IHPA Annual Conference and Trade Show 2023

This year we have stepped out of the box and gotten 5 major speakers for you. World renowned Jamie Ellis of the University of Florida, bee health expert Marla Spivik of the University of Minnesota, Tom Seeley author of Honey Bee Democracy and a slew of research will be joining us via zoom, internet sensation and Canadian commercial beekeeper Ian Steppler is making his way down from the great white north to be with us, and finally we have Lewis Bartlette standing in for Keith Deleplane from the University of Georgia. A young gun making big waves in the fields of evolutionary ecology and infectious diseases. We've also listened to membership and are utilizing some of our healthy budget to decrease prices for members to attend. We are trying some other new things for conference as well like; changing up the format to accomodate all these great speakers. I'm also pushing that after state fair we look at how that might put us ahead financially and be able to do more yet for members. Suggested items have been to decrease meal costs, free coffee and treats, maybe shave off some more of the attendance price.