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<a href="https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon/" target="_blank" id="OWA19afd1b4-fb7b-b5e2-fb8d-2d1ec564d7d5" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">BeeCon</a> returns
October 17-18, 2024, with virtual presentations on Thursday and in-person ones (also streamed via Zoom) at York University on Friday. This two-day conference is an opportunity to connect melittologists (bee biologists), industry professionals and other bee
researchers on an international scale. It is hosted by the Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation at York University in Toronto, Canada, and is
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Registration is currently open at <a href="https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon-registration-page/" id="LPlnk605510">
https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon-registration-page/</a>. The deadline to register is<b> Monday, September 30, 2024</b>. </div>
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There is no cost to register thanks to our sponsors: the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and the Office of the VPRI.</div>
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Please note that this event is intended to be for researchers actively involved in a field related to bees. Subscribe to our
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YouTube Channel</a> to watch some of the videos after the event.</div>
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Hope to see you there online or in-person! For more information, visit <a href="https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon-2024/" id="LPlnk445131">
https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon-2024/</a>.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Laura Newburn (she/her)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9.75pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Coordinator, Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (BEEc), York University</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9.75pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">beec@yorku.ca</span><br>
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