local energy and climate action for a two-day event featuring in-depth conversations with local and regional governments and their partners in State agencies, CBOs, NGOs, and private sector service providers. This year marks our 14th Annual Forum and a pivotal opportunity to build upon State and federal momentum to innovate and collaborate towards a clean energy, climate stable future for all. Participate in a focused agenda that builds upon the 2022 theme of Accelerating Climate Action & Advancing Justice. We will explore local practices and timely topics, such as ensuring the recent windfall of policy investments are used to foster lasting impact and help address the most pressing local emissions and energy resiliency needs in an inclusive and culturally competent way.

CCEC will be hosting CFSP Office Hours on February 24th, from 12:00 – 1:00pm. Staff will be available to answer any questions you might have about the CFSP process. Join this meeting link at the scheduled meeting time to attend!

Deadline to submit a proposal for the forum has been extended to March 2nd, 2023 at 5:00 PM PT

You can download the CFSP Guidance as a Word Document here.

Read Full Call For Session Proposals (CFSP) Guidance Here

Note: This form is not savable. Please be sure to prepare your proposal based on the Guidance Document and fill in the form in one sitting.

2023 CCEC Forum CFSP

Step 1: Proposer Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Title

Affiliation

Phone

Email Address

Step 2: Connection to Forum Theme and Purpose

Each year the CCEC Forum has a specific centralized theme that helps guide the conversation. This year’s theme is Investment, Innovation, and Inclusion: Locals Leading a Clean Energy, Climate-Stable Future for All. Please use this space to share how your session proposal relates to the forum theme.

Step 3: Session Details

Session Title: Provide the official name of the forum session. Select a title that is evocative of your topic and that will appeal to a multi-disciplinary audience. Please refrain from using technical terms and acronyms within your title. Please limit the title to 10 words.

Abstract/Description: Provide a description of your session in no more than 250 words. Please describe the session purpose, goals, and key takeaways or action items for attendees. Describe significant tools, resources, experiences, and objectives. In other words, tell us what makes your session compelling. In order to be innovative, the advisory committee needs session ideas to be as specific and detailed as possible so please provide complete thoughts and ideas. The session proposer will be responsible for developing this session according to what is described in this abstract.

Session Format: Select the format you wish to recommend for your session. Regardless of the session format chosen, Forum Organizers are looking for sessions that have an interactive component in them.

Breakout Sessions (75 minutes): These are traditional sessions with presentations and/or discussions of a new or common climate and energy topic. The session can be presented in the form of a facilitated discussion, a role-play exercise, a debate between experts, a moderated panel, or might take another interactive format. Please specify your proposed session format in the Active Engagement question. Breakout sessions should consist of no more than three speakers and a moderator. No less than 20-30 minutes of each session should be devoted to Q&A if using a moderated panel format - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Breakout Sessions (Non-traditional Format) (75 minutes): The 2023 CCEC Forum hopes to feature a number of presentations that utilize new and innovative session formats that have not been featured in previous years. Examples of these new types of sessions might include the “Think Tank” format where attendees focus on a single issue or question that is presented with sufficient context for participants to engage in small group discussions to explore solutions collaboratively, or the “Solution Room” format where attendees bring issues related to a similar theme or concept they are encountering and then take turns sharing their challenge and brainstorming solutions in small groups. You are not limited to the above examples. If you select this session type you are encouraged to get creative!

Poster Session: Poster presentations will allow attendees to connect directly with experts showcasing new and innovative tools, strategies, and lessons learned. The most successful posters will be informative, feature material that is impactful and incorporate the forum theme of “Investment, Innovation, and Inclusion: Locals Leading a Clean Energy, Climate-Stable Future for All.” Posters should be no larger than 30"x40" and no smaller than 20"x30" - the recommended size is 24"x36", proposer will be responsible for printing the poster. The poster session is currently scheduled to take place during the reception the evening of Tuesday, June 13th; a representative will be expected to be on the premises to respond to questions and present the poster. Proposers will be asked about the following proposal criteria: Equity and Diversity and Funding and Financing (see E and F below for details).

Mobile Workshops (Tours): These mobile sessions will provide hands-on, real-world learning about specific climate and energy issues, and will take the form of a traditional tour (by public transit, bus, bicycle, and/or on foot) coordinated with a workshop format to make connections between the local experience and climate and energy issues. Mobile tours may be held off-site, so submissions should identify all modes of transportation that will be used for each tour, and the total time needed to conduct the tour (including travel time from the hotel). Mobile tours are typically scheduled in 3-4 hour blocks on Wednesday morning.