XI INTERNATIONAL EMCA CONFERENCE & 4th EMCA TRAINING COURSE, PALMA, MALLORCA, SPAIN 1st ANNOUNCEMENT

The president and the Board together with the heads of the organising committee, Dr. Carlos Barceló and Prof. Miguel Á. Miranda (UIB), cordially invite you to attend our XI International Conference of the EMCA to be held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 7^th to 10^th November 2023, entitled “SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE VECTOR CONTROL IN EUROPE”.

The 4^th EMCA Training Course on laboratory activities with two parts “A- IDENTIFICATION OF NON TARGET FAUNA IN TRAPPINGS; B- MOSQUITO REARING AND REPPELLENT TESTING” will precede the Conference on the 6^th November 2023. Participation to this training course is limited to 25 trainees.

1.       VENUE

UIB – University of the Balearic Islands

2.       TRAVEL

Palma is reached conveniently by aircraft or ferry.

3.       ACCOMMODATION

Hotels with different price categories are available and will be communicated in the next announcement.

4.       ESTIMATED REGISTRATION FEES (includes coffee breaks, lunches, social events)

Training Course

EMCA members: 50€

Non EMCA members: 80€

Conference

EMCA members: 400,00€

Non EMCA members: 480,00€

Student EMCA members: 200,00€

Student non EMCA members: 240,00€

Accompanying persons: 130,00€

5.       TIMETABLE

Second announcement (registration forms, instructions of abstracts submission, preliminary program): 1^st April 2023

Beginning of registration and submission of abstracts: 30^th June 2023

End of abstract submission¹: 15^th August 2023

Late registration without abstracts: 16^th August to 15^th September 2023

¹Abstracts will only be considered for acceptance when the registration fee has paid in by the author.

6.       TOPICS

There will be room for nine sessions. Some will be introduced by keynotes. We kindly ask our members to propose topics for consideration by the scientific committee, which will be headed by Francis Schaffner.

7.       EXCURSIONS AND CONFERENCE DINNER

On Tuesday 9/11/23 afternoon a combination of a culture-visit to the Palma old town where a demonstration of mosquito control will take place. A gala dinner will follow.

For more info of the event’s  hosting place you can check the presented proposal in the 2022 EMCA AGM here.