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LOOK AHEAD 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
CANADA
APIMONDIA Symposium Queen Breeding, Selection & Honey Bee Health 15-18 November 2012, Quebec City Further details Pierre.Giovenazzo@bio.ulaval.ca
ETHIOPIA
3rd ApiExpo Africa 2012, Addis Ababa Further details www.apitradeafrica.org.uk
GERMANY
5th European Conference of Apidology 4-6 September 2012, Halle an der Saale Further details www.eurbee2012.uni-halle.de
IRELAND
APIMONDIA Symposium - Bee Health 20-22 March 2012, Dublin Further details www.beehealth2012.ie
LEARN AHEAD IRELAND
MALAYSIA
Irish Beekeepers’ Summer Course 24-29 July 2011, Gormanston Further details www.irishbeekeeping.ie
MEXICO
Bees for Development Sustainable Beekeeping Course 1-2 October 2011, Ragman’s Lane Farm, Gloucestershire Further details www.beesfordevelopment.org
11th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 28 September - 3 October 2012, Kuala Terengganu Further details see page 16 ICPBR Pollination Symposium 27-20 June 2011 Cholula (Puebla) Further details www.uoguelph.ca/icpbr/Mexico.html
SAN MARINO
APIMONDIA Symposium - ApiEcoFlora 4-6 October 2012 Further details apimondia@sanmarinoconvention.sm
UK
80th National Honey Show 27-29 October 2011, Weybridge Further details wwwhoneyshow.org.uk
UKRAINE
APIMONDIA - 43rd International Apicultural Congress 15-20 September 2013, Kiev Further details www.apimondia2013.org.ua
UK
Bf D Beekeepers Safaris Bee themed holidays to superb locations
Rodrigues and Mauritius 13-24 November 2011 Trinidad and Tobago 6-16 January 2012 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
VOLUNTEER REQUESTS RUDEC Cameroon would like to have partner beekeeping associations and establish an exchange of volunteers for training. Contact Joshua Chiamba via Bf D
Apoolo Na Angor, a development group for women in Mbale, Uganda is again looking for volunteers to help with their beekeeping. Bf D will put you in touch with Co-ordinator, Moses Aisia.
GRANTS TO SCIENTISTS IFS Research Grants are for citizens of a developing country who are scientists under 40 years of age, with at least a Master's or equivalent degree or research experience and attached to a university, national research institution or a research-orientated NGO in a developing country. See www.ifs.se 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 define clearly objectives and describe how they are to be attained. See One-Per-Cent-Fund@FAO.org AWARDS World Challenge rewards grassroots community projects that promote sustainable development through innovation and original thinking. Entry deadline 19 June 2011. See www.theworldchallenge.co.uk Sony World Photography Awards 2012 Open for entries from 1 June 2011. Visit www.worldphoto.org/competitions
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