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MVCAC Fall Meeting: Oct. 31 - Nov. 2
Embassy Suites Sacramento Riverfront Promenade
100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Room rate $189/night
Make your reservations:
- Click here and make a reservation using the group/convention code: MQV
- Alternatively you can register online by clicking here
- Call (916) 326-5000 and ask for the Mosquito & Vector Control Association discount rate.
The group rate room reservation deadline is
October 10, 2017.
Please note
: We have hotel rooms for the night of the 30th for those needing them for the Train the Trainer event on the 31st.
More information for this meeting will be posted on our website as it becomes available.
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Train the Trainer Event: Oct. 31
Embassy Suites Sacramento Riverfront Promenade
100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Cost: Free (includes lunch)
The West Coast American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) training hub is inviting you to participate in the 2017 AMCA "Train the Trainer" Certification Workshop for Best Practices in Mosquito Control on October 31st. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sponsored a review of the
Best Management Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management manual, in addition to developing a learning curriculum platform in support of this revision. This initiative is being delivered via the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA), and disseminated through regional training hubs located throughout the country. The two forces driving this initiative are the development of a national platform for mosquito control endorsed by the CDC and the spread of invasive container breeding mosquitoes such as
Aedes aegypti
and
Aedes albopictus. As such, this workshop has a focus on the behavior and control of these species. The aim of this CDC-AMCA joint training program is to train key individuals that can go out and in turn share the information presented to mosquito control professionals and other stakeholders in their community.
The goals of the program are as follows:
- Verbalize basic information from the AMCA Best Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management manual regarding surveillance, mapping, action thresholds, control, monitoring, and reporting
- Apply the information presented during case study activities
- Formulate intelligent and insightful questions about the discussed techniques
- Adapt new information presented and brought up during discussions and apply it to real-world situations
- Participate in the Capstone activity and display confidence with subject matter
Upon completion of the program, participants will receive certification from AMCA highlighting their trainer status.
If you plan on attending
please RSVP by September 29th. We look forward to seeing you at the event.
Please note: We have hotel rooms for the night of the 30th for those needing them for the Train the Trainer event on the 31st.
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Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and Service with Distinction Award Nominations Now Open
It's Nomination time! Nominations are now open for MVCAC's Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and the newly added Service with Distinction Award. All nominations must be received in the MVCAC office by TODAY September 15th so they may be included on the ballot to all the member districts, or adequate ad hoc committees may be appointed (for Service with Distinction)
Award Criteria:
- Honorary Membership- for any person who has rendered exceptional, distinguished service in the interest of mosquito or vector control in the state of California
- Meritorious Service- for any member or nonmember who have made special and significant contributions to the field of mosquito control in the State of California or elsewhere
- NEW! Service with Distinction- may be conferred on those who have made a significant contribution to fulfilling the mission of the Association. They must meet AT LEAST ONE of the following criteria: Made exceptional professional or voluntary service in support of the advancement and continued excellence of the Association; have earned national or international distinction for their services in the subject of mosquito and vector control; have made a significant contribution to any local community within the jurisdiction of their agency and focused on mosquito and vector control.
Honorary and Meritorious Service requires 5 letters from district managers in support of their nomination.
Service with Distinction nominations can come from any MVCAC member
For all award nominations, a list of the individuals qualifying accomplishments and achievements must also be received with the nomination letter.
Please submit nominations via email to
mvcac@mvcac.org or fax at 916-444-7462 attn: Award Nominations. Ballots for Honorary and Meritorious Service will be sent out after September 15th, with a due date before the Fall meeting in October.
Please do not hesitate to contact the MVCAC office if you have any questions!
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Passing of Jeff Cahn, Oroville MAD Manager
Sac Valley Region Members -
In case you have not heard, we have confirmed reports that Jeff Cahn, Manager for the Oroville Mosquito Abatement District passed away on September 10th, 2017. Jeff was outside of his vehicle along Hwy 99, north of Chico around 4 to 4:30 AM when a vehicle struck him. Service information is below.
This Sunday Sept. 17th, service at 2pm
Paradise Lutheran Church
780 Lutheran Dr.
Paradise, CA 95969
(530) 877-3549
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ELC Funding For Enhanced Aedes Surveillance and Control
We have been informed that
the
CDC
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Program
has awarded
Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
(PHFE)
additional one-time
funding of $230,000 to support
local vector control agency surveillance and control of
Aedes aegypti/albopictus
for the budget period of
8/1/17 through 7/31/18.
In addition, pending carry-over approval
by CDC of unspent funds from 8/1/2016 through 7/31/2017,$400,000 will
also
be available to local vector control agencies
in the 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018 budget period. We anticipate that PHFE will award up to $630,000 to local vector control agencies for
Aedes
surveillance and control. Funds
will
be awarded through an application process similar to the one administered earlier this yearto be
opened in late fall 2017
or January/February 2018.
If a local vector control agency is awarded additional funding, the existing PHFE contracts
will
be amended
to include the additional funding and if a new agency is awarded funding, a
contract
executed.
There will be more specific information available at the upcoming Fall MVCAC meeting and we will updates as they become available.
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The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will hold its 86th Annual Conference on January 28-31, 2018 at the Monterey Marriott in Montery, CA. You are invited to submit a paper or poster for presentation at the conference.
The deadline for submission is October 6, 2017.
Click the button below to learn more and submit your paper or poster today.
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Support for Hurricane Harvey
We have received notes from members wondering about support for Hurricane Harvey. Our AMCA rep has reached out to Texas Mosquito directly and are aware we are wondering about any assistance. They appreciate our offer and right now are still assessing what they are going to be working with. As soon as we are given more information, it will be disseminated to the membership.
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Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight
D
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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86
th
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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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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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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