In Issue 51

Dear friends

Apimondia Congress, Vancouver, Canada 12-18 September 1999

he Apimondia 1999 Congress is aiming to be the best beekeeping meeting ever held. To achieve this, programme has been arranged to be attractive for everyone working with bees: beekeepers, pollinators, scientists, project and extension workers, packers, equipment makers, apitherapists and teachers. The programme includes over 30 sessions with keynote lectures, symposia, and paper and poster sessions. There will also be workshops, tours, competitions and displays. The ApiExpo ‘99 Trade Show will be one of the largest ever beekeeping displays, taking place in the spectacular Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. So far 26 countries are represented at ApiExpo

The Congress working sessions are organised according to seven themes:

- Apitherapy

-Beekeeping Technology

- Bee Biology

- Beekeeping Economy

- Bee Pathology

- Melliferous Flora and Pollination

- Beekeeping for Rural Development

Once again, we anticipate that the Beekeeping for Rural Development sessions will be especially lively! We hope that many readers of B&D will be at the Congress: you are warmly welcomed to participate in the debates, formal and informal, that will inevitably take place throughout the week.

Funding To participate in the Congress you will need funding to cover your visa and travel costs, accommodation and subsistence in Canada. In the past, Congress delegates from many countries have been enabled to participate with sponsorship from local organisations. Contact development organisations and possible sponsors in your own country.

More information about the Congress is shown in Look Ahead page 12 and on page 16.

Nicola Bradbear

Bees for Development

1 Agincourt Street, Monmouth NP25 3DZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1600 714848 info@beesfordevelopment.org www.beesfordevelopment.org