A virtual training session is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 @ 12 p.m. for those who have not participated in an in-person Leg Day before or want to learn more about this year’s priority issues.

(Join Zoom Meeting, Meeting ID: 851 8670 1241, Passcode: 513247) 

MVCAC Legislative Conference & Spring Committee Meetings

March 20 – 22, 2022

Sacramento, CA

March 20th

• 3:00 to 5:00 PM – Check in & Meet and Greet; Pick up packets for Legislative Day

March 21st

• 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM – Training/Priority Review with Hot Breakfast Leg day visits (typically 8 am-3 PM)
• 3:00 to 6:00 PM – Committee Meetings

March 22nd

• 7:30 AM Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 AM to 5:45 PM – Committee Meetings

All of the information for Leg Day is on the Google Site.

Please also register here: https://forms.gle/3QHcmtbcrQyzYoJh8

Scheduling Legislative Meetings

• We are asking MVCAC members to schedule meetings directly with their legislators – there is a spreadsheet on the Leg Day site that has contact information for all of the Legislators
• Please determine which Legislative office you are the lead agency for, mark that down on the google sheet, and reach out to the Legislative scheduler to set up the meeting. If you can’t get a meeting with Legislator, please ask for a meeting with staff
• There is a sample email on the Leg Day site that you can use in your outreach
• We have identified key legislative committee members that would be great to meet with
• Please note that Legislators are currently in a temporary office called the “swing space” located at 1021 O Street (between 10th Street and 11th Street)

Training Sessions

• A virtual training session is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 @ 12 p.m. for those who have not participated in an in-person Leg Day before or want to learn more about this year’s priority issues. (Join Zoom Meeting, Meeting ID: 851 8670 1241, Passcode: 513247)
• We will also review the materials and high-level information during breakfast on the morning of Leg Day (March 21) at the Holiday Inn.  

Materials

• There are bios for all 120 legislators on the Leg Day site as well as a memo with additional information with the new Legislators – please check those out before your meetings!
• If you are the lead agency, please pick up one Leg Day packet for each legislative meeting on Monday, March 20 from 3-5pm or at the breakfast on March 21

If you have any questions please reach out to Jeremy Wittie, Legislative Committee chair at jwittie@cvmosquito.org or Meagan Luevano, PR Committee chair at meaganl@placermosquito.org

Hotel Booking Information:

The hotel room block for this event has closed.

MVCAC’s Budget Membership review meeting will be taking place on Monday, April 24^th from 10:00 am – Noon via Zoom.

Following that, the Spring Board Meeting, including voting on the budget, take place on May 4^th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on Zoom.

Keep an eye out for the budget draft and board meeting details in late March. In the meantime, if you have any questions, contact MVCAC Executive Director Megan MacNee at mmacnee@amgroup.us.

Join us on Friday March 17th 9am-11am.

Part 1: Style and formatting instructions for authors 

Part 2: Converting your presentation to a paper

(Attend the session that best reflects your presentation type):

1. Operational

2. Experimental

3. Public Outreach

4. Programmatic

MVCAC member districts are invited to the 6th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (PacVec) to be held April 6-7, 2023. The meeting will be an in-person event at the International Center on the campus of the University of California in Davis, California. Please mark your calendars and register for the meeting! 

Registration: https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5AXAtjSTfLK5ZK6.  

Please fill out the registration form above for each individual who will attend so that we will have a head count and contact information for everyone as the meeting approaches. Due to limitations on meeting space, please limit initial registrations to two attendees per agency. We will update this information closer to the meeting date if space allows.

Hotel rooms with discounted rates are available at both Hyatt Place UC Davis and Aggie Inn in Davis, CA. If needed, please book your hotel rooms at your earliest convenience (details below). 

PacVec is supported by CDC and serves the southwestern U.S., Hawaii, and the US-affiliated Pacific Islands. Our goal is to improve the capacity of our region to respond to threats from vector-borne diseases through a combination of research, training, and collaboration. The PacVec annual meeting will include presentations on research progress and plans, current issues in vector-borne diseases in our region, and updates on training and engagement with our community of practice.

Please send questions anytime to questions@pacvec.us or to coordinator Celia Chen at celchen@ucdavis.edu.

PacVec Training Grants – Proposals Due March 30!

The annual call for proposals for the PacVec training grant program is now open. Proposals are invited for training grants that are consistent with the PacVec mission and should address themes relevant for public-health policy. This year’s PacVec training grant program offers two different award types:

1. Curricular Enhancement in Public-Health Entomology
2. Mentored Research for Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

The application deadline is Thursday, March 30, 2023 by 11:59 pm PDT. Please visit the training grant website for details on eligibility, application requirements, and more. These grants are an excellent opportunity for collaboration between mosquito control or public health agencies and academic researchers at any college or university within our region. Interested agencies are encouraged to reach out to potential collaborators to discuss ideas for possible projects.