The Eastern Apicultural Society of North America will hold its 2008 EAS Short Course and Conference on the weekend of August 4-8, 2008, at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.

The 2008 Short course will have one track for newer beekeepers (0-5 yr experience), and one for more advanced beekeepers (greater than 5 yr experience). Attendees are free to move back and forth between sessions. “Hands-on classes” in the apiary will be led by EAS Master Beekeepers and beekeeping inspectors. Some of the presenters for the short course will be Dr. Clarence Collison, Mississippi State University, Dr. Tom Webster, Kentucky State University, and Dr. Sean Clark, Berea College. In the Conference section of the weekend, look forward to more technical talks by university and USDA researchers, and a mix of workshops on a variety of topics.

For more information, including the conference program brochure, visit http://easternapiculture.org/programs/2008/.