Download the Block Program for 2025
| Registration from 8am to 10am | ||
| 8:00am |
Welcome
Dr. Barry Pittendrigh
Loeb Theater |
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| 8:15am |
Year in Review
Mark VanderWerp
Loeb Theater |
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| 9:00am - 10:00am |
What does AI do and is it smarter than you?
Darren Van Steenwyk
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 7D, 8 & RT Loeb Theater |
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| 10:00am - 10:15am | Vendors | |
| 10:30am | Opening Ceremonies & News Update | |
| 10:30/11:00am – 12:00pm |
The Ever Changing World of Termite Control
Paul Bello, Alan Feuer, Darren Hunsaker, Doug Foster
Moderated by Pete Schopen Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7B, 12 & RT Loeb Theater |
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| 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm |
Pest Cockroach Appreciation! Be the Expert!
Dini Miller
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
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| 2:15pm - 3:15pm |
History of Yellow Fever
Stanton Cope
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A, 8, RT Loeb Theater |
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| 3:15pm - 4:00pm | Break / Vendor Profiles | |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Exclusion Best Practices: How to Prevent a Rodent Infestation
Ben Channon
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A, RT Loeb Theater |
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| 4:30pm - 7:00pm |
Reception Exhibit Opening Stewart Hall |
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| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Panel: Regulatory Issues
Sylvia Kenmuir, J.D. Darr, Leo Reed
Moderated by Bob Dold Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 7D, 8 & RT Loeb Theater |
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| 9:00am - 10:00am |
Trends and Innovations in Commercial Rodent Control
Emory Matts
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
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| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Exhibits Open
Stewart Hall |
Fumigation Workshop
Jeff Waggoner, Ryan Yutzy
Moderated by Dave Mueller Indiana CCHs: 2 each in 7D & RT Loeb Theater |
| 12:30pm - 1:45pm |
Lunch at Exhibit Hall
Stewart Hall |
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Spiders: They’d be Cuter with Antennae
Mark VanderWerp
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
The Foundations of Developmental Leadership: Telling is NOT training
Alan Feuer
Fowler Theater |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
What I’ve Learned in 48 Years of Termite Control that can Help You
Paul Bello
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7B, 12 & RT Loeb Theater |
Getting to the Root Cause of Stored Product Pests in Commercial Food Facilities
Patricia Hottel
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Fowler Theater |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
Urban Labs & Bug Barn Tours
Grzegorz Buczkowski, Ameya Gondhalekar, Weilin Sun, Chris Wirth
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT STEW Registration Area - Smith |
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| 5:40pm - 6:40pm |
Urban Labs & Bug Barn Tours
Grzegorz Buczkowski, Ameya Gondhalekar, Weilin Sun, Chris Wirth
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT STEW Registration Area - Smith |
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| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Transforming Mosquito & Tickborne Diseases Through AI
Dr. Catherine Hill
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A, 8 & RT Loeb Theater |
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| 9:00am - 10:00am |
Spotted Lanternfly: easy to kill but nearly impossible to control
Brian Walsh
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
Business Series: The Fundamentals of Effective Marketing
Francie Hindrichsen
Fowler Theater |
| 10:15am - 11:15am |
Bed Bugs: Biology and labor-saving control strategies
Nina Jenkins
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
Business: Leveraging Technology to Boost Pest Control Sales
Foster Brusca
Fowler Theater |
| 11:15am - 12:15am |
Tips For Improving Your Mosquito Service
Stanton Cope
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A, 8 & RT Loeb Theater |
Business: Improving Service Via Technology
Kevin Thorn
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 7D, 8 & RT Fowler Theater |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
How to know and control the pigeon, sparrow, and starling
Brian Beidle
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
Clothes Moths and Carpet Beetles – The Rise of Fabric Pests in Commercial and Residential Accounts
Pat Kelley
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Fowler Theater |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
Pesticide resistance and resistance management in cockroach populations
Dr. Barry Pittendrigh & Dr. Jose Pietri
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
Rat Race Endgame: Equip Your Rodent Management Toolbox
Sylvia Kenmuir
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Fowler Theater |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Improving heat treatment outcomes by understanding bed bug thermal biology
Dr. Ameya Gondhalekar
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A & RT Loeb Theater |
Prevention and Management of Ticks and Tick-borne Disease
Lee Green
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7A, 8 & RT Fowler Theater |