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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Thanks to Barbara Herren for forwarding the below and
attached:<br>
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</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>TOWARDS
SUSTAINABLE CROP POLLINATION</span></font></b><font face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-style:italic'>pollination
deficits;<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-style:italic'>farm and
landscape level practices<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-style:italic'>to enhance
pollination services<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>ApiEcoFlora Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>October 4-6, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Calibri'>San Marino</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Plenary sessions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>In a special symposium of
Apimondia - ”ApiEcoFlora” the Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Organization of the United Nations
(FAO) and NCB Naturalis are organising<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>sessions on Sustainable Crop
Pollination. Through presentations and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>discussions, solid inputs will be
facilitated toward scientific publications on<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>this topic, and an FAO guidance
document on sustaining pollination services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>to crops.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Session Themes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>CROP POLLINATION DEFICITS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Tree crops<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Annual crops<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Modelling crop pollination deficits<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE POLLINATION
SERVICES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Farm-level measures<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Landscape-level measures<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Other sessions in the ApiEcoFlora
Symposium will address issues around bees and environment,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>including pesticides and organic
beekeeping.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Deadline for abstracts: May 1,
2012. Please indicate if you intend to submit a poster or a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>presentation. Please send to:
Barbara Herren, barbara.herren@fao.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>or Koos Biesmeijer,
koos.biesmeijer@ncbnaturalis.nl<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>ApiEcoFlora </span></font></b><font
face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'>aims at exploring avenues for
improving the dialogue between researchers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>beekeepers and plant breeders by
reporting on the recent studies and advances in the areas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>of bees, environment and
identifying the main challenges for sustainable beekeeping, crop<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>production and plant breeding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>The 1st <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>ApiEcoFlora </span></b>Symposium will take place in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Marino</st1:place></st1:country-region>, an
independent republic in the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>heart of <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region> on the
Adriatic coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2008. Information<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>about registration, the conference
venue and accommodation options can be found at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>http://www.apieco_ora.com/.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Authors who would like to publish
their quality papers presented at these<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>sessions in a special issue of the
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Journal of Pollination Ecology </span></b>are
encouraged<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>to submit their manuscripts by 31
December, 2012. Please visit<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>www.pollinationecology.org and
follow the author guidelines. referring to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>"Apimondia" in the cover
letter. All submissions will be peer-reviewed before<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>possible acceptance.<font color="#1f497d"><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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