Xi’An, China, May 25-30, 2025

The 9th IFSCMVD will be organized and sponsored by the Entomological Society
of China (ESC), the State Key Laboratory for Emerging Pathogens, and the Asian
Society of Vector Ecology and Mosquito Control (ASVEMC).

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You are invited and welcome to join the 9th IFSCMVD, Xi’An, China, May 25-30. Xi’An is a large city and capital of Shaanxi Province in central China and a top city for tourists. The Terra Cotta Army (thousands of life-size, hand-molded figures buried with China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang is the most popular attraction for sightseeing.

Invited Presentations from Other Countries and Territories

Keynote Speakers:

1. Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director, DVBD, Ft. Collins, USA. Global Threats of Mosquito and Vector-borne Diseases.
2. Dr. Florence Fouque, Scientist, WHO/TDR, Geneva. Global Exploration and Challenge of SIT for Control of Dengue Vector Mosquitoes.
3. Dr. J. Lyell Clarke III. CEO, The Clarke, Illinois, USA. Industry as a Major Part of Combating Mosquito and Vector-borne Diseases Worldwide.

Other speakers:

4. Dr. Ary Faraji, Executive Director, Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Applied research progress on mosquitoes
5. Dr. Theeraphap Chareoniriyaphap. Professor & Director, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Current situation of nonhuman malaria and potential Anopheles vectors in Thailand.
6. Dr. Abu Hassan Ahmad, Professor Emeritus. Vector Control Unit, USM, Penang, Malaysia.
   Dengue and dengue vector control.
7. Dr. Zary S. Yahaya. Professor, Vector Control Unit, USM, Penang, Malaysia. Insecticide resistance determination and management
8. Dr. Gerard Duvallet, Professor Emeritus. University Paul-Valery, Montpellier, France. Stable fly management: a new biological control.
9. Dr. Lee Ching NG, Director, Environmental Health Institute, National Environmental Agency, Singapore. Experience and accomplishment of SIT/IIT for control of dengue vector mosquitoes in Singapore in the past 10 years.
10. Mr. James Clauson. Director, Beach Mosquito Control District, Panama City, FL, USA. Aerial application for control of mosquitoes in Florida.
11. Dr. Rui-De Xue, Executive Director, Anastasia Mosquito Control District, St. Augustine, FL, USA. Comprehensive programs at AMCD.
12. Dr. Kok Boon Neoh. Professor, Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. Attractive toxic sugar baits for control of mosquitoes.
13. Dr. Spiros Mourelatos. CEO. Ecodevelopment SA. Filiro, Thessaloniki, Greece. The use of big data and AI in mosquito control in Europe.
14. Dr. Tianyun Su. Trustee, Northwest Mosquito & Vector Control District, Riverside, CA, USA. Resistance and management of mosquitoes to the IGRs.
15. Dr. Nannan Liu. Professor & Director, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Alabama, USA. Insecticide resistance mechanism and potential management.
16. Dr. Daniella An Haber. Department of Entomology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. Designing novel sex ratio distorters for population suppression of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.
17. Dr. Isik Unlu. Research Entomologist, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement, Slidell, LA, USA. Management of dengue fever vector mosquitoes.
18. Dr. Intan Haslina Ishak. Associate Professor, Vector Control Research Unit, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Insecticide resistance mechanism in Aedes albopictus in Malaysia.
19. Ashwani Kumar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Saveetha University, Chennai, India. Update about vector-borne diseases in India.
20. Dr. B. Reddya Naik, Professor of Zoology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Donald Rose Malaria Institute program.
21. Dr. Kadarkarai Murugan. Employment of biosynthesized nanoparticles for the mosquito vector management and safety to non-target organisms.
22. Dr. Jiang Shiou Hwang, Professor, National Ocean University. Taiwan, Use of Copepods for the control of dengue vector management program.
23. Dr. Brij Kishore Tyagi, Professor, University Institute of
    Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. Dynamics of desert malaria-challenges for disease surveillance and elimination in India by 2027 under extensive irrigation-transformed ecophysiography and climate.
24. Dr. Xingping Hu. Professor, Department of Entomology, Auburn University, Alabama. Extension of medical entomology’s overview.
25. Mr. David Brown, Former Tech Advisor. AMCA. Public relations and legislation’s impact on mosquito control.
26. Dr. Grayson C. Brown, Director, Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Overview of Puerto Rico vector control program.
27. Dr. Claudia Riegel, Director. City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board. New Orleans, USA. Overview of the NOMTRCB program about mosquito control.

Paper Submission & Language

If you would like to give a presentation at the meeting, please submit the title of your
presentation with the presenter’s name, coauthor’s name if you have one, organization, physical address, and your e-mail address, less than 200-word abstract for the program agenda use to Dr. Li at [email protected] and Dr. Xue at [email protected]

If you need an official invitation letter for paperwork, please let Dr. Xue & Dr. Li know.

The paper submission and presentation require ENGLISH only. During the meeting, if you need there will be meeting staff and students to help with translation.

Outline Schedule

Date	AM (8:00-12:00)	PM (1:30-5:00)
May 25 (Sunday)		Pre-meeting
May 26 (Monday)	Registration open	Committee meeting, ASVEMC Board meeting
May 27 (Tuesday)	Panel presentations	Two sessions/symposium
May 28 (Wednesday)	Two sessions/symposium	Two sessions/symposium
May 29 (Thursday)	Two sessions/symposium	Two sessions/symposium
May 30 (Friday)	Post-meeting & departure

Registration Information

Registration will mostly be conducted on-site. The registration fee is $400 per participant.
Please register early (deadline is April 30, 2025) and pay later. Without pre-registering
information, the registration fee will be $500 on-site. Cash in US Dollars and credit cards will be accepted at the hotel registration desk. The registration fee will cover three meals per day for 3 days per person. Please contact Mrs. Mingyu Wu at [email protected] and Dr. C.X. Li at [email protected] and let them know you would like to get pre-registration.

Hotel Information

The conference makes the hotel as a whole group at the discount rate ($100/night) and staff will arrange the hotel room for you when you check in. Please let Mrs. Mingyu Wu at
[email protected] know your check-in and check-out dates, number of people, number of rooms, and number of beds you need. You will pay to the hotel by credit card or cash on-site.

Transportation from the Xi’An Airport to the Hotel

For foreign participants only, please let the meeting staff know your arrival and deport schedule of your flight at the Xi’An International Airport. After you purchase your flight tickets, please send a copy of your flight schedule to Mrs. Mingyu Wu at [email protected] The meeting staff will go to the airport to pick you up while holding your name outside the luggage claim. Also, there are several other local transportation from the airport or train station to the meeting hotel (announce the hotel later).

Local Tour Information

There is a local tour agency available at the hotel. You may visit and check with the agency and if you need the meeting staff, students may help you and provide translation. Also, you may book your tour online, and usually the tour agent will pick you up from the hotel.