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MVCAC Planning Meeting: Nov. 30 - Dec. 1
Four Points by Sheraton Emeryville
1603 Powell St, Emeryville, CA 94608
Last chance to book your room(s) for the MVCAC Planning Workshop at the MVCAC room rate.
Hotel Information:
Room rate is $139 plus taxes
Book by Phone: 1-800-325-3535 mentioning the group name MVCAC
Or
Book by Monday, November 6th!
Schedule:
The standard schedule will be planning meeting all day on November 30
th and board meeting (if needed) the morning of the 1st. The meeting should wrap up late morning/early afternoon on the 1st
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Transportation Information:
The easiest airport is Oakland. From there you can take BART to the Ashby Station or the MacArthur Station.
If you take the train to MacArthur, you could then catch the local shuttle to the hotel. Either way, you can take an Uber or Cab the short distance to the hotel.
For Sacramento, the Capitol Corridor stops right near the hotel. Here's that schedule:
Super Shuttle is also available and good if you have a group of people arriving at the Oakland Airport at the same time:
More information for this meeting will be posted on our website as it becomes available.
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Visual Gateway Workshop Interest Form
Hosted by Lab Technologies and Information Technology Committees
Sunday January 28th, 12pm-4pm
Note: Estimated cost $60 per participant, Box Lunch Included
This workshop will provide hands-on training to learn how to visualize your surveillance and application data with custom reports, charts and graphs using Tableau website software which has been setup to connect to CalSurv Gateway agency data. Bring your own laptop and receive assistance importing application data to get the most out of this workshop. Sign up using the form link below if you are interested so a final cost can be provided. A registration form and payment details will be sent out later this fall. A Calsurv Tableau subscription at roughly $25/month/user is highly recommended but not required - information about subscription pricing and early access will be sent separately after receiving your interest form.
Link to form -
Deadline Extended!
Please submit by Friday, November 3, 2017:
View powerpoint about Visual Gateway from Joel Buettner, Placer MVCD:
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Information Technology and Geographical Information Systems Surveys
The IT Committee has developed surveys to help identify and share resources and solutions across districts and to get a picture of technology usage and projects. Please submit one of each survey per District by the end of 2017.
IT Software/Vendor Survey
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2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/1/17
Applications for the 2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through Friday, December 1, 2017. 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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From ESA - Hurricane Recovery: Your Help is Needed
As communities from Texas to the U.S. Virgin Islands begin the recovery efforts from this season's series of hurricanes, those affected are seeking help from entomologists and the scientific community:
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When Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were detected for the first time in the Coachella Valley in May 2016, the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District developed a response based on lessons learned by other vector control districts already fighting the invasive species. One refrain heard time and again was "you can't get rid of this mosquito without the help of the community." With a backyard breeder like Ae. aegypti, education efforts need to focus on changing people's behavior as it pertains to yard maintenance. Any progress reducing the invasive species through surveillance and control efforts are temporary if mosquito breeding sources are not eliminated from people's yards.
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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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86
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Annual MVCAC Conference - January 28-30, 2018
Registration is now OPEN!
Join us at the wonderful Monterey Marriott hotel!
350 Calle Principal
Monterey, CA 93940
Room rate: $189 plus taxes
Hotel cut off date: December 29, 2017 or until the block is full
Room Deposit: You will be charged a first night's deposit for your hotel room, per the MVCAC policy
Click here to book your rooms
Highlights for this year's conference
Annual Munzy Golf Tournament 
Sunday, January 28 11 AM
Pacific Grove Golf Links
77 Asilomar Boulevard
Pacific Grove CA 93950
The annual Munzy Golf Tournament will be featured at this year's conference! To register, please click
here and return to the MVCAC Office no later than January 4, 2018.
Visual Gateway Training
Sunday January 28
th
1:00-5:00 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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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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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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