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Ontario Beekeepers Convention Announcement
Mark your calendar NOW, for a three-day Apiculture Conference, in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada. The Ontario Beekeepers Association (OBA) will host the "Beekeeper's Research Symposium", on December 11-13, 2008. This venue will also be host to annual meetings for the Canadian Honey Council's - AGM and The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturist (CAPA).
Some of the invited Speakers/Presenters for the "Beekeepers Research Symposium" will include the following tentative topics: Super Markets: Is Big Really Better, Nosema Ceranae Research, Using Ozone to Control Honey Bee Disease and Applying Apitherapy just to name a few.
The conference offers an opportunity to attend Saturday morning ( 9:00 AM to noon) "Break-out" session with the following categories: Bee Breeding, Pollination, Honey Production and Apitherapy
Also plan to sigh-up for the Saturday afternoon Beekeeper's bus tour, including lunch, a local honey house, butterfly conservatory and Niagara meadery.
As more information is available, you can find the information posted via various beekeeping media and journal postings, such as the Canadian Honey Council's "Hive Lights" or the CHC web site www.honeycouncil.ca , or the OBA "Ontario Beekeeping Journal (October edition) www.ontariobee.com.
For information regarding conference location see www.niagarafallshilton.com , as the hotel has already been booked for the convention with rooms available for booking now.
You can book your room online at this site http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/group/personalized/XLVNFH-BEE-20081206/index.jhtml
An Early-bird (discount) Convention registration, will be offered until about October 31, 2008, (check the official registration form when posted).
From page 6 of the August 2008 The Ontario Bee journal
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