2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19
Applications for the 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through Monday,
December 2, 2019. 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.
The Reeves New Investigator Award application differs from the MVCAC Call for Papers, if you have an additional speaking topic for the Call for Papers, please follow that application and guidelines.
We are writing to share information on how you may be able to directly benefit from Vector Biology research resources provided by the Infravec2 consortium at no cost to you (paid for by the European Commission). Resources include Vectors (mosquitoes, sandflies & ticks-infected and uninfected), Services (sequencing, screening) Facility Access (experimental infection, behavior & physiology) and Training (secure insectary methods, vector genomics, personalized courses). Researchers worldwide are eligible to order. See the attached flyer below for more information and visit the online store on our website athttps://infravec2.eu/vector-research-products/
The MVCAC PR committee held an issues management workshop during the fall board meeting in Visalia to discuss best practices for how to identify issues and manage communications during a crisis. It was attended by general managers and communications staff from districts around the state and provided valuable information about how districts can addresses their threats and weaknesses and effectively handle media interviews and communications with stakeholders and the general public during a crisis. There was an interactive message development portion and a media interview batting practice that provided districts an opportunity to put this information into action. A PDF of the issues management guide can be foundhere.Please contact Megan Sebay at[email protected]or Lisa Yarbrough at[email protected]with questions.
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.
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.
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.
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 [email protected]
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