SuperB Events

EU Green Week 2017

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:03:00 +0300

EU Green Week 2017 will take place from 29 May to 2 June with the theme of 'Green jobs for a greener future'. It will focus on how EU environmental policies are creating green jobs and contributing to economic, sustainable and socially responsible growth in the EU. It will also highlight the demand for new types of green skills in many professional sectors.

In addition to a high level conference in Brussels, the programme will also feature a series of partner events and actions taking place across Europe. As well as being invited to take part in person, stakeholders and the general public are encouraged to become 'virtually' involved by participating in a wide range of on-line and social media activities.

More information is available here: http://www.eugreenweek.eu/

6th Apimedica & 5th Apiquality International Symposium

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:45:00 +0300

The 6th Apimedica & 5th Apiquality International Symposium will take place from 22 to 25 November 2016 in Rome, Italy. The meeting, organised by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e Toscana "M. Aleandri" (Apomondia member), in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Health and Apimondia (the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations), will address the most relevant issues pertaining to apitherapy and the qualitative aspects of the production/use of bee products and is open to researchers, students as well as beekeepers.

The symposium will include: oral presentations, a poster session, keynote speakers, specific sessions (active compounds, properties, pharmacology and clinical applications of hive products; clinical aspects in human and veterinary medicine; best practices; residues in hive products; alkaloids in honey and pollen; standards and frauds) and practical training (practical demonstration and clinical evidence of apitherapy; on-field standard tools; innovative systems for beehives and hive products traceability).

The programme of the symposium will be as follows:

22 November: APIQUALITY (full day)

23 November: APIQUALITY (morning) / APIMEDICA (afternoon); social dinner (optional)

24 November: APIMEDICA (full day)

25 November: technical excursion (optional)

Summer School: Flowers and Pollinators

Mon, 09 May 2016 12:26:00 +0300

The Summer School: Flowers and Pollinators will take place form 13 to 16 September 2016 in Naples. The course is organised by the Phenology and Life Strategies Group of the Italian Botanical Society and is hosted by the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Naples Federico II.

Aim

The main aim of this course is to acquaint the participants with functional aspects of plantpollinator interactions to be applied when management decisions are to be made for biodiversity conservation.

Objectives

The main objective is to make all participants familiar with the key aspects of functional flowerpollinators interactions in practical and applied manner. This course will provide participants with scientific knowledge and practical methods for the measurement of insect-mediated pollination.

Background

Most flowering plants depend to some degree on the pollination service provided by animals to produce fruits and seeds. Nowadays the need for active conservation of pollination interactions is increasingly solicited. Plant-pollinator systems are affected by anthropogenic sources, including fragmentation of habitat, changes in land use, modern agricultural practices, use of pesticides and herbicides, and invasions of non-native species.

For more information and to apply, see the official event's flyer.

2016 COLOSS Conference

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:51:00 +0300

The 2016 COLOSS Conference will take place on 10 September 2016 in Cluj, Romania, immediately following the EurBee meeting.

More infromation to follow here.

EurBee Congress of Apidology

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:46:00 +0300

The Seventh EurBee Congress will be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 7th to 9th September 2016. The scientific event will be organized on behalf of European Association for Bee Research (EURBEE) in University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine from Cluj-Napoca.

EurBee 7 is an opportunity to:

meet leaders and experts in research field of Apidologie,
establish connections with colleagues from all over the world,
develop research networks on new and interdisciplinary topics.

To register and learn more, please go to the official conference website.

Super-B meeting including MC meeting

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:44:00 +0300

From 5 to 6 Sep 2016, in Cluj, Romania, Super-B will hold a project meeting (including MC).

More information is to follow.

Workshop: What can CAP greening measures do for pollinators and pollination

Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:02:00 +0200

A Super-B workshop "What can CAP greening measures do for pollinators and pollination?" will take place th September, in Cluj, Romania

The Common Agricultural Policy will be reviewed in 2017, and revised from 2018 onwards. Through this workshop Super-B aims to produce a policy briefing note, summarising scientific knowledge on how compulsory greening measures can benefit pollinator communities and pollination services. Before the workshop, we will be gathering data on the implementation of the greening measures across Europe, so that we can start to analyse their actual impact on pollinators.

2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:23:00 +0300

The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy from July 18-20, 2016. The conference will be held at Penn State’s campus in University Park, PA.

A major theme of this year’s conference will be translating the results of recent research advances in the biology and health of pollinators into solutions that can be applied in the field to conserve and expand pollinator populations. The conference will cover a range of topics in pollinator research, from genomics to ecology, and their application to land use and management, breeding of managed bees, and monitoring of global pollinator populations. Recent global initiatives in policy, education, and extension will also be highlighted.

The conference will be preceded by a one-day Pollinator Conservation Short Course hosted by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation on Sunday, July 17, 2016. The Short Course will also be held at Penn State in University Park, PA and it will feature presentations on creating and protecting pollinator habitat, as well as related research of Penn State scientists. Please contact Jillian Vento jilian.vento@xerces.org for more information.

