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It is with great excitement that we announce that the fourth International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit will be held from March 23-27, 2026, at the Panama Convention Center in Panama City. After successful events in Ethiopia, Indonesia, [...]

CCSI will join the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs as co-chairs of the SBCC Summit.

Preliminary planning is underway for the 2025 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit and we need your help! Thousands in the field have gathered at past summits in Ethiopia, Indonesia and Morocco. We would love to hear where you [...]

English versionVersión en españolVersion françaiseEnglish version I. Overview  The International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit Secretariat is undergoing changes and seeks to diversify its leadership and decision-making. As part of these changes, the Secretariat is recruiting a new [...]

With music and impromptu dancing, the 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit wrapped up on Friday, capping a week of innovative presentations, conversations about new approaches and catching up with old friends and new. “I promised you a [...]

Importance of ‘Lived Experiences’ in AI AI – or, artificial intelligence – is only as good as the information fed into it, agreed panelists in the Thursday morning plenary session, “Misinformation and the Use of AI: What’s SBC Got to [...]

What Can We Learn from Social Movements? Avexnim Cotji Ren, an indigenous activist from Guatemala, says social movements can change the narrative, and can reduce the racism and discrimination that keep the voices of indigenous people from being heard. Indigenous [...]

The highlight of Tuesday morning was the plenary session on the role of social and behavior change communication in solving the climate crisis, the existential threat of our lifetime. “There could not be a more important topic,” said moderator Caroline Sugg [...]

The first day of the 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit kicked off with greetings from Moroccan dignitaries and Summit organizers. “Let the Summit begin!” said Jane Brown, who, as Summit co-chair, spoke on behalf of the Secretariat [...]