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LOOK AHEAD ARGENTINA: 1° Congreso de Apicultura del Mercosur(1st Beekeeping Congress of Mercosur). 24-26 June 2005, Punta del Este. Further details www.sociedadapicola.org.uy AUSTRALIA: 8th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 20-24 March 2006, Perth Further details kfewster@iinet.net.au 40th APIMONDIA International Apicultural Congress 9-1 13 September 2007, Melbourne Further details apimondia2007.com.au BRAZIL: XVI Congresso Brasileiro de Apicultura (XVI Brazilian Beekeeping Congress). May 2006, CBA, Sergipe Further details www.se.sebrae.com.br COLOMBIA: II Congresso Internacional de Propolis (II International Propolis Congress) 31 August - 2 September 2005, Santafe de Bogota Further details telephone (+57) 8266 9162 HONDURAS: 2° Congreso Centroamericano Apicola (2nd Central American Beekeeping Congress) 20-21 May 2005, Tegucigalpa Further details anapih@cablecolor.hn
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IRELAND: 39th APIMONDIA International Apicultural Congress 21-26 August 2005, Dublin Further details page 8 RUSSIA: Intermiod 2005: 6th International Beekeeping Exhibition and Conference 20-23 April 2005, Moscow Further details usadba@expostroy.ru Third European Congress on Social Insects 22-27 August 2005, St Petersburg Further details www.bio.pu.ru/win/entomol/ Kipyatkov/iussi/2005/firstann.htm TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 4th Caribbean Beekeeping Congress 14-18 November 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Further details see page 16 UK: British Beekeepers' Spring Convention 16 April 2005, Stoneleigh Park Further details www.bbka.org.uk USA: 50th Anniversary of the Eastern Apicultural Society 1-5 August 2005, Kent State University, Ohio. Further details www.easternapiculture.org XV International Congress of the IUSSI 30 July - 5 August 2006, Washington Further details www.iussi.org/IUSSI2006.html
NOTICE BOARD NOTICE BOARD CONGRATULATIONS Sociedad Apícola Uruguaya celebrated its 70th year in 2004. For details of their next meeting, see Look Ahead above. PROJECT SUPPORT FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, supports beekeeping projects in developing countries. Beekeepers' groups and associations may apply for small project funding (less than US$10,000) 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 www.fao.org Remember to tell BfD the outcome of your application
BEE CRAFT A full colour monthly magazine for beginners and experts alike covering all aspects of beekeeping in the UK and Ireland. FREE SAMPLE COPY on request, £20 for 12 issues. Credit cards accepted. Contact secretary@bee-craft.com ULUDAG BEE JOURNAL Publication of Uludag Beekeeping Association. Quarterly, in Turkish with English titles and summaries of articles. News, practical information and research articles - a link between Turkish beekeeping and the world. Contact www.uludagaricilik.org BEE BOOKS NEW AND OLD The Weaven, Little Dewchurch, Hereford HR2 6PP, UK, for your new and secondhand books. Telephone +44 (0)1432 840529 or www.honeyshop.co.uk. IFS GRANTS Project proposals are welcome at the IFS Secretariat throughout the year. Administrative deadlines are 30 June and 31 December. Timeframe from deadline to final decision about six months. Further information at www.ifs.se
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VENEZUELA 1st Congresso Internacional de Apicultura (1st International Beekeeping Congress) 26-29 July 2005, San Cristóbal Further details http://investigacion.unet.edu.ve/ apicultura2005/
LEARN AHEAD GERMANY: Apitherapy Congress, Expo and Course 1-6 April 2005, Passau Further details www.apitherapy.com IRELAND: Irish Beekeepers' Summer Course 25-30 July 2005, Gormanston Further details eosbee@indigo.ie KENYA: Short courses 2005 at Baraka College 24-30 April Beekeeping 28 August - 3 September Making equipment. Further details www.sustainableag.org UK: Advanced Bee Husbandry Course 18-23 July 2005, York Further details ken@basterfield.com USA: Organic Beekeeping Workshop 29-30 April, 2005, Chestnut Ridge, NY Further details www.info@pfeiffercenter.org
