2027 Conference Program

*PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

*Indiana CCH TBA

 

Monday, January 11, 2027

*All Monday Sessions to take place in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
    • Welcome and Industry Overview
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
    • Rodent Behavior-Understanding the “Story of a Mouse House”
    • Shannon Sked, National Technical Director, Rollins, Inc.
  • 9:30 AM – 10 AM
    • Break
  • 10 AM – 11 AM
    • Eras and Epochs: Cockroaches Continued Dominance in Urban Pest Management           
    • Mark Vanderwerp, BCE, Rose Pest Solutions
  • 11 AM – 12 PM
    • PCT Podcast/German Cockroach Research Panel
    • Mike Thome, Commercial Trainer, ACE, PHE, Rentokil, Jen Sweeney-Ingram, BCE, Consultant + Dr. Jose Pietri, Rollins/Orkin Chair Purdue Professor of Entomology
  • 12 PM – 1:30 PM
    • Lunch Break (on your own)
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    • The Mighty but Overlooked Glue Board   
    • Natasha Wright, Board Certified Entomologist, Rose Pest Solutions
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    • Dirty Little Dipterans (Small Flies)
    • Dr. Jody Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Extension
  • 3:30 PM – 4 PM
    • Break + Sponsor Profiles
  • 4 PM – 5 PM
    • Minute Scavenger Beetles Invade New Hospital Surgery Center! Steps Needed for a Quick Resolution.
    • Dr. Stephen Kells, University of Minnesota Department of Entomology
  • 5 PM
    • Group photo - West Steps of Stewart Center
  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    • Exhibitor Hall Reception
    • Purdue Memorial Union, North and South Ballrooms

Tuesday, January 12, 2027

  • 7 AM – 8 AM
    • *NEW: "Ask Me Anything" table session with breakfast
    • Enjoy breakfast in the Exhibitor Hall and pick your table of interest for an "Ask Me Anything" Session!
    • Purdue Memorial Union, North and South Ballrooms
  • 8 AM – 9 AM (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)
    • Interactions with Heat, Bed Bugs, and Different Insecticides
    • Dr. Aaron Ashbrook, Assistant Professor of Urban/Peri-urban Entomology, Louisiana State University
  • 8 AM – 9 AM (Fowler Hall Breakout Session)
    • Business & Leadership TBA
  • 9AM – 9:15 AM
    • Break
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)
    • Rodent traps and Anticoagulant Findings
    • Dr. Niamh Quinn, University of California, Cooperative Extension Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM (Fowler Hall Breakout Session) 
    • Business & Insurance
    • Michelle Hetrick, Commercial Risk Consultant, USI
  • 10:15AM - 10:30 AM
    • Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)  
    • How Nuisance Wildlife Management is Driving IPM Across the Pest Management Industry 
    • Ian Williams, Division Technical Director, Orkin Southeast
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Fowler Hall Breakout Session) 
    • Marketing for the Next Era: Building a Brand That Grows
    • Janelle Iaccino, Marketing Director, Rose Pest Solutions
  • 11:30 AM – 1:45 PM
    • Student & Attendee Awards Lunch and Exhibits
    • Purdue Memorial Union, North and South Ballrooms
  • 2 PM – 3 PM (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)
    • The Future of Fumigation
    • John Mueller, President, The Fumigation Company
  • 2 PM – 3 PM (Fowler Hall Breakout Session)
    • Ants Talk
    • Dr. Grzegorz "Grzesiek" Buczkowski, Professor, Purdue University
  • 2 PM – 3 PM (Hands-On Session, Second Floor, Stewart Center)
    • Hands-on Demo RODENTS/INSECTS (2 - 30 min sessions)
    • TBA
  • 3PM - 3:20 PM
    • Break
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)
    • Hard Ticks as a Public Health Threat
    • Dr. Fred Whitford, Purdue Pesticide Programs Director
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM (Fowler Hall Breakout Session)
    • Termites Talk
    • Steven Dupuy, Rentokil North AmericaTechnical Services Manager and Termite Subject Matter Expert
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM (Hands-On Session, Second Floor, Stewart Center)
    • Hands-on Demo RODENTS/INSECTS (2 - 30 min sessions)
    • TBA

SMITH HALL ACTIVITIES

  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
    • Smith Hall Lab Tours, Round #1
    • Hands-on Training Session #1
      • Room numbers TBA
  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
    • Smith Hall Lab Tours, Round #2
    • Hands-on Training Session #2
      • Room numbers TBA
  • 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
    • Pizza Party
      • Room TBA

Wednesday, January 13, 2027

  • 8 AM – 9 AM
    • Regulatory Update
    • Speaker TBA
  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    • Break
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    • Buzzkill: Backyard Mosquito Management (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)
    • Anna Iversen, PCO, Technical Services Manager, Control Solutions, Inc.
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM (Fowler Hall Breakout Session)
    • Purdue Graduate Student Talk
    • Speakers TBA
  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
    • Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    • Food Plant Pest Management and Regulatory and Audit Compliance (Loeb Playhouse Breakout Session)
    • Judi Lazaro, Vice President Sales, AIB International
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    • Quality in Pest Management (Fowler Hall Breakout Session)
    • Shep Sheperdigian, Chief Science Officer, Rose Pest Solutions

 END OF CONFERENCE