1st International Conference of Beekeeping Organisation in the EU and Beyond

27 September 2010, Brdo pri Lukovici, Slovenia

The Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association, Public Extension Service on Beekeeping, is organising the 1st international Conference of Beekeeping Organisations in the EU and beyond. It will host representatives of beekeeping organisations from various countries, who will debate on topics related to beekeeping. The main theme of the conference is to present the structure of the beekeepers’ organisations and current issues related to beekeeping in individual countries.
This presentation of the structure of beekeepers’ organisations and current issues related to beekeeping is aimed at determining the correspondences between these countries. The joint findings and conclusions from the conference will be sent to the competent institutions in the European Union.

Program of the 1st International Conference of Beekeeping Organisations in EU and Beyond! Programme

Participants

Currently, the following organisations have registered to attend the conference:

• The Brotherhood of Beekeepers of Ukraine
• The Austrian Beekeepers’ Association
• The Beekeepers’ Association of Belarus
• The Bulgarian Beekeeping Association
• The Czech Beekeepers’ Union
• The Danish Beekeepers´ Association
• The Montenegro Beekeepers’ Association
• The  National Union of French Beekeepers' 
• The Croatian Beekeepers’ Association
• The Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations
• The National Beekeepers’ Association of Italy
• The Romanian Beekeepers Association
• The Slovak Association of Beekeepers
• The Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association
• The Serbian Beekeeping Association
• The Beekeepers’ Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Even though the first deadline for conference registration has passed, we still anticipate that other beekeepers’ associations will register. Talks are still being held with individual beekeepers’ associations.

The Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association, Public Extension Service on Beekeeping, has invited Mag. Dejan Židan, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, to attend the conference.

The conference will also be available to the interested public on the prior reservation of available seats. We will also use this opportunity to publish a brochure in Slovenian and English presenting the beekeepers’ associations and beekeeping.

Organiser:

The Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association
Public Extension Service on Beekeeping

Location

Thermana Congress Center Wellness Park Laško.

Important Dates:

15 April 2010    Submitting material for the brochure – a presentation of your organisation. By email.
31 May 2010    Final programme and detailed information about the conference. By email.
27 September 2010    Conference

Contact Persons:

Lidija Senič
Head of the Public Extension Service on Beekeeping
E-mail: lidija.senic@czs.si
Telephone: ++ 386 1 729 61 10
Mobile: ++ 386 40 436 515
Fax: ++ 386 1 729 61 32

Nataša Lilek
Food safety specialist
E-mail: natasa.lilek@czs.si
Telephone: ++ 386 1 729 61 34
Mobile: ++ 386 40 436 519
Fax: ++ 386 1 729 61 32
http://www.czs.si/

Participation Fee

No participation fee.
Representatives of the beekeepers’ associations will receive a free overnight stay (from 27 to 28 September) including dinner and breakfast.