Bees for Development Journal 96
LOOK AHEAD
ARGENTINA APIMONDIA: 42nd International Apicultural Congress 21-25 September 2011, Buenos Aires Further details apimondia2011@mci-group.com BRAZIL 11th Congreso Iberolatinamericano de Apicultura 2012, Rio Grande do Sul Further details in the next issue
BULGARIA APIMONDIA: Organic beekeeping conference 27-29 August 2010, Black Sea Coast Further details www.bee-hexagon.net/en/organic.htm GRENADA 6th Caribbean Beekeeping Congress 8-13 November 2010 Further details page 16
IRELAND BIBBA-GBBG-SICAMM-FIBKA Conference Going Native - the practicalities of breeding local honey bees 3-5 September 2010, Cahir Further details www.sicamm.org MEXICO ICPBR Pollination Symposium June 2011, Cholula (Puebla) Further details www.uoguelph.ca/icpbr
SLOVENIA APIMONDIA: Apimedica & Apiquality Forum 28 September - 2 October 2010, Ljubljana Further details www.apimedica.org
SOUTH KOREA 10th Asian Apicultural Association Congress 4-7 November, 2010, Busan Further details page 16 THAILAND 3rd International Beekeeping Congress 3-5 March 2011, Chiang Mai Further details www.cenfoundindia.org.in TURKEY EURBEE – 4th European Conference of Apiculture 7-9 September 2010, Metu - Ankara Further details www.eurbee2010.org
International Mugla Beekeeping and Pine Honey Congress 5 -8 October 2010, Mugla Further details www.muglacongress.org
UK Conwy Honey Fair 13 September 2010, Conwy, North Wales Further details www.conwybeekeepers.org.uk 79th National Honey Show 28-30 October 2010, Weybridge Further details www.honeyshow.co.uk
UKRAINE APIMONDIA: 43rd International Apicultural Congress September 2013, Kiev Further details www.apimondia2013.org.ua
VIETNAM International Conference: Beekeeping Development & Honey Marketing Affiliated with Apimondia 30 October - 2 November 2010, Hanoi Further details www.ias2010hanoi.com ZAMBIA 2nd International Api-Expo Africa 20-23 October 2010, Lusaka Further details page 16
LEARN AHEAD
MEXICO Organic beekeeping June - October 2010, Tapachula Further details www.ecosur.mx/Diplomados.html UK BfD Sustainable Beekeeping Course 4-5 September 2010, Ragman's Lane Farm, Gloucestershire An introduction to alternative, more sustainable approaches to beekeeping, with a UK focus Further details on our website
Bf D Beekeepers' Safaris 2010
Rodrigues and Mauritius 28 November - 9 December 2010 Trinidad & Tobago 7-17 February 2011 Further details on our website
If you want notice of your conference, workshop or meeting to be included here and on our website send details to Bees for Development, address on page 16
NOTICE BOARD
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Apoolo Na Angor, a development group for women in Mbale, Uganda is looking for volunteers to help with their beekeeping. If interested Bf D will put you in touch with their Co-ordinator, Moses Aisia
QUARTER CENTURY: 2010 Annual SEEP Conference marks 25 years of connecting microenterprise development practitioners. Join participants from NGOs, private sector, foundations, investment funds, and bilateral agencies from around the world, for focused interactive learning and networking opportunities. Visit www.seepnetwork.org
NEW GATEWAY: HKH Conservation Portal is a regional repository of biodiversity and conservation related information from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region. See www.icimod.org/hkhconservationportal
PROJECT FUNDING: FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, supports beekeeping projects in developing countries.
TeleFood Special Fund: Beekeepers’ groups and associations may apply for small project funding of up to US$10,000. Request documents should include a brief description of project objectives, proposed food production or income-generating activities, work plan, number of participants, detailed list of inputs with cost estimates and reporting arrangements. Submit your request to the FAO or UNDP office in your country. See www.fao.org and inform BfD of the outcome of your application.
1% for Development Fund: Small grants to enable community based beekeeping projects in developing countries to get off the ground. Applicants must clearly define objectives and how they are to be attained. See One-Per-Cent-Fund@FAO.org BEE CRAFT: The UK’s leading monthly beekeeping magazine. View a digital copy and subscribe on line at www.bee-craft.com
ULUDAG BEE JOURNAL: News, practical information and research articles. Published quarterly in Turkish with English summaries. See www.uludagaricilik.org
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