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Conference - Beekeeping
Around the World
The EAS 2001 conference starts after lunch on Wednesday, August
8th culminating with the Friday evening banquet. The symposia
speaker presentations will be Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning,
and Friday morning. These sessions will be held in the Harrington
Building Auditorium and the Bay State Room. You may want to review
the symposia schedule, as some of the sessions are scheduled concurrently,
and you will have to select which sessions you wish to attend.
In addition, workshops will take place Thursday afternoon and
Friday afternoon, utilizing many different facilities and locations
including the apiary.
See also the Conference at a Glance,
Symposia Schedule and Workshops
pages.
Conference Highlights
- Use of Apis Species Through Out the World
- Alternative Pollinators
- Commercial Beekeeping
- Basic Aspects of Bee Breeding
- Improving Our World Through Beekeeping
- Basic Beekeeping Sessions
- Pests and Diseases
- IPM Hive Management
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Featured Speakers
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Nicola Bradbear,
Director of Bees for Development
United Kingdom
Gard Otis,
Associate Professor Environmental Biology
University of Guelph, Canada
Sue Cobey,
Staff Apiarist
Ohio State University
Jeff Pettis,
USDA Research Entomologist
Beltsville MD
Diana Sammataro,
Research Associate
Penn State University
Nicholas Calderone,
Assistant Professor Evolutionary Biology, Social Behavior, and
Honey Bee Biology
Cornell University
Ann Harman,
International Apicultural Consultant
Flint Hill VA
John Skinner,
Associate Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology
University of Tennessee |
Workshops
- Attributes of honey bee races
- Master Beekeepers Program - an introduction
- Creamed Honey Production
- Breeding Northern Queens
- New Marketing Strategies
- Successful Queen Introduction
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