Hi: I have been asked to provide more information about the Spokane beekeeping meeting of the Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Beekeepers. If you wish to attend and haven't received notice of the meeting, they encourage new members. Contact Walt Peterson, 509-926-1188, 6603 S. Conklin, Green Acres, WA 99016. Walt says they need more members and would be delighted to see some new faces. However, he would like you to call him and say you are coming so he can make adjustments in terms of the Banquet reservations. Ok, a quick summary of the agenda. Registration is Thursday evening at 7, followed by a Mead, Wine, and Cheese social. Friday: 7 Breakfast and Registration (wear badge) 8:30 Welcome 8:45 Where is Apiculture Headed - Jim Bach 9:15 What Have We Learned about Varroa Mites - Tom Rinderer 10:15 Refreshments 10:30 Honey Bee Repellants - Dan Mayer 11:15 Genetic Heritage of Honey Bees ...Future for Breeding - Walt Sheppard 12 Lunch 1:15 What is Going on at Carl Hayden Bee Lab - Eric Erickson 2:00 Beekeeping in Thialand - Mike Burgett 2:45 Beekeeping Trends ... From North of the Border - Paul Van Westenberg 3:30 State Business Meetings - Idaho, Washington, Oregon 5 Social Hour 6 Banquet 7 Auction Saturday 7 Breakfast 8 NEEM to Treat Colonies - T.P. Liu 9 What's New with Mites in NW - Mike Burgett 10 Break 10:15 Using State of the Art Technology ... - Jerry Bromenshenk 11:15 The Packers Role and Concerns - Don Griggs 12 Lunch (on your own) 1:15 American Beekeeping Federation Program - Lee Heine 2 National Honey Board Goings On - Carl VanWechel 3 Beekeeping in Egypt - Jim Bach "I shortened titles of talks and dropped all of the Drs, to keep this shorter - JJB"