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LOOK AHEAD ARGENTINA XIV Feria y Jornadas de Apicultura XIV Beekeeping Fair and Meetings 5-7 May 2006, 'Centro de la República' Further details www.apicultura.com.ar APIMONDIA 40th International Apicultural Congress 9-14 September 2007, Melbourne Further details www.apimondia2007.com BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 1st IFOAM Conference on Organic Wild Production 3-4 May 2006, Banja Luka Further details www.ifoam.org BRAZIL XVI Congresso Brasileiro de Apicultura XVI Brazilian Beekeeping Congress 22-25 May 2006, CBA, Aracaju-Sergipe Further details www.se.sebrae.com.br BULGARIA APIMONDIA Symposium: Selection and queen breeding 1-3 September 2006, Sofia Further details www.apimondia-symposiumbulgaria-2006.com CZECH REPUBLIC EurBee Second European Conference of Apidology with APIMONDIA Standing Commission on Pollination and Bee Flora Session: 10-14 September 2006, Prague Further details www.eurbee.org
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FRANCE 7th SICAMM Conference: International association for the protection of the European dark bee 18-22 September 2006, Versailles Further details www.sicamm.org APIMONDIA 41st International Apicultural Congress 21-24 September 2009, Montpellier Further details www.apimondia2009.com GREECE APIMONDIA Forum on Apitherapy Apimedica 2006 12-15 October 2006, Athens Further details www.apimedica2006.gr MALAYSIA 1st International Conference on Medicinal Uses of Honey 26-28 August 2006, Kelantan Further details www.honey2006.kk.usm.my RUSSIA 7th International Beekeeping Exhibition and Conference - Intermiod 2006 27-30 April 2006, Moscow Further details www.expostroy.ru TURKEY VIII European Congress of Entomology 17-22 September 2006, Izmir Further details www.ece2006.org UK British Beekeepers' Association Annual Convention 22 April 2006, Kenilworth Further details www.bbka.co.uk
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USA POSPONED: 9th International Pollination Symposium , Iowa State University New dates 24-28 June 2007, Further details maharris@iastate.edu XV International Congress of the IUSSI 30 July - 4 August 2006, Washington Further details www.iussi.org/IUSSI2006.html
LEARN AHEAD Bees forr Development arranges beekeeping study tours and visits world-wide. Tailormade to suit requirements and to fit any budget. Contact us for details. BELGIUM Beekeeping for poverty alleviation 1 April - 31 July 2006, Gent Further details www.zoofysiologie.ugent.be IRELAND Irish Beekeepers' Summer Course 24-29 July 2006, Gormanston Further details eosbee@indigo.ie KENYA 2006 Baraka College Short Courses Further details www.sustainableag.org USA Organic Beekeeping Workshop 28-29 April 2006, Chestnut Ridge, NY Further details www.pfeiffercenter.org APITHERAPY INTERNET COURSE Further details www.apitherapy.com/aic.php
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
TRUST THANKS TWO RUNNERS Elizabeth Hilton (aged 11) who completed the Junior Great North Run in aid of BfD Trust in September 2005, and Sue Tonelli who will run the Hamburg Marathon on 23 April 2006 to raise funds for the Trust. To sponsor Sue visit www.justgiving.com/suetonelli HELP NEEDED We are looking for a beekeeping volunteer to work in our school, the Karl Peterson Memorial Academy in Cross River State, Nigeria, for a year or two. Please, if you happen to know of organisations that can send us a beekeeper, let us know. Thank you very much. Contact Ernest Udom via BfD.
Remember to tell BfD the outcome of your application. IDB Fund IIDB's Multilateral Investment Fund will increase the supply of financial services to micro entrepreneurs and small companies in the agriculture and agro industrial sectors in rural areas of Bolivia. Visit www.iadb.org IFS ASSISTANCE International Foundation for Science (IFS) supports researchers based in low income countries. Next session deadline 30 June 2006 see www.ifs.se BEE CRAFT A full colour monthly magazine for beginners and experts alike covering all aspects of beekeeping in the UK and Ireland. £20 for 12 issues. Credit cards accepted. For free sample copy 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 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE BffD Jourrnal - a great opportunity to contact 1000s of readers in over 100 countries. No PRICE INCREASE IN 2006. Notice Board items £0.50/word. Contact details page 2.
BEES OF RODRIGUES Interested to work with the bees of Rodrigues? If so please contact Ken Stevens via Bees forr Development or kestev@bt.internet.com PHOTO CALL International Apiculture Photography Contest Closing date 30 April 2006. See www.aulaapicolazuqueca.com FAO PROJECT PROVISION 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 of up to 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 10
