2ndInternational Workshop on Hive and Bee Monitoring, September 17, 2014,Missoula, MT – Call for Papers
This is the First Call for Papers, Exhibits, andDemonstrations of Hive AND Bee Monitoring Methods, Equipment, and Research.  Topic Areas include, but are not limited to:Scale Hives, Hive Sensors, Hive Communications (wireless, phone, and satellite),Infrared Imaging of Hives and Bees, Bee and Colony Acoustics, RadiofrequencyIdentification Tags for Bees and Hives, Bee Tracking and Mapping Using Sound, Video,Harmonic Radar, Radar, or Lidar.  
The multi-day workshop will be held in association with theAnnual meeting of the Western Apicultural Society (September 18-19) and theMissoula Honey Festival (September 20).  TheWorkshops start Wednesday, Sept 17.  TheTrade Show runs September 18 and 19th.   Colonies of bees and hives will be madeavailable on Saturday, September 20, for field demonstrations of equipment andtechnologies.   
Modern Technologies are posed to revolutionize bee researchand management.  In the two years sincethe first Workshop on Hive Monitoring, the number of individuals and firmsengaged in this new discipline have increased dramatically.  It is time to seriously consider establishinga Society.  The purpose of this Workshop isto share information, discuss issues such as standards and compatibilities,identify barriers, information gaps, and challenges posed by such disruptivetechnologies as introducing electronics into bee research and management, andexplore research and business opportunities and potential partnerships.  
We cordially invite you to join us for a few days inMontana.  In order to help us organizeand scope the size of the Hive and Bee Monitoring Workshop, please forwardproposed presentation titles, suggestions for topics, and whether  you wish to also be an exhibitor as part ofthe WAS Trade Show.  Send these to   Jerry Bromenshenk at ([log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]).  In the meantime, we are in the process ofsetting up registration and information on the Western Apicultural Society’s (http://ucanr.edu/sites/was2/Conference_Information/)and Frank Linton’s Colony Monitoring websites (http://colonymonitoring.com).  We arealso setting up a List Server for the Hive and Bee Monitoring Community.
Plan on coming to Montana for an engaging and informativemeeting and for a mini-vacation.  Missoula,Montana is a University and Outdoor Recreational town located in the RockyMountains of the USA.  We are 2 hoursfrom Glacier National Park, about an hour from the National Bison Range andFlathead Lake, and a ½ from Yellowstone National Park.
 
 



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