Schedule of Events
All Speakers Located in Summit D | Exhibits Located in Summit C
Events Vary, See Below
Monday, November 17
9 AM – 12:30 PM
CSBA Board of Directors Meeting
1 PM – 5 PM
Exhibitor Move In
1 PM – 5 PM
Taste of Temecula Wine Tour
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of wine tasting in Temecula! Buses will pick participants up at Pechanga and take the group to Miramonte Winery and Leoness Cellars for tastings at both locations, accompanied by cheese & charcuterie.
Ticket purchase is required and includes transportation, two tastings, and cheese & charcuterie.
Pick Up Location/Time:
Please arrive by 12:45 PM.
Meet your Grapeline shuttle at the NORTH CASINO ENTRANCE, near Kelsey’s Restaurant. This is also known as the RIDESHARE/BUS ENTRANCE where Uber and Lyft meet.
CSBA staff will be at the Front Lobby at 12:45 PM to guide you to the North Entrance.
6 PM – 8 PM
President’s Opening Reception
Location: Summit Ballroom Foyer
Tuesday, November 18
8 AM
Registration & Exhibits Open
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Opening Ceremonies & CSBA Report
9 – 9:30 AM
Legislative Report
Jackie Park-Burris, Legislative Committee Chair and Holly Fraumeni, Lighthouse Public Affairs
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Kleptocytosis: Mites Are Stealing from Your Bees and We’re Going to Stop It!
Dr. Sammy Ramsey, University of Colorado Boulder, Ramsey Research Foundation
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Refreshment break
11 – 11:30 AM
CDFA Update – Apiary Board & Border Stations
Jennifer Berger, Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist and Adriaan Gilis, Plant Quarantine Supervisor
11:30 – Noon
California Apiary Regulatory Update
Marcie Skelton, Glenn County Agricultural Commissioner
12 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch on Your Own
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
A.B.E.J.A.S – Bilingual Educational Tools for Training Commercial Honey Bee Operations
Learn about A.B.E.J.A.S., a bilingual video series designed to train commercial beekeeping crews. Modules cover honey bee biology, nutrition, queen issues, overwintering, equipment, worker safety, and key pests, pathogens, and parasites.
Preview and Discussion by Brandon Hopkins, Katie Lee, and Jason Miller
2:00 – 2:15 PM
Bee Health Hub at UC Davis Updates
Matt Hoepfinger
2:15 – 2:30 PM
ABF and Our Industry
Debbie Seib, ABF Vice-President & Legislative Chair
2:30 – 2:45 PM
American Honey Producers Association Update
Anne Marie Fauvel, Program Director
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Refreshment break
3:15 – 4 PM
Requeening Based on Colony Health
Dr. Katie Lee, University of Minnesota Apiculture Extension Educator
4:30 – 6 PM
Welcome Reception – Get to Know Your Exhibitors | Light Hors d’oeuvres & No Host Bar
Location: Summit C
Wednesday, November 19
7 – 9 AM
American Sioux Honey Association Member Breakfast
Location: White Sage, 2nd Floor
8 AM
Registration Continues and Exhibits Open
8 AM – Noon
Tropilaelaps Demonstrations with Auburn University
Scheduled Demonstrations: 8:30 AM / 9:30 AM / 10:30 AM / 11:30 AM
&
A Day at The Master Beekeeper Program
Auburn University will be offering multiple opportunities for convention attendees to participate in live demonstrations of common monitoring methods for Tropi and sticky board presentations illustrating the difficulty of detecting these mites.
The California Master Beekeeper Program will also be offering opportunities for hands on learning about science-based beekeeping and honey bee health.
Location: Summit A
9 – 9:45 AM
Pathogen Impacts on Honey Bees and Other Bee Species
Dr. Diana Cox-Foster, Research Leader and Entomologist, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit, Logan, Utah
9:45 – 10:30 AM
New Information on Varroa That Really Matters
Dr. Zac Lamas, Visiting Researcher, University of Maryland Baltimore County
10:30 – 11 AM
Refreshment Break
11 – 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion: State of the US Honey Industry
Moderator: Chris Hiatt, American Honey Producers Association
Noon
Research Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University
Ticket Purchase Required
Sponsored by Barkman Honey
Location: Summit E
1:45 – 3:15 PM
Let’s Talk Colony Losses
2025 Losses: Emergency Survey Input from Beekeepers | 1:45 – 2:15 PM
Danielle Downey, Executive Director
Hazards in Dying Bees: What Can We Learn From Sampling at a Loss Event? | 2:15 – 2:45 PM
Dr. Zac Lamas, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Did Pesticide Exposure Play a Role in the Record 2024-2025 Colony Losses? | 2:45 – 3:15 PM
Dr. Scott McArt, Cornell University
3:15 – 3:45 PM
Refreshment Break
3:45 – 4:15 PM
Hive Theft Updates & 2026 Prevention Program
Rocky Pipkin, Pipkin Detective Agency
4:30 – 7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception – No Host Bar Only
Location: Exhibit Hall, Summit C
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Resolutions Committee Meeting
5:00 PM
Research Committee Meeting
Thursday, November 20
8 AM
Registration Continues & Exhibits Open
8 – 9:15 AM
Member Breakfast & Keynote Speaker
H2A: Where It’s At and Where It’s Headed
Mark Martens, Director at Agri Placements International
Complimentary for Voting Members, ticket purchase required for Non-Voting Members, must be a member to attend.
Location: Summit A/B
9:15 – 10:30 AM
CSBA Annual Business Meeting
Location: Summit A/B
10:30- 11 AM
Refreshment Break
11 – 11:30 AM
Piecing Together CARB’s Emissions Strategy
Nick Chiappe, CA Trucking Association, Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs
11:30 – Noon
State of California Farm Economy
Matt Woolf, Ph.D., Terrain / American AgCredit
Noon – 1:30 PM
Legislative Lunch & Keynote Speaker
District Attorney Tim Ward, County of Tulare
Ticket Purchase Required
Sponsored by APIX Biosciences
Location: Summit A/B
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Navigating Wages, Overtime and other Employee Challenges in California
Angelina Ceja, VP and CEdO, AgSafe
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Introduction to IR-4 – Facilitation of Regulatory Approval for Sustainable Pest Management Technology
Kari Arnold, IR-4 Western Region
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Almond Industry Update
Lauren Fann, Almond Board of California
Mel Machado, Blue Diamond Growers
3 PM
Exhibitor Breakdown
Must be cleared by 11 PM, no breakdown allowed Friday morning.
5:30 – 10 PM
Annual Banquet Dinner
5:30 – 6:00 – Cocktail Hour
6:00 – 6:30 – Award Presentations
6:30 – Dinner Served
7:30 – Research/Legislative Auction
Ticket Purchase Required
Location: Summit A/B
Friday, November 21
8 AM
CSBA Board of Directors Meeting
Schedule is subject to changes.