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Date: | Tue, 13 Aug 1996 08:53:48 -0700 |
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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
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