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Subject: Update as of 21 Dec 07 - Organic Beekeepers Conference Feb
15-17 2008 Oracle,Az
Hi all: The conference meeting is now being updated below with PhD
Kerstin Ebbersten from Sweden now speaking on "Bee Genetics and Breeding
for Sustainable Beekeeping". Dr Ebbersten is with the Swedish Board of
Agriculture, Department for Animal Production and Health, overseeing Bee
Issues for the government of Sweden. Hence she will be a keynote type
speaker. Her PhD thesis is also of same subject matter for sustainable
beekeeping. Both she and her husband are deeply into organic beekeeping
with her husband now retired the former Dean of of the faculty
(agriculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.). I look
forward to meeting both of them at the meeting so I can learn much.
So update for meeting now reads as follows:
As the Organic Beekeepers Yahoo.com discussion group has now grown in
numbers
to over 1,650+ members, we have put together our first meeting for an
American Beekeepers Association, for beekeepers into organic beekeeping,
to come
together to associate for clean sustainable beekeeping with "NO"
treatments.
Meeting to be held in Oracle, Arizona at the YMCA Triangle Y Ranch Camp
and
Retreat Center 15-17 February 2008. Arrival checkin time is 12:00PM,
noon, 15
Feb, with departure checkout time 2:00PM 17 Feb. Fee for meeting, to be
paid
in advance (by 1 February 2008 requested by YMCA), is $80.00 per
individual pre-pay,
that covers 3 days of talks with speakers, two nights "lodging in
cabins"
(dormitory style 6 bunks, 2 singles per cabin, in 4-5 cabin groupings,
with each grouping a shared bath facility, with bring own
linen/blankets/sleepingbag), including 6 meals. Men to be lodged
seperate from women, with limited family type lodging available for
those bringing children and/or husbands/wives not wishing to be
seperated, but willing to share
cabins.
Vendors welcomed, with "No" additional charge for vendors other then
normal lodging costs for meeting/catered meals.
The meeting will start Friday afternoon 2pm with hands on demo/workshop
on
"Housel Positioning", with 8pm Friday Night Hello's/Dinner; run
all day Saturday, and thru Sunday afternoon checkout time of 2pm. Friday
night Hello/s will also have speakers, along with Saturday night dinner.
Three conference meeting areas will be used with those attending
rotating
around throughout the three day affair. Hawkins Hall (60-80+ seating),
Sportsman's Hall (100-150 seating), and Green Retreat conference rooms
A/B
(80-100 seating).
Speakers now confirming are: Michael Bush (overseeing the Sportsman's
Hall) for talks on Bee Breeding, along with PhD Kerstin Ebbersten from
Sweden, speaking on "Bee Genetics and Breeding for Sustainable
Beekeeping", Dee Lusby from Arizona, and Randy Quinn from Florida,
(worked with Dadants starline/midnight breeding program), with 1 as yet
still
unconfirmed speaker.
Scott McPherson (overseeing the Hawkins Hall) for talks on various Top
Bar
Hives and their management, with Corwin Bell (Colorado speaker/teacher)
bringing
TBH for demo, etc.
Dean "Deknow" (overseeing the Green Retreat Conference rooms A/B) for
talks
on Organic Beekeeping as to what it means, how we fit into the larger
world of
beekeeping, and where we go from here with future planning, Along with
Dee
Lusby helping at times, and 1 as yet still unconfirmed speaker.
During Friday's afternoon signing in starting 12:00pm noon, in addition
from
2:00PM till 2 hour before nights dinner, a basic workshop of interest on
"Housel Positioning",will be available; along with another workshop
Sunday morning until Lunch (checkout time 2:00PM).
For more information see: http://www.tucsonymca.org
<http://www.tucsonymca.org/> or visit Organic
Beekeepers at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/>
For pre-payment of registration per person of $80, due in advance of
attending by NLT 1 Feb 08
per request YMCA (plan/food buying), send to: Organic Beekeepers % Dee
Lusby, HC
65, Box 7450, Amado, Arizona 85645, with stamped self address envelop
(2-stamps) for returning receipt and more information on YMCA to sender.
Phone for
more information (Dee Lusby) is 1-520-398-2474 eve concerning
reservations.
In addition, please call Cindy Lindow for help with discount Airline
Tickets
with Confirmation number A0628AA.The code will give you 5% off your
ticket
price. Phone Number is: 810-329-6641.
For general information concerning the meeting other contacts are Joe
Waggle
(Penn) 724-694-5756, Scott McPherson (Ind) 563-324-0848, Keith Malone
(Alaska) 907-688-0588, John Moerschbacher (Canada) 403-288-2829
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