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Next Conference

 

                            Switzerland 2012

                     

 

"Towards a bright future with the dark bee"

(For German and French versions see Mellifera.ch website  click here )


Date: Friday, 31st August to Tuesday, 4th September 2011

Arrival: Thursday, 30th August 2011
Departure: Wednesday, 5th September 2011

Location: Agricultural Centre for Education and Consulting Plantahof, CH-7302 Landquart.  Landquart can be reached direct by train from Zürich airport.



Programme: Friday (Technical Excursions)

• Excursion A: Swiss Bee Research Institute, Liebefeld-Bern and

educational bee trail near lake of Biel
• Excursion B: Bee House of the Swiss National Bee Association, Swiss Agricultural    Museum,
• Alberswil-Willisau and city of Lucerne
• Excursion C: Alpine Bee mating station Säntis and lunch in a mountain revolving  restaurant

Saturday, Sunday and Monday Morning (Sessions)

• Significant characteristics of Apis mellifera mellifera
• Prioritizing selection criteria
• Reaching your goals: strategies and pitfalls
• Quality assessment
• Management of diseases
• Conservation initiatives
• Open topics and breaking news

Conference language is English with English–French and English–German translation

Saturday evening
Conference dinner with entertainment

Monday afternoon
• Visit to the apiary at Plantahof
• SICAMM meeting

Tuesday
Alpine panorama train ride via Albula (UNESCO world heritage) to Pontresina
and up to Muottas Muragl mountain restaurant

Programme for accompanying persons
During the sessions days, visits to interesting places in the neighbourhood

Participation
• The conference is public
• Per day attendance is possible

Call for papers

Please submit proposals and abstracts on this form: download

Further details

For further details on the venue and events  click here