For more information about the conference, please email Kim Swistock (kar3@psu.edu) or the conference organizers, Christina Grozinger - PSU (cmgrozinger@psu.edu ), Shelby Fleischer – PSU (sjf4@psu.edu), Neal Williams - UC Davis (nmwilliams@ucdavis.edu) and Rufus Isaacs - Michigan State University (isaacsr@msu.edu) or visit the conference website: http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators/events/2016-international-conference-on-pollinator-biology-health-and-policy.

The European BEE course - 2016

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:13:00 +0300

Are you interested in European bees? Join our Super-B training school in Marseille, France in May!

Aim?

We aim (i) to provide a global overview on the Systematics and the Ecology of European bees including the up-to-date methods; (ii) to train to recognize the morphology of the main European genera by using keys; (iii) to collect wild bees in the field with standard technics (net, pan trap, aspirator); (iv) to prepare a collection of pinned specimens.

THE BEE COURSE is designed primarily for botanists, conservation biologists, pollination ecologists, and other biologists whose research, training, or teaching responsibilities require a greater understanding of bee taxonomy. It emphasizes the classification and identification of more than seventy bee genera of Europe, and the general information provided is applicable to the global bee fauna. Lectures include background information on the biology of bees, their floral relationships, their importance in maintaining and/or improving floral diversity, inventory strategies, and the significance of oligolecty (i.e., taxonomic floral specialization). Field trips acquaint participants with collecting and sampling techniques; associated lab work provides instruction on specimen identification, preparation and labeling.

Where?

France, Marseilles, in the beautiful site of the national parc of the Calanques: http://sciences.univ-amu.fr/sites-geographiques/site-luminy

Budget?

Super-B budget covers the invitation of the trainers and material. Applicants have to pay for their flights, accommodation (130 euros) and meals (60 euros). A Super-B Grant of 600 EUR is available, this covers all expenses for the course and approximately 300 EUR for a flight.

When?

Arrival the evening of the 16^th of May after 6pm, departure the evening of the 20^th of May.

Who?

Co-organised by the University of Mons (Denis Michez) and the University of Aix Marseilles (Benoît Geslin).

5 supervisors: Denis Michez (UMons, Belgium), Nicolas Vereecken (ULB, Belgium), Murat Aytekin (Hacettepe University, Turkey), Stuart Roberts (BWARS, UK) et Benoît Geslin (Université d’Aix-Marseille, France)

15 students, Ph-D, postdoc in relevant fields will have priority but undergraduate student can apply.

More information:

Announcement & Program Application Form

If there are any more questions regarding this training school, please contact Denis Michez (denis.michez@umons.ac.be)

APIMONDIA 2015

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:02:00 +0300

The 44th APIMONDIA International Apicultural Congress will take place from 15 to 20 September 2015 in the Daejeon Exhibition Center, South Korea. The concress will be unified under the theme "Bee, Connecting the World!", and will bring together many participants from the beekeeping industry, universities, businesses, and R&D sector around the world to promote cooperation and collaboration.

The APIMONDIA 2015 has a lot to offer: 7 thematic academic symposiums, poster sessions, exhibitions displaying global beekeeping related products as well as the chance to discover rich and beautiful culture of Korea.

More information is available on the official conference website: http://www.apimondia2015.com/2015/eng/main.jsp

Super-B Workshop, Brussels: Policies for Sustainable Pollination in Europe

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:40:00 +0200

The workshop brings together scientists working on pollinators and pollination with officials from Government or European Departments working on evidence or policy development in one of the following areas: agriculture, pesticides, livestock trade, honey bee health, human health & nutrition and biodiversity and ecosystem services. The purpose is to inform the activity of the Super-B dissemination working group over the forthcoming three years. We will be promoting and disseminating Super-B research, and building partnerships between researchers, businesses and policy makers. This workshop will help to focus our effort where it is likely to be most useful.

Location: COST office, Avenue Louise 149, Marie Curie Boardroom, Brussels, Belgium

Date: 3 March 2015

Objectives of the workshop:

1. To identify forthcoming policy opportunities at European level in the period 2015-2019 to support sustainable pollination services in urban and rural environments.

2. To anticipate the evidence needs of those policy opportunities, providing timelines.

3. To shape the ideal format for presenting or developing relevant scientific evidence.

The outputs from the workshop:

· A short report or briefing note from the workshop will be published on the Super-B website and disseminated to the Super-B network.

· The findings will be used to shape forthcoming plans for dissemination of existing research and proposals for new research.

The participants:

The participants will be 10-15 key policy officials from the European Commission (DG Environment, DG Agri, DG Research and DG SANCO) and a range of Member State Governments, along with 10 scientists from across Europe, including the Co-Chair and a number of Lead Authors of the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Pollinators Assessment (http://www.ipbes.net/work-programme/objective-3/45-work-programme/458-deliverable-3a.html).

Super-B Training School 'Methods for Pathogen Detection in non-Apis pollinators’

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:11:00 +0200

Super-B project is organising a Training School 'Methods for Pathogen Detection in non-Apis pollinators’, which will take place from March 2 to March 6 in Halle, Germany.

