Utah Beekeepers Association
2009 Annual Convention Information
The 2009 convention will be held on December 3rd and 4th in Salt Lake City at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food building located at 350 North and Redwood Road. Click on a Link below for more information.
If you missed the convention - you can hear the audio files HERE.
Registration Fees: fees can be paid in advance or at the convention.
UBA Members - $5.00
Visitors - $10.00
- Hobbyist (0-49 colonies) - $10.00 per year
- Sideliner (50-299 colonies) - $20.00 per year
- Commercial (300 or more colonies) - $30.00 per year
Please visit our Membership Page.
The Utah Beekeepers Association will have its annual banquet dinner at the Lion House (located at 63 East South Temple, Salt Lake City) on December 3rd at 7PM. Doors open at 6:45PM.
Cost: $29.00 per plate. This can be paid with registration prior to the convention or at registration on the first day.
RSVP By: dinner is by reservation ONLY - please RSVP to Debbie Amundsen at 801.444.3505 (or damundsen@umnh.utah.edu) no later than November 30th, 2009.
Dress: Business Casual
Menu: Roast Beef, a long time Lion House favorite. Tender beef, slow roasted and served with mashed potatoes and gravy as well as a tossed green salad, fresh vegetables, Lion House rolls, beverage and a desert.
Special Dietary Needs: Vegetarian Entree/Sugar Free Desserts can be accomodated upon request at the time of RSVP. These requests cannot be accomodated without prior notification.
Parking:The Lion House will provide parking validations for the following locations in the vicinity. Please note that parking tends to fill up quickly at this time of year and that that parking at the ZCMI and Crossroads Malls is no longer available. Please leave yourself plenty of time to get there. We will have additional parking and public transportation information available at the convention.
The Joseph Smith Building, underground parking just west of The Lion House
The Plaza Hotel parking terrace on the Northwest corner of West Temple and South Temple
Eagle Gate Terrace covered parking on Social Hall Avenue which is off of 100 East between South Temple and 100 South.
Public transportation is another option. There is a TRAX station (City Central) at 55 South Main Street which is a ½ block South and ½ block west of The Lion House.
Utah Beekeepers Association Annual Convention 2009 Agenda:(more details forthcoming)
Convention ScheduleDay Time Event December 3rd, 2009 9:00am Check in and Registration 9:30am UBA Business – Stephen Stoddard
Financial Report – Kathy Jones
Nominations Committee –10:00am Utah County Beekeepers Association Report – Neil Shelley 10:05am Wasatch Beekeepers Association Report – Byron Anderson 10:10am Cache Valley Beekeepers Report – Martin James? 10:15am Ed Bianco – State Entomologist, Utah Department of Agriculture – Utah Bee Program, items of concern 11:00am Danielle Downey – Africanized Honey Bees in Utah update 11:30am Honoring Honey Users in Utah 12:00pm Honey Tasting with scones/lunch break 1:00pm Maryann Frazier - African Bees: Threat or Opportunity? 2:30pm Danielle Downey – Compliance Specialist, Utah Department of Agriculture – Nosema Workshop 3:15pm Darren Cox – National Honey Bee Advisory Board 4:00pm Director's meeting ![]()
4:45pm Adjourn until Banquet December 4th, 2009 9:00am Check in and Registration 9:30am Martin James – Feeding Pollen Substitutes 10:00am Jim Frazier - The Evolving Story of Pesticides Impacting Pollinator Health 11:45am Lunch Break to 12:45pm 12:45pm Stephen Stoddard – South Dakota Beekeeping 1:30pm Neil Shelley - What is Honey and How do we Defend it? 2:00pm Panel Discussions - Utah Bee Law, Standard of Identity for Honey in Utah 3:30pm Evaluations and Ideas for 2010 4:00pm Final Remarks – Stephen Stoddard, general meeting adjourns ![]()
* schedule may change slightly from this publication
This years key speakers are:
This year we will have a honey tasting on Thursday, December 3rd. Please bring a sample (or more than one if you like) of your honey to share. Please remember to put your name on your sample(s) so that they can be returned. Don't be shy!
A copy of the current newsletter can be found HERE in pdf format; you will need an adobe reader to view (click here for a free viewer).
Please take a moment to fill out a registration form prior to the convention. Doing so allows us to have a nicely printed name sticker/tag for you. This form also helps us keep you informed about upcoming conventions and events. The form can be printed and can be mailed with dues included to:
Kathy Jones, Treasurer, 115 West 200 North, Centerville, Utah 84014
Checks and money orders should be made out to Utah Beekeepers Association. Please do not send cash.