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SUMMARY:Alabama Beekeepers Association 2018 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Fall Conference of the Alabama Beekeepers Association 
 will be held at the Clanton Conference and Performing Arts Center in Clant
 on.  Directions and a map will be on the Alabama Beekeepers website at ww
 w.AlabamaBeekeepers.com.  The addresses and exit information of motels in
  the Clanton area will also be on the website.\n\nBill Evans\, Vice Presid
 ent and our program chairman this year\, has arranged for some excellent s
 peakers:  Dr. Jim Tew\, who will open and close our program\, is a Honey 
 Bee Specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.  He is reti
 red as an entomologist with Ohio State University and is the former Alabam
 a State Apiarist.  Jim is always an informative and entertaining speaker.
    Dr. Geoff Williams and Dr. Brittney Goodrich with Auburn University w
 ill be on the program along with Dr. Steve Payne with the Louisiana Beekee
 pers Association.  In addition to these speakers we will have several Ala
 bama Beekeepers teaching a session or doing workshops.    In all\, you 
 will have your choice of 44 total sessions over the two-day meeting.\n\nWe
  will have several vendors at the meeting\, including five of the major be
 ekeeping supply vendors: Kelley Beekeeping\, Rossman Apiaries\, Mann Lake\
 , Dadant &amp\; Sons and Brushy Mountain Bee Farm\, along with several oth
 er smaller vendors.  Check our website for the vendors that have confirme
 d that they will be coming.  Our major vendors will bring your pre-ordere
 d items to you at little or no shipping.  Mann Lake is unable to do this 
 because they fly here\, but anytime you spend more than $100 with them\, t
 hey offer free shipping.\n\nWe will have our even larger honey show with W
 elsh Honey Judges Brutz English from Georgia and our own Lynn Kelton.  Th
 e rules for items you can enter will be on the website.\n\nThere will be s
 ome fabulous door prizes with a total value of about $2\,000.   We will 
 also have some great meals at this event.\n\nThe most important thing you 
 can do is register early.  We need to know how many are coming\, how many
  to feed\, how many chairs\, how many name tags\, etc.  With an anticipat
 ed crowd of over four hundred\, we cannot wait until the last minute.  Pl
 ease register as soon as possible.  The fee for two days is $45 and for o
 ne day only is $25.  If you register after September 12th\, the fee will 
 be $55 for two days and $30 for one day.\n\nYour registration fee will fee
 d you both days\, continental breakfasts\; Friday lunch\, Friday evening b
 anquet\, and Saturday lunch.\n\nWe are looking forward to another great me
 eting and to seeing all of you there.
LOCATION:Clanton Conference and Performing Arts Center\, 1850 Lay Dam Road\
 , Clanton\, AL\, 35045\, United States
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