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LOOK AHEAD ARGENTINA Xil Fair and Beekeeping Meetings 14-16 May 2004, San Francisco,
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COSTA RICA APIMONDIA Conference on Tropical
ITALY
European Conference of Apidology EurBee 19-23 September 2004, Udine Further details: www.uniud.it/eurbee/ --
Beekeeping: Research and development for pollination and conservation 22-25 February 2004, Heredia Further details: www.apiservices.com/apimondia/ manifestations.htm
PHILIPPINES 7th Asian Apicultural Association
Conference
26-28 April 2004, Fortaleza
GERMANY 1st German Congress on Propolis 26-28 March 2004, Passau
23-27 February 2004, Los Bahos Further details: www.laguna.net/uplbbees
Further details: freitas@ufc.br
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XV Congresso Brasileiro de Apicultura
APIMONDIA Symposium: Prevention of
VIETNAM APIMONDIA Symposium: Issues
(XV Brazilian Apiculture Congress) 18-22 May 2004, Ponta Negra Further details: conbrapi2004@ig.com.br
residues in honey Il 27-28 April 2004, Celle Further details: info@bieneninstitut.de
8th International Conference on Tropical Apiculture 6th Brazilian Bee Research Meeting 6-10 September 2004, Ribeirdo Preto Further details: www.ibra.org.uk
IRELAND XXXIX APIMONDIA International Apicultural Congress 21-26 August 2005, Dublin Further details: www.apimondia2005.com
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