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PUERTO RICO 1er Congreso Antillano de Apicultura
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ARGENTINA I Exposición Apícola Internacional 9-11 March 2007, Mar del Plata Further details www.expoapimardelplata.com.ar
28 June - 1 July 2007, Guayanilla Further details www.apiariosdeborinquen.com
Bees for Development can arrange beekeeping study tours and visits. Tailormade to suit requirements and to fit any budget. Contact us for details. Bf D BEEKEEPERS’ SAFARIS Further details on page 16 IRELAND Irish Beekeepers’ Summer Course 23-28 July 2007, Gormanston Further details eosbee@indigo.ie KENYA 2007 Baraka College 18-24 March and 12-18 August: Introduction to beekeeping 15-21 April and 14-20 October: Processing bee products 1-7 July: Bee multiplication and breeding 19-25 August: Making beekeeping equipment Further details www.sustainableag.org
AUSTRALIA APIMONDIA 40th International Apicultural Congress 9-14 September 2007, Melbourne Further details www.apimondia2007.com Apimondia Congress and Australia A Bf D Safari in co-operation with Bikonsult of Sweden Further details page 16 BRAZIL XVII Congresso Brasileiro de Apicultura May 2008, Belo Horizonte Further details will appear here CHILE Second Latin American IUFRO Congress 23-27 October 2007, La Serena Further details www.infor.cl CHINA 9th AAA Conference 26-30 October 2008 Further details will appear here FINLAND International Conference on Recent Trends in Apicultural Science 10-14 June 2007, Mikkeli Further details www.mtkk.helsinki.fi/beesunder/english/
RUSSIA APIMONDIA/SICAMM meeting: the Black Bee in Russia April 2008, Moscow Further details www.sicamm.org SLOVENIA International Beekeeping Exhibition/State Conference 17-18 March 2007, Celje Further details www.ce-sejem.si SOUTH AFRICA XXXII International Congress of Entomology 6-12 July 2008, Durban Further details www.ice2008.org.za TURKEY 1st Balkan Countries Beekeeping Congress and Exhibition 29 March - 1 April 2007, Istanbul Further details www.apibalkan2007.com UK British Beekeepers’ Association Annual Convention 21 April 2007, near Warwick Further details www.bbka.org.uk 5th International Symposium on New Crops and Uses 3-4 September 2007, Southampton Further details CB13@soton.ac.uk
FRANCE APIMONDIA 41st International Apicultural Congress 21-24 September 2009, Montpellier Further details www.apimondia2009.com
USA 9th International Pollination Symposium 24-28 June 2007, Iowa State Further details www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/plantbee/ home.html
GERMANY 5th Apitherapy and Apipuncture Congress 23-27 March 2007, Passau Further details www.apitherapie.de
Eastern Apicultural Society Conference 6-10 August 2007, Delaware Further details www.easternapiculture.org/programs/2007/
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UK Bf D Training Day 8 June 2007, Monmouth Further details www.beesfordevelopment.org USA Organic beekeeping workshop 27-28 April, Chestnut Ridge NY Further details www.pfeiffercenter.org If you want notice of your conference, workshop or meeting to be included here and on our website send details to Bees for Development, Troy, Monmouth, NP25 4AB, UK E-mail info@beesfordevelopment.org
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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
CAMERA READY 7th International Apiculture Photography Contest. Closing date 30 April 2007, see www.aulaapicolazuqueca.com
Remember to tell BfD the outcome of your application.
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Online closing date 30 March 2007, see www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto
BEE CRAFT A full colour monthly magazine for beginners and experts alike covering all aspects of beekeeping in the UK and Ireland. £22 for 12 issues (one year). Credit cards accepted. For free sample copy and overseas rates contact secretary@bee-craft.com
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 participants, a detailed list of inputs with cost
ULUDAG BEE JOURNAL News, practical information and research articles - a link between Turkish beekeeping and the world. Published quarterly in Turkish with English summaries. Contact www.uludagaricilik.org 15
