We spoke with Jennifer Berry from the University of Georgia today so we could finalize arrangements for picking her up at the Philadelphia Airport next week. She will speak on at the New Jersey Beekeepers Association Winter Meeting on Saturday February 12, 2011. Mary had met Jennifer at the 2009 EAS Conference in upstate New York and when she came back from the meeting told me that Jennifer would be a great speaker for a future NJBA meeting. On Sunday Jennifer will head up to Storrs, CT to speak at the Eastern Connecticut Beekeeping Association.
New Jersey Beekeepers Association Winter Meeting Agenda
Rutgers Eco-Complex 1200 Florence-Columbus Road Bordentown, NJ
February 12, 2011
8:30 – 9:30 AM Registration, coffee and donuts, networking with fellow beekeepers
9:30 Call to order (President Seth Belson)Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence
9:30 – 10:45 Jennifer A. Berry, Apicultural Research Coordinator and Lab Manager at The University of Georgia will speak on the “Pros and Cons of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)” – Part I
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 Approve minutes from last meeting, Treasurer’s report (Secretary Jeff Burd/Treasurer Curtis Crowell)
11:15 Committee Reports:
MAAREC – Joe Lelinho
Website/Honey Show – Janet Katz
Newsletter – Angelo Trapani
NJ Apiarist – Tim Schuler
Ag Week – Anna Trapani
Scholarship Program – Ray Markley
Courses – Landi Simone11:45
Old business: NJBA 2011 meeting schedule (Seth Belson)
11:50 New business
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Auction of Honey Show winners’ entries with auctioneer par excellence, Rod Donovan
2:00 – 3:00 Jennifer A. Berry, “Pros and Cons of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – Part 2
3:00 – 3:30 Roundtable Q&A with Jennifer Berry and selected NJ beekeepers
