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LOOK AHEAD BRAZIL
20th Brazilian Beekeeping Congress 5th Brazilian Congress on Meliponiculture 5-8 November 2014, Belém Further details cba.todos@gmail.com
ITALY
Apimondia Symposium: ApiEcoFlora 5-7 November 2014, Rome Further details apimondia@mclink.it
MEXICO
IX Congreso Mesoamericano sobre Abejas Nativas/IX Mesoamerican Congress on Native Bees 20-26 April 2015, San Cristobal de las Casas Further detailswww.ecosur.mx/abejas
SAUDIA ARABIA
13th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 2016 Further details will appear here
SLOVENIA
3rd International Beekeeping Conference 20-21 November 2014, Lukovica Further details www.apiroutes.com
1st Pan-European Honey Breakfast 21 November 2015 Further details www.czs.si
SOUTH KOREA
APIMONDIA: 44th International Apicultural Congress 15-20 September 2015, Deajeon Further details wooks@snu.ac.kr
TANZANIA
Apimondia Symposium 1st Symposium on African bees and beekeeping 11-16 November 2014, Arusha BfD Workshop – Developing Honey Trade 10 November 2014, Arusha Further details see page 20
UK
National Honey Show 30 October – 1 November 2014, Weybridge Further details www.honeyshow.co.uk
ZIMBABWE
4th ApiTrade Africa Event 6-11 October 2014, Harare Further details www.apitradeafrica.org/ apiexpo-africa-2014
BfD Beekeepers Courses The People’s Hive – a Masterclass with David Heaf 29-30 November 2014*
Strengthening livelihoods in developing countries through beekeeping 5 December 2014 Monmouth
Sustainable beekeeping April 2015*
*Ragman’s Lane Permaculture Farm, Gloucestershire, UK
BfD Beekeepers Safaris Vietnam
10-23 November 2014
Trinidad and Tobago
26 January – 5 February 15 2015 For more details about our courses and safaris see
www.beesfordevelopment.org
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 20
NOTICE BOARD FUNDING FROM FAO 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. See www.fao.org FELLOWSHIP Fellowships to African students for an MSc in International Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at the Royal Agricultural University Cirencester, UK. Experience in agriculture, food or natural resource exploitation and management; an interest in land reform; and a desire to make a strategic and sustainable contribution to Africa’s development. Up to 10 African fellows supported each year. Deadline 3 January 2015. See african.fellowship@rau.ac.uk GRANTS TO SCIENTISTS IFS Research Grants are for citizens of a developing country who are scientists under 40 years of age, 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 AWARD A professional development programme that strengthens the research and leadership skills of African women in agricultural science, empowering them to contribute more effectively to poverty alleviation and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. See www.awardfellowships.org GRANT Non-profit or cultural organisations can apply for funding from the Commonwealth Foundation to support activities including 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. Conditions apply. See www.commonwealthfoundation.com COMPETITION Beekeepers and honey bee fans are invited to enter our 2014 international photo competition. Winners’ photographs will appear in the 2015 Vita (Europe) Ltd Calendar and will each receive a copy of the calendar. There will also be a cash prize plus beekeeping products for the best as judged by an international panel of beekeeping journalists and suppliers. See www.vita-europe.com/news 17
