Tentative Program Symposia

Symposium 1: Climate Change and Vector-Borne

                        Diseases,

                           Jerry Freier USDA-APHIS

                           Ft. Collins CO and Chet Moore

                           Colorado State University, Ft. Collins

                           CO.

Symposium 2: Emerging Vector-Borne Pathogens,

                        Ron Rosenberg - CDC, Fort Collins,

                        CO

Symposium 3: Ecology of higher Diptera,

                         Jerry Hogsette and Chris Geden

                         USDA-ARS CMAVE, Gainesville,

                         FL.

Ecological Excursion

Symposium 4: Ecology of Ticks and Tick-borne 

             Diseases,

                        Charles Apperson – North Carolina

                        State University, Raleigh, NC

Symposium 5: Student presentations,

                        Mir Mulla - University of California,

                        Riverside, CA

Symposium 6: Chemical Ecology of Vectors,

                        Uli Bernier, USDA-ARS Center for

                        Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary

                        Entomology, Gainesville, FL

Symposium 7: Student Presentations,

                        Mir Mulla - University of California,

                        Riverside, CA

Symposium 8: Remote Sensing and Geographic

               Information Systems,

                        Clair Witt – Armed Forces Health

                        Surveillance Center, Silver Spring,

                        MD

Symposium 9: Attractants for Control of

            Mosquitoes and other Vectors,

                        Rui-De Xue -  Gunter Mulla

Poster Papers

The recommended poster size is 4x4 ft. Posters

must include title, authors name, affiliation, and

email address. The font size for all text, and

figures should be at least 18 pt. Graphs and

charts should be 24 pt. You must complete the

Poster Presentation Request Form, and submit it to Dr.Tejbir Sandhu by August 27, 2010.

Email Dr. Sandhu

Hotel Information

The conference room rate will apply until 8/26/10.

The Hitlon North Raleigh offers complimentary

parking, and shuttle transfers to and from RDU

airport. Guest room internet charges start at $4.95

per room. Reservations can be made by calling

1 (800) HILTONS, or at www.northraleigh.hilton.com and entering the

three digit conference

code SVE. * A $75 fee is

charged to any guest who

checks out before their

stated departure date.

Ecological Excursion

    The Ecological Field Trip on Tuesday, Sept. 28, will feature an exploration of the unique communities of eastern and coastal North Carolina.  Weather permitting, we'll visit a fire-dominated ecosystem, a pocosin, a bay lake, pitcher plant and venus fly trap habitats, and other coastal communities. Adventurous souls may wish to take a side trip to a large dredge spoil island to see the integrated mosquito management occurring there.  We plan to end the day at the NC Aquarium at Ft. Fisher (http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher) and the nearby Ft. Fisher State Recreation Area (http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fofi/main.php) for a sumptuous seafood dinner before returning to Raleigh.