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ARGENTINA World Symposium on Beekeepers Cooperatives and Associations 2-5 September 2004, Mendoza
ITALY European Conference of Apidology EurBee Pollination and the Pollinator Imperative 19-23 September 2004, Udine Further details: www.uniud.it/eurbee/
Further details:
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santacruz@redapicolachile.cl AUSTRALIA 8th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 20-24 March 2006, Perth Further details: kfewster@tinet.net.au
Symposium: World trends in modern technologies of the keeping, reproduction and prophylaxis of bees 19-20 August, 2004, Chisinau Further details: erevenco@acsa.md
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BRAZIL 8th International Conference on Tropical
Apiculture 6th Brazilian Bee Research Meeting 6-10 September 2004, Ribeiro Preto Further details: www.rge.fmrp.usp.br/abelhudo/
COLOMBIA XI Encuentro Colombiano de Apicultura XI Colombian Beekeeping Meeting
7-9 November 2004, Kobague (Tolima) Further details: gsalaman@ut.edu.co
CUBA 1st Latinoamerican Beekeeping Meeting 1st Cuban Beekeeping Congress
7-9 September 2004. Habana Further details: eeapi@ceniai.inf.cu DENMARK &th Sicamm International Conference: Conservation of Apis mellifera mellifera 10-12 September 2004, Lzesa Further details: dbt@biavl.dk IRELAND
(7th Iberianlatinamerican and 1st
Paraguayan Beekeeping Congress) 23-26 September 2004, Asuncién Further details: www.7conapi.com
TANZANIA Beekeeping Workshop at the 2nd Worldwide Symposium on Gender and Forestry 1-10 August 2004, Mweka, Kilimanjaro Further details: merete.furuberg@hedmarkf,kommune.no
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Ath Caribbean Beekeeping Congress November 2004, Trinidad Further details: to be announced
UK National Honey Show 21-23 October 2004; RAF Hendon, London Further details: see page 16
VIETNAM APIMONDIA SYMPOSIUM Issues concerning developing countries’ international trade in honey 23-28 November 2004, Hanoi Further details: see page 16
APIMONDIA International Apicultural Congress 21-26 August 2005, Dublin XXxXIX
Further details:
www.apimendia2005.com
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PARAGUAY 7th Congreso Iberolatinoamericano y 1st Congreso Paraguayo de Apicultura
LEARN AHEAD IRELAND Irish Beekeepers' Summer Course 26-31 July 2004, Gormanston Further details: eosbee@indigo.ie
KENYA Beekeeping training course 22-28 August 2004, Molo Further details: baraka@africaonline.co.ke
UK Advanced Bee Husbandry Course 7-11 June 2004, York Further details: ken@basterfield.com
UK/TANZANIA Beekeeping in Rural Development Training Course Further details: Bees for Development If you want notice of your conference, workshop or meeting to be included here send details to Bees for Development Troy, Monmouth NP25 4AB UK
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PROJECT SUPPORT FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
most important conditions needed to guarantee quality of life, the initiative points out that the original Nobel prizes have been subject to change over time, allowing the institution to adapt to changing views, while preserving its original intention of awarding people who through their work improve the lives of mankind. The Initiative will continue seeking support through the coming year. See: www.sustainable-prize.net/
Nations, supports beekeeping projects in developing countries. For projects with budgets under US$10,000, beekeepers' groups and associations may apply for smail project funding from the TeleFood Special Fund. Request documents should include a brief description of the project's objectives, the proposed food production or income-generating activities, the work plan, the number of participants, a detailed list of inputs with cost estimates and the reporting arrangements. Submit your request to the office of FAO or UNDP in your country. Applications for projects with budgets over US$10,000 must be submitted through a Government Ministry. See:
AGRICULTURE FOR PEACE International Foundation for Science (IFS) and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies issue a call for proposals for research on the theme of ‘Agriculture for Peace’. Applications must be received by IFS by 30 June 2004. An eligible candidate is a citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country, 45 years of age or younger, a holder of at minimum an MA degree (or equivalent), at the beginning of her/his research career. Restrictions: researchers that currently have an IFS Research grant. It is not possible to submit applications for both an Agriculture for Peace Fellowship and a standard IFS Research grant. See: www.ifs.se/Special_ Programmes/AgPeace.htm
www.fao.org
NEW NOBEL PRIZE Over one million people and organisations from 106 countries have signed on to the call for Nobel Prize on sustainable development. These signatures were posted online on 10 December, the day the official Nobel award ceremonies took place. Emphasizing that sustainable development is one of the a
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