2008 CALENDAR (print)

MID-ATLANTIC APICULTURE - RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• MAAREC is a regional group focused on addressing the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The focus of MAAREC research has been on the identification of alternatives to chemical controls and promotion of less reliance on chemical pesticides for mite control. (More)

• WEBSITE - http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/

APIS - RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• Apicultural Information and Issues: The newsletter chronicling seventeen years of change in the art and science of beekeeping (1984-2001), has been discontinued in this format.  However, in its present form it remains a part of the  World Wide Web as a service of the Department of  Entomology and Nematology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of  Florida.  

• WEBSITE - http://apis.ifas.ufl.edu/

APIMONDIA FOUNDATION - RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• The Apimondia Foundation was founded in 1970. Its offices are located in Bucharest, Romania. Its different compartments, including the Apimondia Publishing House, serve for the scientific, technical and economic development of beekeeping all over the world.
  Apimondia online shop provides you the possibilities of purchasing of beekeeping literature in print or in electronic format.

• WEBSITE - http://www.apimondiafoundation.org/foundation

INTERNATIONAL BEE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
- RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• IBRA is a charity working to increase awareness of the vital role of bees in the environment and to encourage the use of bees as wealth creators.

• WEBSITE - http://ibra.org.uk/home.html

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• Pollination
• Bee Diseases & Pests
• Bee Biology
• Africanized Bees
• Beekeeping
• Honey & Other Products

SCIENCE DAILY
- RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free, advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. For three years in a row, ScienceDaily has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of the "Top 50 Web Sites." (For more about our awards, please click here.)

GAINESVILLE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT (GFR)
Capt. Michael Heeder - Support Services Divsion
- RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• Take the time to help make life safer and better for our community at every opportunity.
• Demonstrate commitment to superior service through personal and professional development in a quest for realizing their own maximum potential.
• Be service focused, demonstrating their commitment to our community at every opportunity. 
• Be innovative in their search for solutions to funding and service delivery challenges.
• Always show respect for those around them.
• Always take personal responsibility.