Organic beekeepers meeting, Tuscon, AZ February 15-17 2008

[Michael Bush]

This is from Dee Lusby:

As the Organic Beekeepers Yahoo.com discussion group has now grown in numbers to over 1,600+ members, we have put together our first meeting for an American beekeepers association, for beekeepers into organic beekeeping, to come together to associate for clean sustainable beekeeping with "NO" treatments.

Meeting to be held in Oracle, Arizona at the YMCA Triangle Y Ranch Camp and Retreat Center 15-17 February 2008. Arrival checkin time is 12:00PM, noon, 15 Feb, with departure checkout time 2:00PM 17 Feb. Fee for meeting, to be paid in advance, is $80.00 per individual, that covers 3 days of talks with speakers, two nights lodging in cabins (dormitory style 6 bunks, 2 singles per cabin, in 4-5 cabin groupings), including 6 meals. Men to be lodged seperate from women, with limited family type lodging available for those bringing children and or husbands/wives not wishing to be seperated, but willing to share cabins.Vendors welcomed, with "No" additional charge for vendors other then normal lodging costs for meeting/catered meals.

The meeting will start Friday afternoon with Friday Night Hello's/Dinner; run all day Saturday, and thru Sunday afternoon checkout time. Friday night Hello/s will also have speakers, along with Saturday night dinner.

Three conference meeting areas will be used with those attending rotating around throughout the three day affair. Hawkins Hall (60-80+ seating), Sportsman's Hall (100-150 seating), and Green Retreat conference rooms A/B (80-100 seating).

Speakers so far confirming are: Michael Bush (overseeing the Sportsman's Hall) for talks on Bee Breeding, along with Dee Lusby, and Randy Quinn (worked with Dadants starline/midnight breeding program), with 2 as yet still unconfirmed speakers. Scott McPherson (overseeing the Hawkins Hall) for talks on various Top Bar Hives and their management, with 1 as yet still unconfirmed speaker. Dean "Deknow" (overseeing the Green Retreat Conference rooms A/B) for talks on Organic Beekeeping as to what it means, how we fit into the larger world of beekeeping, and where we go from here with future planning, Along with Dee Lusby helping at times, and 1 as yet still unconfirmed speaker.

During Friday's afternoon signing in (from 2:00PM noon till 1 hour before nights dinner) a basic workshop of interest will be available; along with Sunday morning until Lunch (checkout time 2:00PM).

For more information see: http://www.tucsonymca.org or visit Organic Beekeepers at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers. For payment of registration per person of $80, due in advance of attending, send to Organic Beekeepers % Dee Lusby, HC 65, Box 7450, Amado, Arizona 85645, with stamped self address envelop (2-stamps) for returning receipt and more information on YMCA to sender. Phone for more information (Dee Lusby) is 1-520-398-2474 eve concerning reservations.

In addition, please call Cindy Lindow for help with discount Airline Tickets with Confirmation number A0628AA.The code will give you 5% off your ticket price. Phone Number is: 810-329-6641.

For general information concerning the meeting other contacts are Joe Waggle (Penn) 724-694-5756, Scott McPherson (Ind) 563-324-0848, Keith Malone (Alaska) 907-688-0588, John Moerschbacher (Canada) 403-288-2829

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I will update this as more information becomes available. Hope to see you all there.

[Understudy]

If I can make this one I will.

If not Mike I may have to book you for a speaking date down here in Florida. :)

Sincerely,
Brendhan

[BeeHopper]

What is the possibility of broadcasting the lectures through the internet live , audio only.  :-*

[ElDoBill]

What's the chances of recording the talks on DVD and selling them??

[Kirk-o]

I'm going count me in
kirko

[Michael Bush]

>What is the possibility of broadcasting the lectures through the internet live , audio only.

There is talk of attempting to do web casts with video.  We will see if it comes about.

>What's the chances of recording the talks on DVD and selling them??

I don't know, but if they are doing web casts I'd think they could probably record them while they are at it.  I wouldn't count on it though.  :)

[BeeHopper]

There is talk of attempting to do web casts with video.  We will see if it comes about.

A webcast would be very nice, I'm willing to pay a small fee to access the meeting.  :-D

[Michael Bush]

From Dee:
The conference meeting is now updated below with Corwin Bell now speaking added in. He is a TBH beekeeper with 12 years experience and teaches classes on helping others start/setup TBHs in Colorado.

[Michael Bush]

Newest exciting news from Dee Lusby:

Hi all: The conference meeting is now being updated with PhD Kerstin Ebbersten from Sweden now speaking on "Bee Genetics and Breeding for Sustainable Beekeeping". Dr Ebbersten is with the Swedish Board of Agriculture, Department for Animal Production and Health, overseeing Bee Issues for the government of Sweden. Hence she will be a keynote type speaker. Her PhD thesis is also of same subject matter for sustainable beekeeping. Both she and her husband are deeply into organic beekeeping with her husband now retired the former Dean of of the faculty (agriculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.). I look forward to meeting both of them at the meeting so I can learn much.

For complete updated description:
http://www.bushfarms.com/organic_beekeeping_meeting.htm

[Cindi]

Michael, oh how sometimes I wished that I could travel to go to these conferences, should be wonderful and I am glad that some of our forum friends will be attending, yea!!!  Wishin' it was me.  Have a great and wonderful, best day.  Cindi

[BeeHopper]

Less than 2 months away and this meet is getting hotter  :-D

[Michael Bush]

Article by Corwin Bell, one of the speakers:

http://www.backyardhive.com/

[Michael Bush]

This is coming up next week.  :)

[Michael Bush]

I'll be gone to Tucson for the next 10 days or so.  I may or may not be online anywhere depending on availability of the internet and available time.  Just so no one thinks I'm ignoring them.  :)

Some of you, I'll see at the meeting.

[KONASDAD]

Who all is going from here?

Have a great time. The sedish dr. sounds like a good seminar, wich i could have attended.