84th Annual Conference – Call for Papers & Posters

The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will hold its 84th Annual Conference on February 28-March 2, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. You are invited to submit a paper or poster for presentation at the conference.

This presentation should be related to mosquitoes or other vectors, the disease organisms they transmit, or their surveillance and control. Presentations may be of research results, the development and testing of new methods, equipment or products, education, community outreach and the adaptation or development of new technology relating to vector research, surveillance or control.

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Event Schedule

Sun Feb 28
Munzy Golf Tournament – Alister MacKenzie Golf Course (Haggin Oaks)
First tee-time 11:00
Cost $40.00 payable to:
Craig Downs
155 Mason Circle
Concord, CA 94520
Deadline: Thur. Feb 4, 2016
Additional $13/player cart fee, if needed, payable at course.
Contact – Craig 925-771-6102

2:00pm Exhibitor Set Up

6:00pm Welcome Reception

Monday Feb 29
8:00am- 12:00pm Plenary Session

12:00-1:15pm Poster Session/Visit exhibitors (Lunch will be provided as part of registration)

1:15-3:30pm Symposium 1 – Terrestrial Invertebrates

2:45-5:00 PM- Trustee Workshop- Harassment Prevention training

3:45-5:30pm Symposium 2 – Terrestrial Vertebrates

5:30-6:30pm Reeves New Investigator

Tuesday Mar 1  

7:00-8:00am Trustee Breakfast

8:00-10:00am
Concurrent Session 1 – Community Engagement and Advocacy
Concurrent Session 2 – Operations

10:15am-12:15pm
Concurrent Session 3 – Information Technology and Techniques
Concurrent Session 4 – Pesticides- Applications and Resistance

12:15-1:15pm Lunch Break (on your own, not provided)

1:15-3:30pm
Concurrent Session 5 – Lab Innovations and Technology
Concurrent Session 6 – Vector Borne Disease and Emerging Vectors

3:45-5:30pm
Concurrent Session 7 – Agency Updates
Concurrent Session 8 – Vector Borne Disease and Emerging Vectors

6:30-7:00pm President’s reception

7:00-9:00pm Annual Banquet

Wed Mar 2
8:00-10:00am Board of Directors Meeting

Workshops:
All workshops will be held at the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Control District
8631 Bond Rd, Elk Grove, CA. 95624

8:00-4:00pm
Fish Disease Workshop – An Introduction to Fish Diseases and Management
Instructor: Paul Curtis, Aquaculture Consultant & Biologist, AquaSolver

8:00-12:00pm
Bottle Bioassay Workshop – begin at 8:00- 12:00

10:00- 2:00pm
Microplate Assay