2026 TPCA Summer Conference

DATES: July 22 - 24, 2026

LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 401 W Summit Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37902

Credits will be applied for AL, GA, KY, MS and TN. 

To register for the conference, click here.

(Please note if you are an exhibitor/sponsor: Exhibitors/Sponsors click here to register.)

Cost: 

$275 for members

$350 for non-members

To register multiple attendees from the same company:

• enter the first registrant's information
• add additional guests/spouses or additional session registrants during the selection process and be sure to enter their names for badges

Email TPCA@primewebmail.com or call 615-993-4703 for help.

HOTEL INFORMATION

*Book your hotel stay NOW!

Our host hotel is Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 401 W Summit Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37902

To make your hotel room reservation click the link below or call the IHG reservations number 877 424-2449.

TN Pest Control Assoc Hotel Rooms

Current Schedule

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

8:00 AM | Golf Tournament-Three Ridges Golf Course

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Exhibit Setup

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Happy Hour and Insect Pinning 

Thursday, July 23, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast buffet

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome & Annual Sponsor Spotlight

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Session 1 (CEU 1) Mastering Pest Problems Found Around Structures-Dr. Karen Vail, U. of Tennessee, Entomology and Plant Pathology Dept.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 2 (CEU 2) - Filth Flies and Their Control-Dr. Faith Oi, U. of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break & Visit Expo

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 3 (CEU 3) Trapping: Rodent Biology & Management Tips and Tricks-Timothy Madere, Urban Rodentologist, City of New Orleans

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Vendor Expo  & Lunch(CEU 4)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Session 4 - The Economic Forces Shaping Pest Control-Kemp Anderson, Kemp Anderson Consulting

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Break

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Session 5 (CEU 5) - Modernizing Structural Pest Management: One Health-Dr. Faith Oi, U. of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept.

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Bourbon & Blackjack-Casino Night

Friday, July 24, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation, PestVet of the Year Recognition and Board of Directors/General Membership Meeting

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | Break

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 6 - Panel discussion - The Economic Forces Shaping Pest Control Pt 2. Facilitated by Erin Richardson, All-American Pest Control

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Session 7 (CEU 6) - TBD

11:30 AM | Meeting Concludes