Re. APIMONDIA Meetings I am responding to Anne's question where the next APIMONDIA meeting is. The next meeting is planned for Antwerp, Belgium, September 01 - 06, 1997. It will be its centennial conference since APIMONDIA began in 1897 with its first meeting in Brussels. Then, two years later (September 13 - 18, 1999) APIMONDIA will be held in the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia. (Yes, I am bias and not ashamed of it!). APIMONDIA has not been back in North America since the mid/late 1960's, and the last time it was in Canada was in 1924. APIMONDIA represents the world organisation of beekeepers associations. Its semi-annual meetings draw thousands of participants. Last year's meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland attracted between 6 - 7,000 beekeepers. For the 1999 event, we hope to attract a large number of beekeepers from all over the world but especially the Americas. We are already working on a very interesting scientific program with keynote speakers, workshops, poster sessions, etc. Of course, there will also be a large trade show. Over the next few years, we hope North American beekeepers will become more familiar with APIMONDIA and be drawn to attend its conferences. Paul van Westendorp [log in to unmask] Provincial Apiarist British Columbia