Exhibitor Registration
Missouri Pest Management Association
Annual Conference
December 4-5, 2025
Stoney Creek Hotel – Kansas City
18011 Bass Pro Drive
Independence, MO 64055
Professionals from across Missouri gather each year at the Missouri Pest Management Association Annual Conference, providing a unique opportunity for networking and reaching a wide group of customers. Participation in this event provides your organization with many opportunities to make direct contact with people working to provide the best in Pest Management Services. Those attending the conference represent all sectors of the industry from government and private industry to nonprofit and educational institutions. The MPMA Annual Conference serves as one of the biggest gatherings of pest control professionals in Missouri, as well as those directly and indirectly involved in these efforts.
The educational opportunities provided throughout the conference offer up-to-date information you need to know and will offer you effective tips on how to improve your services. We are excited to share the line-up for this years Annual Conference and want to ensure your time is well-spent and your experience provides you with information you will find useful.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
7:00 am Registration Opens & Exhibitor Set-up
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors (included with Thursday registration)
8:00 am – 11:00 am CORE
- Pesticide Waste | Harry Connoyer, Harry’s Consulting
- Labels, Applicator Safety and Worker Protection | Harry Connoyer, Harry’s Consulting
- Endangered Species Protection | Jeff Preece, BCE, PHE, ZipZap Termite & Pest Company
- Supervision and Professionalism | Jeff Preece, BCE, PHE, ZipZap Termite & Pest Company
- Pesticides and Water Safety: Challenges and Solutions | Brad Dutoit, BCE
- Application State and Federal Pesticide Laws and Regs | Emily Groner, Missouri Department of Agriculture
11:00 am – 11:30 am Break with Exhibitors
11:30 am – 12:25 pm 7A: Mosquitos and New Developments in Control |Alvaro Romero, DVM, PhD, Envu
12:25 pm – 1:00 pm Luncheon (included with Thursday registration)
1:00 pm – 1:55 pm 7A: Bed Bugs and New Developments in Control | Alvaro Romero, DVM, PhD, Envu
1:55 pm – 2:50 pm 7A: Rodent Biology, Behavior and Control for the PCO | Andrej Branc, Americas Business Manager, PelGar International Ltd.
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm Break with Exhibitors
3:20 pm – 5:10 pm 7B: “The Gambler”: Navigating Risk in Termite Management | Steven Dupuy, ACE, WDO Technical Manager, Rentokil
5:10 pm – 6:00 pm 7B: Termite Biology & Baiting | Ben Marselus, Corteva Agriscience
Friday, December 5, 2024
7:00 am Registration Opens & Exhibitor Set-up
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors (included with Friday registration)
8:00 am – 9:00 am Category 3: Moles and Voles | Sara Knilans, Director of Sales, Bell Laboratories, Inc.
9:00 am – 11:00 am Category 3: Inspection Resistance and Work Place Safety | Kevin Behrens, North Central Region Manager, Control Solutions Inc.
11:00 am – 11:30 am Break with Exhibitors
11:30 am – 12 noon Luncheon (included with Friday registration)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CORE
- Pesticide Waste | Harry Connoyer, Harry’s Consulting
- Labels, Applicator Safety and Worker Protection | Harry Connoyer, Harry’s Consulting
- Endangered Species Protection | Jeff Preece, BCE, PHE, ZipZap Termite & Pest Company
- Supervision and Professionalism | Jeff Preece, BCE, PHE, ZipZap Termite & Pest Company
- Pesticides and Water Safety: Challenges and Solutions | Brad Dutoit, BCE
- Application State and Federal Pesticide Laws and Regs | Emily Groner, Missouri Department of Agriculture
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Break with Exhibitors
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CORE Continued
Exhibitors
Dear Exhibitors,
Your support is important and essential and we want to ensure your time is well spent and that your investment in us is rewarding. There will be several opportunities during the two-day event in which attendees are encouraged to visit with exhibitors, including multiple breaks and meals. Exhibitors will be recognized throughout the conference and will receive special recognition in the conference program and in our digital newsletter.
Equipment & Booth Setup
Exhibitors with special needs will need to contact the MPMA office in advance of the Conference.
Exhibitors may begin setting up their booth beginning at 7:00 am on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
Booths must be dismantled and materials removed at the conclusion of the lunch on Friday, December 5, 2025.
Meeting Registration
Each paid exhibitor booth includes ONE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION to the full conference, meeting sessions and meals.
Additional exhibit staff will need to purchase this on the registration form.
Booth Placement
Exhibitors will select their own booth locations on the attached registration page. Select 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices based on the diagram provided.
A space is not reserved until full payment is received by the exhibitor. Space is limited and booth preference is not guaranteed.
Late Fee & Cancellation Policy
MPMA reserve the right to cancel this program and return all fees in the event of insufficient registration. Any cancellation made by an exhibitor must be submitted in writing to the MPMA office. A $50 administrative fee will be assessed to all cancellations, and the difference refunded, on all cancellations made by an exhibitor.
No refunds will be given after Friday, November 21, 2025.
Questions
Missouri Pest Management Association
722 E. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573‐761‐5771
Fax: 573‐635‐7823
missouripest@gmail.com
www.mopma.org
Register Online
Liability
Exhibitor, on signing the contract for exhibit space, expressly releases the Missouri Pest Management Association, its members and representatives from any and all claims of injury, loss or damage that may occur to the exhibitor, exhibitor’s employees, or exhibitor’s property from any cause whatsoever.
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Stoney Creek Hotel, 18011 Bass Pro Drive, Independence, MO 64055, for $120.00 for Queen/King Room. The cutoff date to make your reservations is Friday, November 7, 2025.
Call 816-908-9600 and mention the “Missouri Pest Management Association” to receive your discount.
Stoney Creek Hotel-Kansas City
18011 Bass Pro Drive
Independence, MO 64055
Re-Certification Credits
Missouri: APPROVED for recertification credits in Core- General Standards, Category 7A- Structural Pest Control, and 7B- Termite Pest Control for December 4, 2025 and recertification credit in Core- General Standards and Category 3- Ornamental and Turf Pest Control for December 5, 2025.
Kansas: APPROVED for recertification: 4.5 CEUs for Subcategory 3A – Ornamental Pest Control; 5.5 CEUs for Subcategory 3B – Turf Pest Control; 3.0 CEUs for Subcategory 7A – Wood-Destroying Pest Control; 2.0 CEUs for Subcategory 7D – Health-Related Pest Control; 4.5 CEUs for Subcategory 7E – Structural Pest Control and 2.0 CEUs for Category 8 – Public Health Pest Control.
Illinois: APPROVED for 8.45 CEU’s on December 4, 2025, and 6 CEU’s on December 5, 2025.
Arkansas: APPROVED for recertification: 3 hours for Missouri Core topics: waste, safety, endangered species, supervision, pesticide challenges and state laws; 2.75 hours on 7A mosquitoes, bed bugs, rodents; 2.75 hours on termites. December 5 will be Category 3 and Core again.