News Briefs
December 12th, 2014
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Welcome to the New and Improved MVCAC News Briefs!

As many of you may have observed, our web site has been completely redesigned with a more modern, clean look and feel.  

 

In order to have more seamless branding across our MVCAC communication platforms, we have also redesigned the MVCAC weekly News Briefs.  Using Constant Contact for the News Briefs (rather than Outlook) will also allow us to easily archive old messages on our new website.  More information about the News Brief Archive will be coming soon, so stay tuned!

 

As always, we invite you to send us your feedback on the News Briefs, share articles with us, etc.  We want to hear from you!

 

Sincerely,

The MVCAC Staff

 
MVCAC Recognizing District Trustees Who Have Given Over 20 Years of Service

Does your District have a trustee who has given more than 20 years of service?  Please send their names to Rachel Hickerson, MVCAC Event Planner (RHickerson@amgroup.us).

 

MVCAC will be putting a poster up in the foyer during the convention recognizing their service.

 

Please send in names no later than January 5th.
Vector Control Seeks Public Input on Environment Evaluation

Residents spoke, and the Santa Clara County Vector Control District listened.

 

A draft environmental evaluation report on all of the district's programs and operations is now available for public review following a record-breaking year of West Nile virus cases found in birds in the county.

Upward of 540 cases of infected birds were recorded in 2014. The former record was 200-300 for an entire season, which runs June through September.

 

The district uses a truck-mounted fogger to spray an amount of insecticide at what the district calls an ultra-low volume, the equivalent of spraying less than three tablespoons of liquid across an entire football field, or about an acre of land...

 

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Scale-up in Effective Malaria Control Dramatically Reduces Deaths

9 DECEMBER 2014 � GENEVA - The number of people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically since 2000 and malaria cases are also steadily declining, according to the World malaria report 2014. Between 2000 and 2013, the malaria mortality rate decreased by 47% worldwide and by 54% in the WHO African Region - where about 90% of malaria deaths occur...
 

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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 25-27, 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. - 6:00 p.m.      Registration Desk Open

                                            

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

 

2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.        Aquaculture 101 Workshop (not included in registration fees)

                             

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."