News Briefs
January 9, 2015
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Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 320
Sacramento, CA 95814
Online Registration for the Annual Conference Closes TONIGHT
If you are not registered by this evening (1/9/2015), you will need to register on site.

The registration form is available here

Looking forward to seeing all of you there!

There is an additional $25 fee for onsite registrations.
Aquaculture 101 Workshop is now FULL
The Aquaculture 101 Workshop taking place at the Annual Conference is now full.  We are no longer taking registrations for the workshop at this time.
2015 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!

Please click here to download the 2015 Chicken Order Form.  

 

Chickens are being supplied by Haley Farms in Modesto for both Northern California and Southern California.  

 

The form due dates and chicken pick-up dates are as follows:

Southern: Please return form by February 10, 2015

Southern Region: (Haley's)

Pick-up date:  March 10th, 2015 in Modesto

 

Northern: Please return form by April 1, 2015

Northern Region: (Haley's)

Pick-up date:  April 21st, 2015 in Modesto

 

Please fax, email, or mail order forms to:

MVCAC

1 Capitol Mall, Suite 320

Sacramento, CA 95814

P: 916-440-0826  F: 916-444-7462

sspencer@amgroup.us
NPDES Update 

The association is finalizing the template for the individual annual report that districts will need to submit by March 1st.   We will post the finished product on the website hopefully next week.   If you have any questions, please contact your regional NPDES committee member.


 

In addition, URS has been contacted and they should have the coalition annual report done by the end of the month.
Feeling Worse After Treatment?  Maybe It's Not Lyme Disease

Robert received years of treatment for "chronic Lyme disease". Over time, his symptoms worsened and he began to lose sight in his right eye. He was ultimately diagnosed with a pituitary tumor. Due to the increase in growth hormone levels during the three years he was improperly treated for Lyme disease, Robert has permanent musculoskeletal changes and suffers from heart disease, joint pain, and severe obstructive sleep apnea.

 
To hear his story in his own words, click here.
Call for Posters EXTENDED

As you know, the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will hold its 83rd Annual Conference on January 25-28, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. 

 

You are invited to submit a poster (we have plenty of papers at this point) 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, and the adaptation or development of new technology relating to vector research, surveillance or control.

 

If you are interested in presenting a poster, please complete the "Request to Present a Paper" form available here (the same form should be filled out by poster presenters) and mail it to the address below. With limited time for presentations, final scheduled presentations will be at the discretion of the Program Committee.


January 25-28, 2015

Hyatt Regency Monterey

1 Old Golf Course Rd

Monterey, CA 93940

 

For More Information:  Click here

Rate $134 per night plus taxes

 

THE ROOM BLOCK IS RE-OPENED AND ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE!
 

To book directly with hotel:

Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-223-1234 and asking for the MVCAC Conference block or by using this direct link below

https://resweb.passkey.com/go/MosquitoAndVectorControl

 

Attendee registration is now available in the member portal of MVCAC.org!  Simply login, go to the events section on the page that appears after you login, click the link for the "MVCAC Annual Conference", then click "register for this event" and follow the on-screen instructions to register.

  • Prefer registering by mail/fax?  The attendee registration form is available to download here for your convenience.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)

 

SUNDAY JANUARY 25

 

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.    Speaker Ready Room Open

 

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.    Aquaculture 101 Workshop (not included in registration fees) (This workshop is now full)

 

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.      Registration Desk Open

                                            

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.      Exhibitor Set-up/Posters set up

                             

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.      Exhibitor Show Open

                                            

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.      President's Welcome Reception

                             

MONDAY JANUARY 26

 

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.      Speaker Ready Room Open

 

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.      Registration Desk Open

 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.      Exhibitor Show Open

 

2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.      Trustee Business Session

 

MORNING PLENARY SESSION

 

8:00 a.m.             Welcome/Opening Remarks/Plenary

 

10:10 a.m.           Break in Exhibit Hall

 

10:20-12:00 noon Plenary Continued

 

12:00 p.m.           Poster Session Buffet Lunch

 

1:00 p.m              Continued Speaking engagements

 

2:55 p.m.             BREAK in Exhibit Hall

 

5:30 p.m.          Adjournment

 

TUESDAY JANUARY 27

7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.      Speaker Ready Room Open

 

7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.      Registration Desk Open (Foyer)

 

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.      Trustee Business Session & Breakfast  

 

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.      Exhibitor Show Open

 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.      Concurrent Sessions A & B

                                            

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.      MVCAC Awards Banquet

 

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28

 

9:00 AM MVCAC Board of Directors Meeting

 
Join us for the MVCAC Munzy Memorial Golf Tournament!
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Del Monte Golf Course

 

Tee times: 10-noon TBA - lunch provided 

Cost: $95/player, first come first serve, submit payment asap

For More Information: Click here

 

Payment/contact info:

John Holick

PO Box 754

Penryn, CA 95663

or jholick@central.com

or (916) 708-5804.

 

A special thanks to Central Life Sciences for lunch and administration.

 
MVCAC.org Login Instructions for Members
To log in to the new website, please follow the instructions below
  1. Visit our website www.mvcac.org
  2. Click the "Login" tab  
  • For first time users, please click on "Forgot your password? Click here."
    • Enter your email address on file and wait for the reset password email. Keep in mind, it takes awhile for this email to arrive. Once the email arrives, follow the link to set up your online portal. 
    • If you do not receive the email within a few hours, or the system does not recognize your email address, please contact Sarah Spencer at sspencer@amgroup.us and she will set up your login for you. 
    • If you are not in our system, you can simply click "Create a User Account."