Current Schedule

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

8:00 AM | Golf Tournament-Three Ridges Golf Course

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Exhibit Setup

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Happy Hour and Insect Pinning 

Thursday, July 23, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast buffet

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome & Annual Sponsor Spotlight

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Session 1 (CEU 1) Mastering Pest Problems Found Around Structures-Dr. Karen Vail, U. of Tennessee, Entomology and Plant Pathology Dept.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 2 (CEU 2) - Filth Flies and Their Control-Dr. Faith Oi, U. of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break & Visit Expo

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 3 (CEU 3) Trapping: Rodent Biology & Management Tips and Tricks-Timothy Madere, Urban Rodentologist, City of New Orleans

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Vendor Expo  & Lunch(CEU 4)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Session 4 - The Economic Forces Shaping Pest Control-Kemp Anderson, Kemp Anderson Consulting

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Session 5 (CEU 5) - Modernizing Structural Pest Management: One Health-Dr. Faith Oi, U. of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept.

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Bourbon & Blackjack-Casino Night

Friday, July 24, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation, and Board of Directors/General Membership Meeting

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | Break

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 6 - AI for the Field: What Your Techs Can Do With Just Their Phone - Ed Gandia 

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Session 7 (CEU 6) New World Screwworm: A Rising Threat to Livestock, Pets, and Public Health- Katy Smith, U. of Tennessee, Entomology and Plant Pathology Dept.

11:30 AM | Meeting Concludes