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LOOK AHEAD CANADA
APIMONDIA Symposium Queen Breeding, Selection & Honey Bee Health 15-18 November 2012, Quebec City Further details Pierre.Giovenazzo@bio.ulaval.ca
ETHIOPIA
3rd ApiExpo Africa 26-29 September 2012, Addis Ababa Further details www.apitradeafrica.org.uk
GERMANY
EurBee 5th European Conference of Apidology 4-6 September 2012, Halle an der Saale Further details www.eurbee2012.uni-halle.de
IRELAND
APIMONDIA Symposium Bee Health 20-22 March 2012, Dublin Further details www.beehealth2012.ie
MALAYSIA
11th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 28 September - 3 October 2012 Kuala Terengganu Further details see page 16
SAN MARINO
APIMONDIA Symposium ApiEcoFlora 4-6 October 2012 Further details apimondia@sanmarinoconvention.sm
NOTICE BOARD
SERBIA
Apimondia Symposium The role of beekeeping technologies, health care of bees and the environment in the quality of bee products 18-19 February 2012, Belgrade Further details www.apiecotech2012.com
SOUTH KOREA
APIMONDIA 44th International Apicultural Congress 2015 Further details will appear here
UK
BBKA Spring Convention 20-22 April 2012, Harper Adams College, Shropshire Further details www.britishbee.org.uk
Scottish Beekeepers’ Centenary Celebration 15-16 September 2012, University of Stirling Further details www.scottishbeekeepers.org.uk
UKRAINE
APIMONDIA 43rd International Apicultural Congress 15-20 September 2013, Kiev Further details www.apimondia2013.org.ua
If you want notice of your conference, workshop or meeting to be included here and on our website send details to Bees for Development address on page 16
LEARN AHEAD IRELAND
Irish Beekeepers Summer Course 22-26 July 2012, Gormanston Further details www.irishbeekeeping.ie
Bf D UK Courses
Strengthening livelihoods in developing countries by means of beekeeping 30 March and 19 October 2012 Monmouth Sustainable Beekeeping Course 31 March - 1 April 2012 and 13-14 October 2012 Ragman’s Lane Permaculture Farm Gloucestershire Mead Making 12 October 2012
Bf D Beekeepers' Safaris
Turkey 7-19 July 2012
Trinidad & Tobago 14-24 January 2013
Further details for all on our website www.beesfordevelopment.org
VOLUNTEER REQUESTS Boyo Association for Rural Development in Cameroon are seeking a volunteer to exchange knowledge and ideas with bee farmers in Boyo Division. This area, surrounded by the Ijim Forest, is famous for its white honey. Contact Chairman Chia Benard Ful through Bf D.
AAATU an NGO in Malawi is looking for volunteers. “If someone is interested to work with us please come and join us” says John Harawa. Contact via Bf D. PROJECT FUNDING FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) supports beekeeping projects in developing countries.
TeleFood Special Fund Beekeepers’ groups and associations may apply for project funding of up to US$10,000. Request documents should include a brief description of project objectives, proposed food production or income-generating activities, work plan, number of participants, detailed list of inputs with cost estimates and reporting arrangements. Submit your request to t he FAO or UNDP office in your country. See www.fao.org
1% for Development Fund Small grants to enable community based beekeeping projects in developing countries to get off the ground. Applicants must define clearly objectives and describe how they are to be attained. Send an email to One-Per-Cent-Fund@FAO.org Bf D is always pleased to hear the outcome of your application
CIVIL SOCIETY RESPONSIVE GRANT Set up by the Commonwealth Foundation to promote international or intercultural exchange, co-operation and sharing of skills, knowledge and ideas between people from developing Commonwealth countries. Registered or incorporated non-profit or cultural organisations are eligible to apply for funding to support activities such as short training courses, workshops, conferences, exchanges and study visits. The funding can be used for airfares and travel costs. To qualify the activities should involve the participation of people and organisations from more than one developing Commonwealth Foundation member country. Applications can be submitted four times a year. See www.commonwealthfoundation.com GRANTS TO SCIENTISTS IFS Research Grants are for citizens of a developing country who are scientists under 40 years old, with at least a Master's or equivalent degree or research experience and attached to a university, national research institution or a research-orientated NGO in a developing country. See www.ifs.se 12