Those who want to participate in the training school should contact Super-B at super-b@naturalis.nl.

The deadline for registration is February 2!

Only 20 people can participate and will receive reimbursement. If more than 20 people are interested in participating, the training school organisers will make a selection based on gender, country, early state researcher and diversity in general. This will be communicated to those involved before February 10.

Those selected will receive an official e-cost invite via noreply@cost.eu, with a link to the reimbursement form. Reimbursement is only possible after the training school. Signing the attendance list on every day of the training school is obligatory. Please read the COST Vademecum part 1 on rules concerning reimbursement.

ApiEcoFlora & SuperB conference, University of Tor Vergata, Rome

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:51:00 +0300

ApiEcoFlora & Biodiversity has as main objective to stimulate and improve the dialogue between researchers, beekeepers and their local associations, farmers, naturalists, Institutions and Public Administration creating a unique opportunity for discussion at International, European and National level. The leading national experts and operators in the apiculture will thus be able to know the most recent studies and the complex relationships between pollinators and the environment, identifying the main challenges for sustainable beekeeping, friendly agricultural practices for the bees, pollination techniques which enhance the agricultural food production.

For more information, please see: http://bio.uniroma2.it/apiecoflora/

SUPER-B Meetings Rome, Italy, 4 & 5 November 2014

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:36:00 +0300

The Super-B meetings are hosted by Raffaele Cirone, president of FAI (Federazione Apicoltori Italiani). Both the Super-B MC meeting (MC's only) and the Working Group sessions will take place in the FAI building, Via Vittorio Emanuele II no 101, in the heart of Rome, very near the Piazza Navona.

The MC meeting will take place on November 4, 12.00-17.30h, lunch included. Participation is free.

The 3 parallel Working Group sessions (1+ 2, 3, 4) will take place on November 5, 9.00-16.30h, followed by a plenary session until 17.30h. Breaks and lunch included, drinks afterwards. Participation is free.

On november 6 & 7, Super-B members can choose to participate in the Apimondia ApiEcoFlora conference facilitated by the University of Tor Vergata. The venue (the Department of Biology) is located at a comfortable, 50 minute public transport ride from the city centre. There is a fee for participating in this conference, click here to read more.

Those who wish to attend the Super-B meetings (MC meeting, WG session and plenary discussion or both) can apply for participation by mailing us at super-b@naturalis.nl.

We need to know your name, country, gender, year of receiving PhD, email address, if you're an MC member or not, an indication what an economy class return ticket to Rome would cost for you, and please attach a small CV or a link to a website with your resume on it.

PLEASE NOTE: Everyone has to apply for participation. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS 22 SEPTEMBER!

Only MC members can attend the MC meeting. The WG sessions and the plenary discussion are open to all. Participants have to choose which WG session they wish to attend. You can only participate in 1 WG session, no switching during breaks.

Each WG meeting can be attended by a maximum of 25 people.

If you wish to participate in the Super-B meetings, you have to be registered in e-cost. If you're not registered already, please do so via this website.

We can reimburse up to 85 people (MC's included). If interest exceeds this number, we will have to make a selection. This selection will be made by the chair and vice-chair, based on gender, early stage scientist or not, and balance between countries.

On 30 September, we will let everyone know if they can participate in the meetings, what can be reimbursed and how to proceed.

Reimbursements

Reimbursements for travel depend on your country of origin. We only reimburse economy class from your country to Rome. This travel grant is only official after we agree with the indication of the price of your economy class ticket.

Hotel: everybody who participates will receive an accommodation grant, flat rate 120 euro per night. Please note: if your hotel is cheaper, you can use the rest to pay the conference fee.

You may decide yourself which hotel you want to stay. More information on hotels in our next email, September 15.

For days at which no dinner or lunch is included, you receive 20 euro per meal. So on 4 and 5 November that is only dinner (because lunch is included), but for the conference we reimburse lunch and dinner. Please note: if your lunch and dinner are cheaper, you can use the rest to pay the conference fee.

Participating in the conference: we can reimburse up to 30 people (keynotes included), for a maximum of 3 nights plus meals.

XII International Symposium Hazards of Pesticides to Bees

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:38:00 +0300

Place: Ghent, BELGIUM

The guiding theme of the 12th International Symposium Hazards of Pesticides to Bees is "Hazards of pesticides to bees". Deadline for registration is 31 August 2014 Deadline for abstract receipt is 30 June 2014 Second Announcement

XII Asian Apicultural Association Conference

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:42:00 +0300

Place: Antalya, Turkey

XII Asian Apicultural Association Conference will be held in Antalya, Turkey between April 24th - 27th , 2014. There are over 6 million honey bee colonies and over 60,000 licensed, registered beekeepers in Turkey. There is a great biodiversity and 48 species of bumblebees in the country. Several bumblebee breeding companies are rearing thousands of colonies every year and they are used in the computer controlled greenhouses in Antalya where the conference will be held. There will be technical tours to the greenhouses and possibly to the bumblebee breeding companies www.aaaconference2014turkiye.org