Pest Management Professional, September 2015
off the cuff Cause for celebration By Will Nepper Senior Editor P estWorld is nearly upon us Its time to see familiar faces and industry greats take in new technology and products learn from masters of the industry and attend PMPs Hall of Fame induction ceremony Im not exactly known for my sense of style so getting all decked out in a tux for an important event such as the PMP Hall of Fame is a rare delight Whats more the induction ceremony gives me an opportunity to speak with our honored inductees and the relatives and friends of our posthumous recipients Its Oscar night for the staff of PMP Its our opportunity to give back to the industry that is our magazines bread and butter by recognizing its greats You can read an in depth profile about each 2015 inductee starting on p 31 of this issue We also encourage you to visit PMPhalloffame com to wander our virtual hallowed halls and learn about previous PMP Hall of Fame inductees The program would not be possible without the gracious support of the PMP Hall of Fame sponsors Platinum Sponsor Bug Off Pest Control Cocktails Sponsor J T Eaton and Gold sponsors BASF Pest Control Solutions Control Solutions Inc Oldham Chemicals Co Purdue University Entomology Conference Rockwell Labs Ltd ServicePro and WorkWave PMP You can reach NEPPER at wnepper@ northcoastmedia net or 216 706 3775 Living high on the blog By Heather Gooch Managing Editor H ave you heard Pest Management Professionals PMPs official blog Pesttalk net made its debut this month with its introduction coming next month during the National Pest Management Associations PestWorld 2015 conference in Nashville Tenn Its the first of several infotainment components of our comprehensive Social Hive coming to a web enabled device near you within the next several months Spearheaded by PMP Senior Editor Will Nepper Pesttalk net will add compelling content weekly tackling a wide range of topics from the irreverent a critique about how the movies have historically presented the industry to the serious best practices for diffusing customer complaints Its content will be educational and will be supplied by PMP and North Coast Media staffers pest management professionals entomologists researchers consultants and industry suppliers and distributors For example LIPCAs Andy McGinty and PMP Technical Editor Dr Stuart Mitchell discuss dusting liability on p 19 of this issue and continue their discussion in a post on Pesttalk net If youre interested in contributing please query Will at wnepper@ northcoastmedia net We want our social presence to complement our print materials as an industry forum We invite each of you to help us attain that goal PMP You can reach GOOCH at hgooch@ northcoastmedia net or 330 321 9754 10 September 2015 Pest Management Professional mypmp net illustration leo Michael
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