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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

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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