Here is a news release of interest for all Bee-liners: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE October 1, 1995 CANADA AWARDED=20 APIMONDIA CONGRESS =96=96=96 Last Canadian Congress Held In 1924 The General Assembly of Apimondia has approved Vancouver, Canada to host the 36th Congress of Apimondia, September 14=9618, 1999. Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations, is located in Rome, Italy and is the umbrella organization for national beekeeper associations from around the world. =20 The federation supports the development and dissemination of information related to all aspects of beekeeping and the handling and marketing of honey and other bee hive products. Apimondia is best known throughout the international beekeeping community for its international congress on beekeeping, held every two years in different parts of the world. The chairman of the Canadian Apimondia Organizing Committee, Don Dixon says the Canadian committee has been working on the offer to host the Apimondia Congress since 1990. "The committee was formed on behalf of the Canadian Honey Council and the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists," says Dixon. "We made our first formal proposal to the General Assembly during the 1993 Congress in Beijing, China." Dixon says the organizing committee will plan the congress to be informative for all beekeepers, regardless of whether they manage a large commercial beekeeping operation or a small hobby sized outfit. Dr. Mark Winston of Simon Fraser University, chairman of the Scientific Program Committee for the Congress, says the congress will be helpful to people in the bee industry.=20 "It should be particularly helpful for beekeepers trying to deal with the continuing changes in the industry," says Winston. "We will deal with issues involving bee management, the control of parasitic bee mites, the impact of Africanized bees, international honey trade issues and many more topics of concern to beekeepers." The organizing committee will work closely with beekeeping industry groups in the Americas as well as Apimondia Commissions, during the planning of the Congress program. Current President of Apimondia, Dr. Raymond Borneck of Montbarry, France has viewed the Vancouver facilities and says the assembly is looking forward to holding the 1999 Congress in North America. "We are very excited about having the Congress at the world class Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre," says Borneck. I'm sure everyone will enjoy the city and its spectacular scenery." For more information on Apimondia 99, contact the Canadian Apimondia Organizing Committee. =96 30 =96 Contact: Don Dixon, Chairman Canadian Apimondia Organizing Committee 204=96945=963861 (Winnipeg, CANADA) Fax. 204-945-4327 =09 Mark Winston, Chairman Canadian Apimondia Program Committee 604-291-4459 (Vancouver, CANADA) Fax. 604-291-3496=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Pierre Chapleau eleveur de reines / queen breeder vice-president du Conseil canadien du miel / Vice-president of the Canadian Honey Council 1282, rang 8, Saint-Adrien de Ham, Quebec, Canada, J0A 1C0 tel./phone (819) 828-3396; fax (819) 828-0357 [log in to unmask]