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NPMA's Bed Bug Forum Set for Jan. 5-7 in Denver

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The Omni Interlocken Resort will host the three-day event.

| November 11, 2010

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) recently announced plans to host a National Bed Bug Forum on January 5-7 in Denver, Colo. The three-day forum is designed to provide PMPs with the information they need from a legal, technical, business, and customer-oriented perspective to address bed bug problems, as well as how to develop an environment of trust between their company and their customers.
 
The conference will move beyond bed bug basics and focus on solutions essential to properly managing your business in this rapidly changing field. Session topics for the event include:

  • The Bed Bug Challenge
  • Effective Business Models
  • The Universe of Detection
  • Understanding Different Treatment Methods
  • Alternative Technologies
  • Getting Customers to Bite
  • Proactive Steps to Avoid Litigation
  • ...and much more

Also featured at this event is the brand new House of Learning, a special display where PMPs will see real-life demonstrations of new technologies to eliminate bed bug problems in the most challenging environments.

Demonstrations will include heat, steam, cold, treatment ergonomics and methods, monitoring practices, UVA inspection, and canine inspection.
 
The National Bed Bug Forum will be held at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Denver, Colo. For more information, visit www.npmapestworld.org. To make reservations at the host hotel, call 303/438-6600 and indicate you are attending the NPMA event to secure the conference rate.  
 

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