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News Briefs
October 23, 2015
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Do you have important news to share about your district or mosquito and vector issues?
If you would like your news to be included in the MVCAC News Briefs, please send press releases and/or links to relevant news articles to mvcac@mvcac.org |
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Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
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October 29 and 30
th, 2015
(Trustee session on October 28th in the afternoon)
Embassy Suites San Diego
601 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101
Rooms:
The hotel room block for this meeting has closed.
Parking:
$35 reduced valet parking for Fall meeting attendees.
For more information about this meeting, please
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Board Packet:
The Fall Meeting Board packet will be available on the mvcac.org by Monday.
**Please note: This is the first meeting to use the new policy of a first night's deposit taken at time of reservation as well.
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District Managers and Regional Reps - We Need Your Input On Issue Experts
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The MVCAC PR Committee is in the beginning stage of developing an MVCAC Statewide Speakers Bureau. The purpose of this tool is to have an inventory of experts on a variety of issue areas that can speak proactively and reactively on issues that impact MVCAC and its members. These individuals need to be well educated on priority issues and have the discipline to speak intelligently and responsibly on behalf of MVCAC.
We would like your input on third party experts that your district typically uses, individuals who are not affiliated with our MVCAC, which provides an additional level of credibility when responding to inquiries. Additionally, we would like to ask for recommendations on who you use as in-house experts on the subject matters below.
Subject Matters Include:
* Bed bugs
* Climate change
* Emerging diseases
* Endangered species
* Feral bees
* Invasive species
* IVM
* Pesticide use and non-target impacts
* Pesticide use and chronic disease impacts
* Surveillance programs
* Tick-borne diseases
* West Nile virus and survivors
* Wild bird species
If you have recommendations on individuals MVCAC can potentially add to the Statewide Speakers Bureau, please send their names, background information and a brief description of how they've been useful for your district in the past to: Jenny Dudikoff @ jdudikoff@ka-pow.com
Thank you and we are eager for your feedback.
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Trustee Council Elections
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Ballots, addressed to the President of the Board of Trustees, were sent to agencies within both the Southern California Region and Sacramento Valley Region.
Theses Council terms begin January, 2016.
Ballots are due back to the MVCAC office by October 26, 2015.
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MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Reports Reminder
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We are still missing some fiscal status reports from MVCAC member districts. If you have not yet submitted your fiscal status report, please do so ASAP.
Instructions on how to login to your district's portal account are below. Once this updated fiscal information is received, we will send you your 2015-16 dues invoice.
- Login using your district login information. This is the main login that was provided to managers a couple of months ago, if you need it resent please email us at mvcac@mvcac.org.
- Once logged in, please click the link titled: "Create Corporate Members Fiscal Status Report 2015-2016"
- Enter the information requested: Total Actual Expenditures, Capital/Fixed Asset Expenditures, Operational Expenditures, and your name.
- You will then see a confirmation page, please review the information you entered and then click "Save Changes"
- After clicking "Save Changes" you should receive a confirmation email. A dues invoice will be mailed to you by the MVCAC staff shortly after you submit your information.
Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions or if you need any assistance logging in to or navigating the portal. Thank you for supporting MVCAC!
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MVCAC December Planning Meeting Update
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Please note: The 2015 Planning Session will be in Sacramento at the Hyatt Regency.
Hotel Room rate is $160 plus taxes per night, the hotel booking link will be posted here as soon as it becomes available.
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Proposed MVCAC Mosquitofish/Aquaculture Workshops (Survey)
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The MVCAC's Mosquitofish and Biocontrol Subcommittee is considering a mosquitofish and/or aquaculture workshop to be held at the upcoming 2016 MVCAC Annual Meeting. Please complete this brief survey, so we may review your feedback to best determine anticipated interest, attendance and topics to be covered.
We look forward to providing mosquitofish and aquaculture resources that will best serve your agency needs. Thank you for your time
Sincerely,
Mike Saba
MVCAC Mosquitofish and Biocontrol Subcommittee Chair
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| 2016 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Application Open |
Applications for the statewide William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through
Tuesday, December 1, 2015.
The William C. Reeves New Investigator Award, memorializing Dr. William C. Reeves, who was a renowned University of California entomologist, is sponsored by the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC). The award is presented to the best scientific paper submitted and presented at the annual MVCAC conference.
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84th Annual Conference First Call for Papers & Posters
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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.
If you are interested in presenting a paper or poster, please
click here for more information.
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| MVCAC 2016 Annual Conference |
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February 28th - March 2nd
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1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Rooms:
- Single/Double Occupancy- $140 per night
- Triple Occupancy- $165
- Quadruple Occupancy- $190
- Room Rate Cut-off: February 5, 2016
For more information about this meeting, please
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Robert Gay-Alameda VC Manager
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Dear All,
It is my great pleasure to announce that Robert Gay has been selected to be our Vector Control Manager. Bob will be a great asset to our District, and we are very fortunate to have Bob as our new VC Manager!
Please join me to welcome/congratulate Bob!
Lucia T. Hui
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West Nile Virus Deaths Increase to Four
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State testing has corroborated local findings that two more San Diego County residents have died from West Nile virus, bringing the total number of county residents killed by the virus this year to four.
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Aggressive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases found in California
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Unusually aggressive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases have been found in many parts of California, including Los Angeles and Orange counties, health officials warn.
The two invasive species of mosquitoes spotted in California - the Asian tiger and yellow fever mosquito - can transmit infectious diseases, including dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever.
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Hunt expands for tropical mosquitoes in Mission Viejo
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A week after a dangerous tropical mosquito turned up in a Mission Viejo home, vector control officials continue finding the insects in more than half of the nearby properties they search.
They've checked more than 100 locations, including residences, churches and schools, since Oct. 15. Because they keep finding the mosquito, they are expanding their search and education campaign by 1 mile, an area that spills over I-5 and into Laguna Hills. Inspectors have visited, or will visit, 11 schools, said Orange County Vector Control spokeswoman Mary-Joy Coburn.
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Horse in El Dorado County infected with West Nile virus
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A horse in El Dorado County's Greenwood community has been found to be infected with West Nile virus, county health officials announced Monday.
"The horse is recovering and expected to survive, but the case reminds us that the virus is circulating and horse owners need to take precautions," Fred Sanford of the El Dorado County Environmental Management Division said in a written statement.
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