FMCA Annual Meeting - Call for papers
The Florida Mosquito Control Association will hold its annual meeting on November 4th-7th, 2024 at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, FL. More information will be posted in the FMCA WWW page (https://www.yourfmca.org/events/2024-fmca-annual-meeting/) shortly.
The FMCA invites all persons interested in mosquito and vector control to submit an oral presentation or poster for the annual meeting. This includes researchers, educators, vector control professionals, industry representatives, and students. Deadline for submission is October 1, 2024.
Oral Presentations
Presentations will be 15 minutes in duration, and we encourage presenters to leave a few minutes open for questions at the end. To submit a presentation please send the title, the full name of the presenter, and the names of all co-authors and their affiliations to jrey@ufl.edu. If you are submitting a presentation as part of the student competition, please see the instructions below.
Posters
Posters will be displayed in the exhibitor room. The maximum poster board surface area is 24 inches (61 cm) high and 36 inches (91 cm) wide. Your poster does not need to fill the entire area available but cannot be larger than the surface area provided. Presenters must furnish their own tacks or push pins (Velcro may not be used). Please try to have your posters in place by 5 pm Monday, November 4th. Posters should be removed by 5 pm on Wednesday, November 6th. To submit a poster, please send the title, the full name of the presenter, and the names of all co-authors and their affiliations by the October 1, 2024 deadline to: eva.buckner@ufl.edu. If you are submitting a poster as part of the student competition, please indicate this in your email.
Student Poster Competition
This year we will hold our first annual student poster competition. While anyone can present a poster during the poster session, only undergraduate and graduate students (and those up 12 months post-graduation) will be eligible to compete within the student poster competition. Monetary prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners. Please check the FMCA web page for details.
Cyrus R. Lesser Student Paper Competition
The purpose of student paper competition is to foster future learning in the field of mosquito control and vector biology. Students will compete by presenting their research that ties into the field of operational vector control. The winner of the Cyrus R. Lesser Student Paper Competition will receive $2000. In addition, five abstracts submitted for the student paper competition will be selected by a committee to receive travel funds of $250 to attend the meeting.
The following criteria have been established to choose the five abstracts for the travel award:
- The applicant must submit an abstract (200 words maximum) to wqualls@amcdfl.org by the deadline of Oct. 1st, 2024 and identify that they are planning on participating in the Cyrus R. Lesser student oral paper competition.
- On the application below for the travel assistance, the applicant must provide their current GPA, including their major and minor if applicable.
- The travel award will be based upon course of study and dedication to the profession.
- The travel award is open to any graduate or undergraduate student pursuing studies in the field of mosquito control, mosquito biology and/or vector management that have not previously attended a Florida mosquito Control Association Meeting.
- The scholarship is restricted to United States residents.
- The student must be enrolled within an accredited US college or university. Additionally, applicants 1-year post graduating can still apply for the travel award and student paper competition.