CAAA Call for Abstracts

Due to the high demand for speaker sessions, the Canadian Aerial Applicators Association will be accepting abstract submissions from all potential speakers.

Priority will be given to sessions that meet the pesticide recertification credit requirements (posted below) and/or focus on safety. To be considered for the CAAA conference in Montreal, QC on February 20-22, 2025, please fill out the form by September 30, 2024.

The “Abstract Submission Form” (below) must be used for all abstract submissions.

Any submissions not received in this format will be returned to the presenter.

Presentation Title*

Main Presenter*

First NameLast Name

Company*

Email*

example@example.com

Presenter Bio*

Co-Presenter

First NameLast Name

Co-Presenters Company

Co-Presenters Email

example@example.com

Co-Presenter Bio

Is this session a company update?*

YesNo

If yes, and your session is not eligible for pesticide credits, please enter the amount of time requested. (any time listed is not a guarantee of provided session time)

30 minutes60 minutes

Pesticide Certification Credit Criteria

* concepts where applicators must obtain a minimum number of credits in their 5 year certification period

Concept	Description of Consept
General Information	Pesticide Terminology Grouping Pesticides (chemical families, Mode of Action etc.) Formulations/Tank Mixes
Regulations *	Pest Control Products Act Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Occupational Health & Safety Act Ag. Pest Act of Weed Control Act Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
Labeling	Components and Interpretation of Labels Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Human Health and Pesticide Safety *	Toxicology Acute/Chronic Toxicity Exposure/Poisoning Symptoms Risk and Attitude Safe Procedures for pesticide handling and use Protective clothing and equipment Transportation of pesticides Pesticide storage Mixing and loading and application of pesticides Cleanup and maintenance of equipment Disposal Re-entry intervals Application records
Environment *	Fate of pesticides Contamination Sources Aquatic Impact Land Impact (soil, animals, beneficial, plants) Air Impact
Pest Management *	Weed characteristics, management and IPM Herbicide characteristics and factors affecting efficacy Insect characteristics, management and IPM Disease characteristics, management and IPM Fungicide characteristics and factors affecting efficacy Vertebrate characteristics, management and IPM Vertebrate characteristics and factors affecting efficacy
Application Technology *	Selection and components of application equipment Operation and calibration of application equipment Maintenance and storage of application equipment Environmental conditions affecting application
Emergency Response	Spills/spill response kits Fires First Aid Emergency Response Plan
Professionalism	Knowledge/Attitude and Work Habits/Activities Communication

Would your session be eligible for pesticide certification credits?*

YesNo

If yes, what category would your session fit into?

Abstract*

Please provide a 250 word summary and indicate the topic. By submitting your abstract, you are granting CAAA permission to list your name and abstract in our 2025 program.

CAAA Call for Abstracts

General Information

Session Details