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MVCAC 2018 Legislative Days
March 6-7, 2018
Capitol Event Center
1020 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Schedule:
March 6, 2018: 2:30 PM- Optional Afternoon Training -
Capitol Event Center, 1020 11th St, Sacramento (details below)
We will again have a special session for attendees to provide training on the purpose and strategy of meeting with your legislators. By providing this training, we seek to increase the comfort level for attendees and possibly provide new insights to those that have attended legislative day in the past. MVCAC advocates and PR experts will explain the do's and don'ts of legislative meetings and an overview of messaging and talking points. This training is optional but highly recommend. The session will be held the day before the Legislative Day at the Capitol Events Center.
March 7, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., Legislative program, depart for appointments
Continental Breakfast served at 8:00 a.m., program starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. -
Capitol Event Center, 1020 11th St, Sacramento
For more information, please click
here.
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April 26-27, 2018
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel
Rates from $110-$140 plus taxes and includes cooked to order breakfast and managers reception
Booking Link:
Reservations can be made on line at www.tahoeresorthotel.com, group code:
MVCAC
or by calling the hotel directly at 530.544.5400.
Transportation:
Shuttle service is available from the Reno Airport to South Lake Tahoe. Cost is roughly $50 per person.
Schedule:
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MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2018
MVCAC Members,
We are getting everything ready for the 2018 MVCAC Yearbook.
Click here to download this year's survey.
Please fill out and return the yearbook survey by emailing it to
mvcac@mvcac.org or by faxing it to 916.444.7462
by March 5, 2018
to get your districts updated information in this year's yearbook.
Please be sure to include your districts "contact us" email in the email section (i.e. info@) that will be included in the yearbook.
As always, let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
The MVCAC Staff
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2018 Sentinel Chicken Orders
Please
click here
to download the 2018 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:
Northern Region: (Haley's)
Pick-up date: April 5, 2018 (7 a.m. - 9 a.m.) in Modesto
Order form due date:
March 19, 2018
1030 Ladd Road
Modesto, CA 95355
In case of issue their phone is: (209) 649-4579
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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Call for Proceedings Papers - Deadline: April 2, 2018
The final submission deadline for the MVCAC Proceedings and Papers is April 2, 2018.
All talks must have an associated description in the PMVCAC. The following three options are:
1) Full manuscript
2) Extended abstract
3) The abstract submitted with the request to present a paper or a revision of the submitted abstract
Submit manuscripts and extended abstracts by email to:
Please reference in the email whether the submission is a full paper or an extended abstract. If the title has been changed, please reference the original presentation title.
The guidelines have changed. To view the new guidelines,
click here.
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Presentation Slides from MVCAC Annual Conference
Slides for papers that were presented at Annual Conference are available at the link below. If the slide deck is not there, then the speaker asked to have it removed.
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NEW!
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into
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NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB
The 2017 NPDES Coalition Report was filed with the State Water Resources Control Board on behalf of the participating districts. You can access a copy of the report here (or by clicking below). If you have any questions or issues you can contact the MVCAC office.
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Following several years of extended drought, San Joaquin County (SJC) experienced extraordinary rainfall in early 2017. Remnant water in rural and urban areas throughout the County, resulted in record numbers of Culex tarsalis, the primary carrier of West Nile virus (WNV). In addition, the areas which were impacted most by the flood waters were located in areas with significant historic WNV activity. Through the efforts of the entire staff of the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District), the early abundance of mosquitoes were effectively handled by aggressively decreasing the population before the warmer months began. In turn, we achieved our goal of protecting human health. The following is a brief synopsis of the event.
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Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight
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oes your agency have a success story, a staff member you would like to publicly recognize, or an innovation by your agency that you would like to highlight? "Agency Spotlight" on the MVCAC website is one way to share your story! Each submission which meets the specified criteria will be reviewed and posted on the MVCAC website on the Agency Spotlight page and highlighted on the homepage in the rotating feature box. Each story will remain posted for 1-2 months before being moved to a publicly archived page.
Interested?
Click here
to fill out an application!
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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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MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
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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 other outbreaks.
2/28/18: Will a New Mosquito Emoji Create Some Buzz About Insect-borne Diseases? - Smithsonian Magazine
2/28/18: Doctors Think They've Nabbed Culprit Behind Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Paralyzing Kids - Gizmodo
2/28/18: Disappearing act: Biologists document the secondary extinction of a disease-carrying mosquito - Phys.org
2/25/18: How we pinned down what attracts mosquitos that carry dengue fever - The Star |
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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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Jobs
Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Job Board
at
www.mvcac.org
Have a Job or RFP to post to MVCAC.org?
Requests to post job listings (no more than 500 words in length) should be submitted to the webmaster at
mvcac@mvcac.org.
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
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Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
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Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.
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