Bees for Development Journal 102
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CANADA APIMONDIA Symposium Queen Breeding, Selection & Honey Bee Health 15-18 November 2012, Quebec City Further details Pierre.Giovenazzo@bio.ulaval.ca CHINA 31st International Union of Biological Sciences Conference 5-9 July 2012, Suzhou Further details www.iubs.org ETHIOPIA 3rd ApiExpo Africa 26-29 September 2012, Addis Ababa Further details www.apitradeafrica.org GERMANY 10th German Apitherapy Congress and Api-Expo 20-24 April 2012, Passau Further details www.apitherapie.de
EurBee 5th European Conference of Apidology 4-6 September 2012, Halle an der Saale Further details www.eurbee2012.uni-halle.de GUYANA Grand Honey Show 7 April 2012 Further details guyana.apicultural.society@gmail.com
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IRELAND APIMONDIA Symposium Bee Health 20-22 March 2012, Dublin Further details www.beehealth2012.ie
MALAYSIA 11th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 28 September - 2 October 2012, Kuala Terengganu Further details see page 16
MEXICO APIMONDIA 2nd World Conference on Organic Beekeeping 19-25 March 2012, San Cristóbal de las Casas Further details www.ecosur.mx/abejas/ SAN MARINO APIMONDIA Symposium ApiEcoFlora 4-6 October 2012 Further details apimondia@sanmarinoconvention.sm
SOUTH KOREA APIMONDIA 44th International Apicultural Congress 2015 Further details will appear here
UK BBKA Spring Convention 20-22 April 2012, Harper Adams College 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 USA North American Biodynamic Conference 15-18 November 2012, Madison, Wisconsin Further details info@biodynamics.com
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 22-27 July 2012, Gormanston Further details www.irishbeekeeping.ie
Bf D UK Courses Strengthening livelihoods in developing countries by means of beekeeping 19 October 2012, Monmouth Sustainable beekeeping course 13-14 October 2012 Ragman’s Lane Permaculture Farm, Gloucestershire
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 the 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 clear objectives and describe how they are to be attained. Email One-Per-Cent-Fund@FAO.org BfD is always pleased to hear the outcome of your application
CIVIL SOCIETY RESPONSIVE GRANT Non-profit or cultural organisations are eligible to apply for funding from the Commonwealth Foundation to support activities such as short training courses, workshops, conferences, exchanges and study visits to promote international or intercultural exchange, co-operation and sharing of skills, knowledge and ideas between people from developing Commonwealth countries. Activities should involve the participation of people and organisations from more than one developing Commonwealth Foundation member country. The funding may be used for airfares and travel costs and 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 research-orientated NGO in a developing country. See www.ifs.se
CENTRE OF ATTENTION A National Beekeeping Centre for Wales is becoming a reality since £200,000 of funding is secured. The Centre will help preserve and enhance local and national beekeeping and aims to help stop a potentially disastrous decline in honey bee numbers. See www.beeswales.co.uk
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