2011 Conference Schedule
Main Conference Topic - Practical Beekeeping
| Wednesday | Room A | Room B |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Introduction - Everett Z. | - |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | OPENING CEREMONY - Ken Ayars, Dept. Enviromental Management, Division of Agricultue | - |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Randy Oliver- Varroa And Virus Management | - |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | David Mendes - East Coast Pollination Round-Up | John Miller - West Coast Pollination Round-Up |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Hambleton Award Winner - Student Award Winner - Elina Lastro Nino, Penn St | Diana Sammataro - What's Happening At The Tucson Lab |
| 1:30 - 2:15 | Randy Oliver - Honey Bee Nutrition | Hambleton Award Winner - Jay Evans, Beltsville Beelab |
| 2:15 - 3:00 | Dan O'Hanlon - The Liability Game | Jennifer Berry - Georgia Lab Discoveries |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | Marina Marchese - The Business of Honey Bee Products | Jeremy Wagnitz - Baton Rouge Bee Lab Update |
| 4:30 - 5:15 | Mike Palmer - Winter Thoughts | Jessica Lawrence - Good Lab Practices |
| Thursday | Room A | Room B |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Mod. K. Flottum | Mod. EAS Body |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Jeff Pettis - Honey Bee Health - The USDA Area Wide Program Overview | - |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Randy Oliver - Bee Health Basics | David Tarpy - Who's related to who? Relationships among queens and drones in managed populations |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Christi Heintz - Project Apis m | Jessica Lawrence - Good Lab Practices |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Dan O'hanlon - West Virginia's Queen Program | Dick Rogers - Testing Pesticides: From molecule discovery to marketed product |
| 1:30 - 2:15 | Hambleton Award Winner - Jay Evans, Beltsville, Md. | Roger Morse Award Winner - Maryann Fraizer, Penn St |
| 2:15 - 3:00 | WS | WS |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | WS | WS |
| 4:30 - 5:15 | WS | WS |
| Friday | Room A | Room B |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Mod. Bill Mares | Mod. VT Body |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | 8:45 - 9:15 Vermont 2012 | - |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | 9:15 - 10:00 Randy Oliver - Honey Bee Nutrition | Jeremy Wagnitz - VSH and Russian Bees in Migratory Oopeations |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | BREAK | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | EAS Annual Business Meeting | - |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Cindy Bee - The Business Of Bee Removal | Diana Sammataro - Beneficial Microbes |
| 1:30 - 2:15 | Jeff Pettis - The Beltsville Bee Lab Update and the search for Tropilaelaps mites | Erin Forbes - SARE Grant Results |
| 2:15 - 3:00 | WS | WS |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | BREAK | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | WS | WS |
| 4:30 - 5:15 | WS | WS |
| Apitherapy will be done in one room all day Thursday. | Author Workshop -Cindy Bee, Mariana Marchese, Dianna Sammataro, Bill Turnbull, Kim Flottum | Microscope Lab will be in one room all afternoon, Thur and Fri. |
Our Mission Is:
Education and Conferences,
Master Beekeeper Certification,
Honey Bee Research Grants