Early Draft – 2009 Conference Schedule
Monday, August 17
1:00 pm Exhibitors set up / Silent Auction set up
3:00 Delegates’ and Directors’ Meeting
7-9:00 Registration / Bee Buzz / Silent Auction
Bee Buzz will include a varietal honey and wine tasting, conducted by WAS Treasurer Mark Pitcher.
Bring a bottle of “different local” honey, if you produce such a thing, for us to taste. Bring extra bottles to swap with other members.
Tuesday, August 18 – Honey Bee Research Reports
8:00 am Registration / Exhibits open / Silent Auction
8:56 Door Prizes
9:00 First Researcher
9:45 Second Researcher
10:30 Beverage Break
11:00 Car pool to Dry Creek streamside picnic location for BBQ lunch
Afternoon and evening free
Wednesday, August 19 – Non-Apis Pollinator Research Reports
8:00 am Registration / Exhibits open / Silent Auction
8:56 Door prizes
9:00 First Researcher
9:45 Second Researcher
10:30 Beverage Break
11:00 Third Researcher
12:00 Noon Lunch on your own or box lunches (TBA)
1:30 pm Car pool to Oak Hill Farm for apiary demonstration of various hives and beekeeping devices
Evening free
Thursday, August 20 – Beekeeping Techniques
8:30 Registration / Exhibits open / Silent Auction
8:56 Door prizes
9:00 Beekeeping Techniques I
9:45 Beekeeping Techniques II
10:30 Beverage Break
11:00 Annual Business Meeting
12:00 Noon Lunch on your own
1:30 pm Beekeeping Techniques III
2:15 Beekeeping Techniques IV
3:00 Beverage Break
3:30 End Silent Auction
Delegates’ and Directors’ Meeting
6:00 No host social – on site
6:30 Annual Awards Banquet on site – possible, short live auction