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