Program
The 2027 program will be updated below as information becomes available.
Tuesday, January 12
| Time |
Session |
Location |
| 3:00 – 5:00p |
Exhibitor Setup (First come; first serve) |
Brazos Center Main |
Wednesday, January 13
| Time |
Session |
Location |
| 7:00a – 8:30a |
Exhibitor’s Setup |
Exhibitor Area |
| 7:00a – 5:00p |
Registration Open |
| 7:45a – 8:00a |
Welcome, Dr. Robert Puckett |
Main Room |
| 8:00a – 9:00a |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Aaron Ashbrook |
Main Room |
| 8:00a – 5:00p |
8 Hour Technician Training Course – Jacob Whitman |
Rollins Urban Lab |
| 9:00a -10:00a |
Allison Cuellar (SPCS L&R) |
Main Room |
| 10:00a -10:15a |
Break |
Exhibitor Area |
| 10:00a – 5:00p |
ACE Program – Dr. Bob Davis (Pest, Termite, IPM) |
Room 108 |
| 10:15 -11:15a |
Pesticide Safety/Drift – Jacob Wightman (Gen. Safety & Ag Safety) |
Main Room |
| 11:15a -12:15p |
Urban Insect IPM – Molly Keck |
Main Room |
| 12:15p – 1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p – 2:00p |
New World Screwworm – Dr. Sonja Swiger (Pest) |
Main Room |
| 2:00p – 3:00p |
Wizzie Brown (Pest) |
Main Room |
| 3:00p -3:15p |
Exhibitors’ Forum – Robert Puckett |
| 3:15p -3:30p |
Break |
Exhibitor Area |
| 3:30p – 4:30p |
Pest Ants – Robert Puckett (Gen. IPM) |
Main Room |
| 4:30p – 6:30p |
5th Annual Social Mixer |
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Thursday, January 14
| Time |
Session |
Location |
| 7:00a – 4:30p |
Registration Open |
| 7:00a – 9:00a |
Breakfast |
| 8:00a – 12:00p |
ACE Testing, cont’d from Wednesday, Dr. Bob Davis |
Room 108 |
| 8:00a – 9:00a |
Bed Bugs – Aaron Ashbrook (Pest) |
Main Room |
| 9:00a – 10:00a |
Rodents – Janet Hurley (General-Other) |
Main Room |
| 10:00a – 10:30a |
Exhibitors Forum – Led by Robert Puckett |
Main Room |
| 10:30a – 10:45a |
Break (beverages provided) |
Exhibitor Area |
| 10:45a – 11:45a |
Termites – Ronnie Holder (Termite) |
Main Room |
| 10:45a – 11:45a |
Structural Fumigation – Alan Brown (SF) |
Middle Room |
| 10:45a–11:45a |
TBD |
Room 102 |
| 11:45a – 1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p – 2:00p |
Urban Cockroach Management – Chris Keefer (Pest) |
Main Room |
| 1:00p – 2:00p |
Persistent and emerging landscape plant disease – Dr. Kevin Ong (L&O) |
Middle Room |
| 2:00p – 3:15p |
Break (beverages provided) |
Exhibitor Area |
| 2:15p – 3:15p |
Flea Control – Jeff Tucker (Pest) |
Main Room |
| 2:15p – 3:15p |
Weed Control – Manuel Chavarria (Weed) |
Middle Room |
| 3:15p – 3:30p |
Break (beverages provided) |
Exhibitor Area |
| 3:30p – 4:30p |
TBD – Jacob Wighman (Weed) |
Main Room |
| 3:30p – 4:30p |
TBD – Bob Braun (CF) |
Middle Room |
Friday, January 15
Pick one hands-on training and demonstration (Class limited to first 25 people)
| Time |
Session |
Location |
| 8a -12:00p |
Rodent Management Short Course, Janet Hurley (1 IPM, 2 Pest, 1 L&R) |
Rollins Urban Facility |
| 8a -12:00p |
Structural Fumigation Workshop – Alan Brown (1 L&R, 1 IPM, 2 SF) |
ScottsMiracle-Gro Facility |
| 8a -12:00p |
Commercial Kitchen Insect Management – Mike Donewar (1 L&R, 2 IPM, I Safety) |
Covenant Presbyterian Church |
Friday Workshop Locations:
Directions to each location
- Rodent Management Short Course: Rollins Urban & Structural Entomology Facility
2656 F and B Rd, College Station, TX 77843
- Structural Fumigation Workshop: ScottsMiracle-Gro Facility for Lawn and Garden Research
3100 F and B Rd, College Station, TX 77843
- Commercial Kitchen Insect Management: Covenant Presbyterian Church
220 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845