SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Project No. and Title: NC_OLD1173 : Sustainable Solutions to Problems Affecting Bee Health
Period Covered: 10/01/2008 to 09/01/2009
Date of Report: 02/15/2010
Annual Meeting Dates: 01/14/2010 to 01/14/2010

<a href="http://nimss.umd.edu/homepages/member.cfm?trackID=10936">Link to participant list</a> In attendance: Katherine A Aronstein - Southern Plains Area John Burand - University of Massachusetts Diana L. Cox-Foster - Pennsylvania State Keith S. Delaplane - University of Georgia Frank Drummond - University of Maine Brian D. Eitzer -New Haven Marion Ellis - Nebraska Cooperative Extension, University of Nebraska Maryann T Frazier - Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension William M Hood - Clemson University Zachary Huang - Michigan State University Greg Hunt - Purdue University Nancy Ostiguy - Pennsylvania State Ramesh R Sagili - Oregon State University Walter S Sheppard - Washington State University Kimberly A. Stoner - New Haven (CONH) Marla Spivak - University of Minnesota David R Tarpy - North Carolina State University P. Kirk Visscher - University of California, Riverside Mary Purcell - NIFA Tom Webster - Kentucky State University Wei-Fone Huang - University of Illinois Reed Johnson - University of Nebraska Michael Wilson - University of Tennessee Jim Kenason - University of Georgia

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Committee chair Marion Ellis calls the meeting to order. Mary Purcell addresses the group about changes in NIFA, and the AFRI program. Members report on Accomplishments and Impacts of their programs, see attachment. Report on Foundation for Preservation of Honey Bees given by Marion Ellis. Members of NC1173 are working with this 501(c)(3) group. Last year it provided $10,000 to students to come to the AAPA meeting and hired a professional grant writer to go out for significant monies for bee work . Marla will be vice chairman this year. One RFP coming out soon for $25,000 for Varroa work. Election of Officers: Secretary for the upcoming year will be Frank Drummond. The secretary is responsible for filing annual reports on NIMMS and will become chair the following year. Chair for the upcoming year will be John Skinner, whom is currently Secretary. Accomplishments and Impacts: see Copy of minutes

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