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Greetings

As industry rep for the Western Cape, I attended
the meeting of the SA Federation of Beefarmers
Associations this past weekend in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
We were invited to attend an information session
on Friday afternoon before the main meeting, at
the International Conference Centre (ICC) in
Durban. This is the proposed venue for the 2001
Apimondia congress. It seemed to those of us
attending, to be a most suitable venue. The
facilities are (according to those reps that
attended previous congresses) more than sufficient
as regards physical infrastructure and all the
other requirements for the event. It is also a
short stroll away from the beaches in Durban where
the water temperature (mid-winter) was a balmy 19
degrees C. The rolling hills of Natal make a
beautiful backdrop for the city and our journey
down to the coast from the top of the pass, was
spectacular.

We were introduced to the organizing committee,
the conference planners and the exhibition
managers. Feedback was provided on many of the
issues surrounding the planning of the event and
questions were answered to our the satisfaction.

Exhibitors have already started taking up the
offered exhibition space, many enquiries for
second circulars have been received and the
financial constraints that hampered the
development of the organizing process for a while,
have been overcome. Apparently one of the next
events on the planning calendar, involves the
visit to South Africa and the venue, by
Apimondia's executive this coming September. We
look forward to meeting them.

I would like to invite anyone with questions
related to the event, conditions or contacts to
address those to myself or any of the organizers.
In particular Adriaan du Toit
([log in to unmask]) or Joe Hughill
([log in to unmask]). Should you need
information on Durban in particular, visit
www.durban.org.za. The visitor's bureau in that
city may be reached at [log in to unmask]
Living in Cape Town, I could also provide contacts
for Cape based facilities, should you so wish. The
conference planners may be reached at
[log in to unmask] You may also visit the web
site www.apimondia2001.com

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