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Annual MVCAC Conference - January 28-30, 2018
Registration is now closed for this event, see you in Monterey!
Hotel
If your district is in need of hotel rooms Sunday-Wednesday please email Rachel with your request. We have had a couple of districts come through with cancellations and she can try to assist with booking rooms.
Full Schedule
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olunteers at the Annual Conference are still needed!
Laptops for use at the presentation upload area are needed!
Please look at the list by
clicking here
to see how you can help out at the MVCAC Annual Conference.
We cannot put on our event without your help! Volunteers may get an extra goodie at the reception as well!
Join us at the wonderful Monterey Marriott hotel!
350 Calle Principal
Monterey, CA 93940
Note: The room block for this event has sold out.
Highlights for this year's conference
MVCAC IT committee and Lab Technologies Workshop
Visual Gateway Training
Sunday January 28
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12:00-4:00 PM
Monterey Marriott
2nd Annual Outrunning Mosquitoes 5K
Sunday, January 28 2:00 PM
What better way to start off your conference experience than a fun run/walk through the streets of Monterey? This year's course takes you right along the bay, through cannery row and back to the Marriott hotel. Not a runner? No problem! Walkers will enjoy this flat and easy course as well. Coveted mosquito trophies will once again be highly sought after!
Your registration fee includes some race swag, a free drink ticket for the opening reception and of course bragging rights!
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MVCAC Website Logins Update
MVCAC staff members have been working to resolve 404 errors in the login area of the MVCAC website. In working to resolve these errors it was found that all of the user logins on the site had been deactivated.
When all of the user logins were reactivated an email was automatically sent out to the email address associated with each user login saying
"
Your registration for MVCAC has been approved".
The login area of the MVCAC website should now be functioning normally for all users, you can disregard the registration approval email that was sent to you.
As always if you have any questions please feel free to contact the MVCAC staff at
mvcac@mvcac.org.
We apologize for any confusion this might have caused.
Sincerely,
The MVCAC Staff
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1/31/2018 Board Meeting Agenda Packet Posted
Please
click here
to login and view the Board Meeting Agenda Packet.
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2018 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!
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:
Southern Region: (Demler)
Pick-up date: February 15, 2018 (8 a.m.) in San Jacinto
Order form due date: February 5, 2018
1455 N Warren Rd
San Jacinto, CA 92582
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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NPDES Permit Report Submissions
The Coalition report should be completed by the end of next week after the draft has been reviewed by the committee. URS will submit on behalf of the MVCAC and the Coalition. There were no unusual activity related to NPDES this year so the report should be fairly similar to last year.
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MVCAC 2018 Legislative Days
March 6-7, 2018
Capitol Event Center
1020 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Register:
Click here to download the registration form
*Please complete and email or fax back to the MVCAC office no later than Monday, February 26, 2018 to ensure enough time to schedule appointments. MVCAC staff will arrange all appointments with legislators.
Schedule:
March 6, 2018: 2:00 PM- Optional Afternoon Training (will start around 2:00 PM) (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. If you are interested in attending, please check the box next to your name on the registration form (linked above).
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.)
Hotel:
Room rate $199/night
The group rate room reservation deadline is February 13, 2018.
More information will be posted
here as it becomes available.
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Training Grant Program Call for Proposals: Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
The Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases is excited to announce the first annual call for proposals for our Training Grant Program. This program will provide funding for applied research to enhance the capacity of the southwestern United States to respond to threats from vector-borne diseases that affect human health.
The program encourages research that involves partnerships between academic researchers and vector control or public health agencies, and details can be found
online.
Please forward this call to anyone who might be interested. Questions regarding the program may be directed to
questions@pacvec.us. The deadline to apply for funding is Feb 21, 2018 at 11:59 pm PST.
Also, for funding announcements and Center news, anyone interested can join the Center mailing list at
http://pacvec.us/index.php/subscribe.
We look forward to the opportunity to work with you!
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CSDA Professional Development and SDLF Scholarship Opportunities
The Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) has approved $55,000 in scholarships for special districts so far this year - including a new scholarship fund to help districts without a website to create and maintain one. Here's a link to the scholarship applications:
https://www.sdlf.org/scholarships. Most are for districts with annual budgets of less than $8 million.
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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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District Trustee Information Form
This year's Yearbook Questionnaire did not ask for emails for the Trustees of your district. The Trustee Council is interested in this information in hopes to get more Trustees involved with the council. Please fill in the
following form
and return to
rhickerson@amgroup.us
or via fax at 916-444-7462.
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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.
1/18/18: Mosquito agencies gear up for new challenges - Westside Connect
1/18/18: Why are heaps of dead ants turning up in her bathroom? - Mercury News
1/15/18: Nations must be vigilant against mosquito-borne diseases - review - Horsetalk
1/12/18: Drug keeps mouse memory sharp after West Nile - Futurity
1/11/18: Meet Riley, the Puppy Training to Sniff Out Bugs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts - Smithsonian Magazine
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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
rhickerson@amgroup.us.
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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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