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Bees for Development Journal 98
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ARGENTINA APIMONDIA: 42nd International Apicultural Congress 21-25 September 2011, Buenos Aires Further details apimondia2011@mci-group.com AUSTRALIA XVIII International Botanical Congress 23-30 July 2011, Melbourne Further details www.ibc2011.com GRENADA 6th Caribbean Beekeeping Congress 23-27 May 2011 Further details see page 9
MALAYSIA 11th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 28 September - 3 October 2012, Kuala Terengganu Further details when available MEXICO VII Mesoamerican Seminar on Native Bees 11-13 May 2011, Cuetzalan (Puebla) Further details page 16 ICPBR Pollination Symposium 27-20 June 2011 Cholula (Puebla) Further details www.uoguelph.ca/icpbr
THAILAND Global Conference on Entomology 5-9 March 2011, Chiang Mai Further details www.entomology2011.com UK BBKA Spring Convention 15-17 April 2011, Stoneleigh Park near Coventry Further details www.britishbee.org.uk
UKRAINE APIMONDIA: 43rd International Apicultural Congress September 2013, Kiev Further details www.apimondia2013.org.ua
LEARN AHEAD CHILE Curso Práctico de Apicultura Orgánica 24-25 February 2011, Bío Bío Further details www.corporacioncet.cl IRELAND Irish Beekeepers’ Summer Course 24-29 July 2011, Gormanston Further details www.irishbeekeeping.ie
UK Bees for Development Sustainable Beekeeping Course Ragman’s Lane Farm, Gloucestershire, UK 7-8 May 2011 and 1-2 October 2011 Further details www.beesfordevelopment.org
Bf D Beekeepers Safaris Bee themed holidays to superb locations
Rodrigues and Mauritius
13-24 November 2011
in partnership with Care-Co Rodrigues
Trinidad and Tobago
in partnership with Gladstone Solomon
January/February 2012 6-16 January 2012 Further details www.beesfordevelopment.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, address on page 16
NOTICE BOARD
GRANTS TO SCIENTISTS IFS Research Grants are for citizens of a developing country who are scientists under 40 years old, with at least a Master's or equivalent degree/research experience and attached to a university, national research institution or a research-orientated NGO in a developing country. See www.ifs.se COMPETITION International Apiculture Photography Contest - closing date 30 April 2011. See www.aulaapicolazuqueca.com 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 FRIENDS Join our Network Centre Go to www.beesfordevelopment.org and then Network Centre. Search for beekeepers in your own nation or any other country worldwide. Visit our Facebook page to keep in touch with latest developments at Bf D
BEE CRAFT The UK’s leading monthly beekeeping magazine. The March 2011 edition features Bf D projects in Cameroon and Uganda. 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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