Beekeeping Courses ARGENTINA Curso Latinoamericano de Control de Calidad de la Miel y Cera (Course on Control of the Quality of Honey and Wax) 13-17 June 1988. Centro de Investigaciones Apicolas (CEDIA), de la Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Further information from: Dr Eduardo Mario Bianchi, Av Moreno (s) 577, 4200 Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
FRANCE
LOOKING AHEAD Please note if you are planning a beekeeping event and you want details to appear in this column it is important that you send information to the Editor of the Newsletter well in advance of the planned date.
URUGUAY
BRAZIL
I curso de Potinizacion (Pollination Course No 1). 29 September-9 October 1988. The course is aimed at agricul-
XXXII International Beekeeping Congress, Apimondia. 22-26 October 1989, Rio de Janeiro. Further details to be announced.
turalists
and
extension
workers
de
apicultural products from Uruguay and Latin-American countries. Further details from: Daniel
Sociedad Apicola Av Uruguay 864, Montevideo.
Bazzurro,
University diploma in tropical beekeeping. A six month course, in the french language. Further information from: Madame B Darchen, Directrice de la Station BioloGique des Eyzies, Université Paris VI,
24620 Les Eyzies, France.
GHANA International Beekeeping Course. 11-17 September 1988. University of Science and TechNology, Kumasi. Further information from: The Director, Technology Consultancy Centre, University of Science and Technology, University Post Office, Kumasi, Ghana.
and
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Uruguaya,
UK Diploma in apiculture. An international diploma course taught within the Bee Research Unit at the Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff. This annual course runs from October until July and is intended for those who already have science degrees or approPriate posts in government research or the agricultural industry. Further information from: Professor R S Pickard, Bee Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, CF1 1XL, Wales, UK.
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18th International Congress of Entomology.
3-9July 1988, Vancouver.
USA International Beekeeping Seminar VIII 18-29 July 1988. The Ohio State University and the United States Department of Agriculture. Week 1 — Basic Beekeeping, Week 2 — International Beekeeping Topics. Simultaneous translation in Spanish or French is available if requested in advance: a surcharge is required. Further details from: Gail Miller, International Programs, Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA.
Cable: ATI-WOOSTER.
ISRAEL International course on beekeeping and extension. April — June 1988. This two month course involves lectures, laboratory work and field trips. The course is designed to enable participants to make improvements in beekeeping in their home countries and to be skilled in extending knowledge to beekeepers. For details of future courses write to: The Director, Centre for International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, POB 7054, Tel Aviv, 61070, Israel.
CANADA
Beekeeping Meetings
Further information from: The 18th Congress Secretariat, Venue West Ltd, 801- 750 Jervis St, Vancouver, BC V6E 2A9, Canada.
EGYPT 4th International Conference on Apiculture in Tropical Climates.
6-10 November 1988, Cairo. Further details on the back page of
this Newsletter.
Pre-conference beekeeping tour of Egypt. Borje Svensson of Sweden is organising a beekeeping study tour of Egypt in the week before the 4th International Conference on Apiculture in Tropical Climates (see back page). There are spaces for English speaking participants on this tour which will commence in Cairo on 30 October. if you are interested in joining the tour please write to Mr Svensson at Box 5034, Oja, S-73300, Sala, Sweden.
AUSTRALIA
MOZAMBIQUE
2nd Australian and International Bee Congress. 21-24 July 1988, Gold Coast, Queensland. Further information from: The Convenor, The Second Australian and International Bee Congress, GPO Box 1402, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4001.
1st National Beekeeping Meeting.
beekeeping development in Mozambique. Further details from Jose Alcobia, Chairman of the Steering Committee,
Ist National Beekeeping Meeting, CP 1011, Maputo, Mozambique.
YUGOSLAVIA
Burkina Faso Agricultural Alternatives tional Self-Sufficiency.
12-14 October 1988. The meeting will discuss strategies of
and
Nutri-
2-5 January 1989, Ouagadougou. This seventh International IFOAM Conference will deal with specific problems of agricultural developmental related to theoretical work and practical approaches of agro-forestry. details Further from: IFOAM Conference, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
5th International Symposium on Apiculture.
22-25 September 1988. This Symposium is intended for re-
searchers and experts involved with apitherapy, which is the therapeutic use of bee products. The Symposium will be
conducted English. Further details from: Kompas Jugoslavija, Congress Department, 61000 Ljubljana, Prazakova 4, Yugoslavia.
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