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LOOK AHEAD AUSTRALIA 8th Asian Apicultural Association (AAA) Conference 20-24 March 2006, Perth Further details page 7
APIMONDIA 40th International Apicultural Congress 9-13 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 li Congresso Internacional de Propolis II
International Congress on Propolis
31 August - 2 September
2005,
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URUGUAY 1° Congreso de Apicultura del Mercosur 1st Beekeeping Congress of Mercosur
24-26 June 2005, Punta del Este Further details
www.sociedadapicola.org.uy USA 50th Anniversary of the Eastern Apicultural Society 1-5 August 2005, Kent State University, Ohio Further details www.easternapiculture.org
LEARN AHEAD ARGENTINA Curso Latinoamericano de Control de Calidad de Miel, Cera y Propdleos Quality Control of Honey, Wax and Propolis
Santafe de Bogota Further details telephone (+57) 8266 9162
9-13 May 2005, Santiago del Estero Further details cedia@unse.edu.ar
INDIA
Irish Beekeepers' Summer Course
International Beekeeping Congress 13-18 November, 2005, Bangalore Further details www.centound.org/IBC-
Further details eosbee@indigo.ie
2005/Indexpage.html IRELAND Philip McCabe's Bee Beard 25 June 2005, Dublin Further details page 2 Bees for Development Honey Trade Workshop 19-20 August 2005, Dublin Further details page 2
APIMONDIA Standing Commission for Bee Pathology Symposium: Diagnosis of bee diseases 19-20 August 2005, Dublin Further details wolfgang. riter@cvuaftr.bwl.de
APIMONDIA 39th International Apicultural Congress 21-26 August 2005, Dublin Further details page 2 and 16 RUSSIA 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 Ath Caribbean Beekeeping Congress 14-18 November 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad Further details page 16
UK National Honey Show 20-22 October 2005, RAF Hendon, near London Further details www.honeyshow.co.uk
IRELAND
25-30 July 2005, Gormanston
XV International Congress of the IUSSI 30 July - 5 August 2006, Washington Further details
www.iussi.org/IUSSI2006. html VENEZUELA 1° Congresso Internacional de Apicultura 1st International Beekeeping Congress 26-29 July 2005, San Cristébal Further details
http://investigacion.unet.edu.ve/apicultura
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KENYA Making equipment 28 August - 3 September 2005, Molo Further details www.sustainableag.org UK Advanced Bee Husbandry Course 18-23 July 2005, York Further details ken@basterfield.com Bees for Development arranges beekeeping study fours and visits world-wide. Tailor-made to suit
requirement and fit any budget. Contact us for details. 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. E-mail info@beesfordevelopment.org
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM IFS
IFS and UNU-IAS, Japan, are pleased to announce two new Grant/Fellowship competitions. Both are in the form of an ordinary IFS Research Grant plus an additional Fellowship component, sponsored by UNU-IAS. To apply, you must fill in the IFS 1st Grant Application Form, or renewal Application Form, if you have completed an IFS Grant, as well as an additional form for the specific Fellowship. Current IFS Grantees are not eligible. @F
Agriculture for Peace Fellowship (APF) Competition is open to young researchers from subSaharan African countries that fulfil al! other IFS eligibility criteria. Science and Technology Fellowship (STF) Competition is open to all researchers who fulfil IFS eligibility criteria. Support is available for research projects, not for development or technology transfer projects. All applications to APF and STF Programmes must be received by IFS no later than 30 June
2005
in order to be considered for support. For complete details consult: www.ifs.se
TANZANIA SAFARI Reserve your place NOW! See page 16 for details 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 B/D 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 BEE BOOKS NEW AND OLD The Weaven, Little Dewchurch, Hereford HR2 6PP UK, for your new and second-hand books. Telephone +44 (0)1432 840529 or www.honeyshop.co.uk
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