Good morning:
Several people have asked for the agenda. The registration, etc. can be
found at beekeeper.dbs.umt.edu/WAS
We are emphasizing problems facing the bee industry, bee conservation
(native and managed bees) and new technologies, ending with a tour of
Western Bee.
We will have speakers from U.K., Italy, Canada, and France, in addition to
U.S.
Gabe Patrick, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs is the keynote speaker.
Please come to Montana. You don't have to be a member of WAS, although I
encourage you to join.
AGENDA:
2004 Western Apicultural Society Conference
July 13, 14, 15th
Holiday Inn Parkside, Missoula, MT
Tuesday: UM West Campus Pre-Conference Activities
Morning (9:00 AM - Noon)
Refresher Beekeeping Short Course (UM COT,
West Campus): Jerry Bromenshenk, Patty Denke
Hive Inspections for Pollinators, Growers and
Apiary Inspectors (UM COT, West Campus): Jerry
Bromenshenk, Jim Bach
Demonstrations of Electronic Hives, Bee Mazes,
Theft Recovery and Bee-Based Produce Sampling
Systems (UM COT): Robert Seccomb, Steve Rice
Tour of Native Plants Garden & Greenhouse (UM
COT, West Campus): Marilyn Marler & Students
MiteGone Formic Acid Workshop (Holiday Inn
Parkside): Bill Ruzicka
Afternoon (1:00 - 6:00): Holiday Inn Parkside
Symposium on Pesticides & Pollinators: State of
the Nation: Gabe Patrick, EPA - Feature Speaker
Pesticides & Bees, Current Problems, New
Solutions: Dan Mayer, Jerry Bromenshenk
Improved Methods for Evaluating Pesticide Effects
on Solitary & Social Bees: Edith Ladurner (Italy)
States and Honey Producers Trends: Eric Mussen, Jeff Anderson
International Apis Health Assessment Committee: Mandate &
Activities: Dick Rogers (Canada)
How To Recognize Pesticide Problems: Jim Bach
North American Pollinator Campaign, Pollinator
Conservation: Kimberley Winter
Panel: Open Discussion on State of the Nation, Pesticide Labels, Situation
in France, Canada, U.S., Grower Concerns
Evening (8:00 - 9:30)
WAS Directors - Pre-Conference meeting
Reception at Holiday Inn Parkside
(Evening Program - Photographing Pollinators )
Wednesday: WAS Conference (Holiday Inn Parkside)
8:30-8:45: Welcome and Introductions
Morning Session (8:45-Noon)
EPA s Perspective on Pesticide Registration: Gabe
Patrick, EPA Office of Pesticides Programs
State & Federal Regulations: FDA, Beekeeping & Honey
Marketing: Patty Denke, MT State Entomologist
Bees and the Fossil Record - MT Examples:
George Stanley, UM Paleotologist
Bees in Zero and 2x Gravity: Robert Madsen,
Science Instructor, Dull Knife College
Is Death Camus Toxic to Bees? Marilyn Marler,
UM Program Specialist, Native Plants
Afternoon Session (1:30 - 5:00)
Bees in Uganda:Dan Mayer, Bee Consultant,
formerly at WSU, Prosser
Inscentinel - Bee-Based Sensor System, Andrew Durnford, U.K.
Problems Facing North American Beekeeping,
What s New? Eric Mussen, CA Extension Specialist
Commercial Bee Attractants: Gerry Bohfalk,
Scentry Biologicals
Bear-proof Fences: James Jonkel, MT Fish & Wildlife
Microbial Pesticides - Bee Friendly Products:
Mycotech, Inc.
Thursday: Tours and Lakeside Banquet
8:30 - 9:45:
Guided Walking Tour, U of MT Public Gardens
Buses Leave at 9:45 from University Fieldhouse, 10:00
from Holiday Inn, Parkside
Noon: Box Lunch
1:00 - 2:30: Tour of National Bison Range and Visitor Center
3:00-5:00: Tour of Western Bee Manufacturing Plant, Polson
5:00: WAS Directors - End of Conference meeting
6:00-8:00: Barbecue on South Shore of Flathead Lake
9:30 P.M Return to Parkside
Accommodations:
Holiday Inn, 200 S. Pattee, Missoula MT 59802
406-721-8550, Fax 406-721-7427 Room Rate $89/night.
Make reservations by July 1 and tell them you are attending
the conference. Request hotel shuttle if you are flying in.
RV campers: Jellystone RV Park 406-543-9400
Missoula KOA Kampground 406-549-0881
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