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FRIDAY, JULY 27
8:00 a.m. - NoonSummer Conference Registration Main Lobby Registration Desk
8:00 a.m. - Noon Exhibit Hall OpenAirlie/Tidewater/Lobby
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. BreakfastAirlie/Tidewater/Lobby
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Welcome & Opening Remarks Masonboro
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.T Nuisance Ant Control for the 21st Century Pest Management Professional Karen Vail, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Masonboro
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Refreshment Break Airlie/Tidewater/Lobby Sponsored by
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.M Simplifying Marketing for Your Business Success Trevor Knox, Terminix Service Inc., Columbia, SC Masonboro
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.T The Carpenters: Bees, Ants and Beetles Karen Vail, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Masonboro
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Beach Bash & Volleyball Tournament Volleyball Court
Presented by:Co-Sponsored by:North Carolina Pest Management AssociationSouth Carolina Pest Control AssociationVirginia Pest Management Association
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, JULY 26
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Golf Tournament Country Club of Landfall
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.PWIPM Steering Committee Turtlewatch/Oceanwatch
2:30pm - 6:00pmSummer Conference Registration Main Lobby Registration Desk
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.NCPMA Board Meeting Turtlewatch/Oceanwatch
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.SCPCA Board Meeting Soundwatch
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.NCPMA Membership Meeting Turtlewatch/Oceanwatch
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Welcome Reception and Exhibits
SESSION KEY: M = Management Track T = Technical Track
July 26-28, 2018 • Holiday Inn • Wrightsville Beach, NC
CAROLINAS/ MID-ATLANTIC S U M M E R C O N F E R E N C E
Beach Bash Sponsored by
Volleyball Tournament Sponsored by
SATURDAY, JULY 28
7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Summer Conference Registration Main Lobby Registration Desk
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.Breakfast Masonboro Foyer
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.T Bed Bug Research Update & The Future of Innovations in Bed Bug Management Zack DeVries, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Masonboro
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.T Controlling House Mice & The Importance of Rodenticide Stewardship Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., National Pest Management Association, Fairfax, VA Masonboro
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.M The Business Side of Crawlspaces: How Crawlspace Services Can Impact Your Bottom Line John Adkins, Four Seasons Pest Control, Danville, VA; Scott Canady, Canady’s Service Inc., Lumber Bridge, NC; Scott Fortson, Terminix Service, Inc, Columbia, SC; Moderated by Billy Tesh, Pest Management Systems, Inc., Greensboro, NC Masonboro
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Refreshment Break Masonboro Foyer Sponsored by
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.T Safety - A Real Life Look at the Importance of Safety Programs in the Pest Control Industry Dennis Jenkins, ABC Home and Commercial Services, Lewisville, TX Masonboro
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.T Termite Inspections - Including the Hazards of Spray Foam Insulation Rick Bell, Arrow Exterminators, Atlanta, GA; Victor Lennon, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, NC Masonboro
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Beach BBQ Volleyball Court Sponsored by
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
TAKE IT ALL HOMESpeaker presentations and handouts will be posted online. This is valuable information you can revisit even after the conference is over. To access the conference proceedings visit https://npmapestworld.org/proceedings, click on the link for the 2018 Mid-Atlantic/Carolinas Summer Conference and use the password SUMMER18.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SESSION KEY: M = Management Track T = Technical Track