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News Briefs
April 1st, 2016
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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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| MVCAC 2016 Legislative Day |
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April 6th, 2016
Tuesday April 5
4:00 - 6:00p.m. Legislative orientation program Residence Inn Sacramento
Wednesday April 6
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Legislative program, followed by Legislative appointments.
Residence Inn Sacramento
(for those staying at the Residence Inn, please ask for your breakfast buffet voucher as it comes with your hotel room. Those driving in, we will provide a light continental breakfast)
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Please Note: These handouts will be included in printed out packets as leave behinds, but we encourage you to study the materials ahead of time.
The packet this year will also contain a flash drive with a MVCAC video. You are welcome to add District specific documents to these, however, you will not receive the flash drives until you pick up your packets.
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Dear MVCAC Members,
We need you to send letters on your district letterhead to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee AND your state senators by
CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APRIL 7TH
. This bill would endanger public health by requiring that mosquito and vector control districts provide a MANDATORY notice to government officials 7 DAYS prior to an aerial application. Our legislative advocates have met with the author's office and now need your voices to stop this dangerous legislation.
We have attached a sample letter for you to send to your state senator, as well as talking points for you to use when calling their offices. It is critical that we stick to the talking points, which the Public Relations Committee worked hard to draft. The letter has several places you can add information specific to your district.
Please fax your letters to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee at (916) 322-3519, your own state senator, and KP Public Affairs at (916) 448-4923.
If you have any questions please feel contact Jeremy Wittie, MVCAC Legislative Committee Chair, at 760-399-6941 or jwittie@cvmvcd.org
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MVCAC Proceedings and Papers Submission Deadline June 6, 2016
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Guidelines for Contributors
Revised March 2016
Proceedings and Papers of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California
Proceedings and Papers of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California,
also referred to as Proceedings, is the official, professional publication of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC). The Proceedings is published once each year and includes papers based on presentations, including those for the Reeves young investigator award competition, given at the Association's annual conference. Publication of papers not presented at the MVCAC annual conference is also encouraged. The Proceedings publishes articles on the biology, ecology and control of mosquitoes and other vectors of disease.
Click here to view the full guidelines
Deadline for submission is June 6th, 2016 |
| MVCAC 2016 Spring Meeting |
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April 28th-29th, 2016
Hotel Booking Information:
Hotel room rate: $150.00 USD plus taxes per night
The hotel deadline has been extended to April 6
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West Nile and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week and MVCAC "Fight the Bite" Day
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MVCAC will recognize West Nile and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week April 17 - 23, 2016. SCR 121 sponsored by Senator Wieckowski highlights the importance of mosquito and vector control in California, furthering the awareness efforts to prevent and protect residents from mosquito borne diseases.
MVCAC will hold its annual ""Fight the Bite" at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 21
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Fight the Bite 5K in the Coachella Valley
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 Hi everyone.
As promised, here are flyers in English and Spanish to our Fight the Bite 5K Run/Walk April 17.
If you would like to get a group together from your agency and run, please register soon you can be sure to get the shirt size of your choice. After April 1, it will be according to availability.
We'd love to have you!
Thanks for your support.
Jill
Protect Coachella Valley. Fight the
Bite
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2016 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms
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Please click here to download the 2016 Chicken Order Form.
Chickens are being supplied by Haley Farms in Modesto for Northern California and by Demler Egg Ranch for Southern California.
The form due dates and chicken pick-up dates are as follows:
Southern: Please return form by April 4, 2016
Southern Region: (Demler)
Pick-up date: May 4th, 2016 (8 a.m.) in San Jacinto
Northern:
Northern Region: (Haley's)
Pick-up date: April 21st, 2016 (time TBD) in Modesto
Please fax, email, or mail order forms to:
MVCAC
1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
P: 916-440-0826 F: 916-444-7462
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New Members-Only Area on MVCAC.org
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Dear MVCAC Member,
We have been working behind-the-scenes to try and remedy some issues with our current MVCAC website and the members-only content areas. Although, the site will be getting an upgraded look and feel in the coming months, we wanted to make sure that members-only content was both easy for members to access and secure.
If you visit MVCAC.org and hover over the new login tab, you will see
two login option
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- MVCAC Website Login
- Member Services Portal
The MVCAC Website Login will require you to set up a user ID to access for the first time and will grant you access to all public and member-only content in one place.
To create a login for this area:
- Go to mvcac.org
- Click the login tab on the homepage menu bar. This will bring you to the site login page: http://www.mvcac.org/site-login/
- Scroll down to the "New User Registration" section of the page and fill out the requested information
- Once you have registered, MVCAC staff will need to verify your membership before granting access. Please allow 1-2 business days for staff to process your request.
- Once your request is approved, the email you provided will be sent a temporary password allowing you to login.
- Copy and paste the password provided in that email into the MVCAC Website Login screen with the username you chose.
The Member Services Portal is the login area you are used to, this will continue to be used to register for events and pay dues online. This will no longer be the area to access members-only content.
Of course, if you have any questions about the new login process feel free to contact MVCAC staff and we will be happy to assist you.
Thank you,
The MVCAC Staff
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MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
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| Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika. |
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