Schedule of Events
Monday, November 18
11 AM – 1 PM
CSBA Board of Directors Meeting
1 PM – 5 PM
Exhibitor Move In
2 PM – 4 PM
Bowling with The Board. Free event to mix, mingle, and compete with the CSBA Boad of Directors! All are welcome, shoe purchase is required to play.
5 PM – 7 PM
President’s Opening Reception
Tuesday, November 19
8 AM
Registration & Exhibits Open
9 – 9:30 AM
Opening Ceremonies & CSBA Report
9:30 – 10 AM
Legislative Report
Jackie Park-Burris, Legislative Committee Chair and Holly Fraumeni, Lighthouse Public Affairs
10 – 10:30 AM
Refreshment break
10:30 – 11 AM
CDFA Update
Jennifer Berger, California State Apiarist
11 – 11:30 AM
Apiary Regulatory Update
Marcie Skelton, Glenn County Agricultural Commissioner
11:30 AM – 1 PM
Lunch on Your Own
1 – 1:30 PM
Industry Updates from AHPA and ABF
Chris Hiatt, AHPA & Debbie Seib, ABF
1:30 – 2:15 PM
The E. L. Niño Bee Lab: A Decade in Review and What’s Next & CSBA White Paper Review
Dr. Elina Nino, UC Davis
2:15 – 3:00 PM
CSBA Town Hall Meeting – How Can We Better Serve You?
Moderated by CSBA Board Members
3 – 3:15 PM
Refreshment break
3:15 – 3:45 PM
PAm: Addressing Emerging Threats and Funding Important Gaps
Danielle Downey, Executive Director
4:30 – 6 PM
Welcome Reception – Get to Know Your Exhibitors | Light Hors d’oeuvres & No Host Bar
Wednesday, November 20
7 – 9 AM
American Sioux Honey Association Member Breakfast
8 AM
Registration Continues and Exhibits Open
9 – 9:45 AM
Honey Bee Health Impacts from Providing Crop Pollination Services in California
Chris Mayack, Research Associate, USDA ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Micronutrient Needs and Long-Term Impact of Artificial Feed on Honeybee Colonies in Stressful Field Conditions
Dr. Thierry Bogaert, ApixBiosciences & Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University
A newly identified micronutrient enables the development of a pollen-free artificial feed that sustains colonies from May to September without any access to pollen and prevents the collapse of colonies in stressed colonies commercial field conditions.
10 AM – 4 PM
A Day at The Master Beekeeper Program
10:30 – 11 AM
Refreshment Break
11 – 11:15 AM
Nevada State Beekeepers Association Update
Debbie Gilmore
11:15 – 11:30 AM
Bee Health Hub Update
Matt Hoepfinger, UC Davis
11:30 – 11:45 AM
Update on Package Shipments to Canada
Charles Linder and Matt Paradise
Noon
Research Lunch and Keynote Speaker Diana Cox-Foster | Ticket Purchase Required
Pollinators Sharing Their Environs – The Roles of Stressors in Bee Health
Diana Cox-Foster, Research Leader and Entomologist, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit, Logan, Utah
Research Auction Immediately to Follow | All Welcome to Attend
4 – 4:30 PM
Resolutions Committee Meeting
4:30 PM
Research Committee Meeting
Thursday, November 21
8 AM
Registration Continues & Exhibits Open
8 – 9:15 AM
Member Breakfast & Keynote Speaker
Defending Beekeeping – Becky Masterman, Beekeeping Today Podcast
Complimentary for Voting Members, ticket purchase required for Non-Voting Members, must be a member to attend.
9:15 – 10:15 AM
CSBA Annual Business Meeting
10:15 – 10:35 AM
Refreshment Break
10:35 – 11:15 AM
An Update from ARS-Davis: Developing Novel Queen Treatments and Identifying Miticide Targets
Julia Fine, Research Entomologist, USDA ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit, Davis
11:15 – Noon
Recent Advances in Understanding Amitraz Resistance Management
Dr. Frank Rinkevich, Research Entomologist, USDA ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Lab, Baton Rouge, LA
Noon – 1:30 PM
Legislative Roundtable Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Senator Brian Dahle, California State Senator, District 1
Ticket Purchase Required
1:30 – 2 PM
Hive Theft – The Sting Continues
Rowdy Jay Freeman, Deputy Sheriff, Butte County
2 – 2:45 PM
Preparing for the Tropilaelaps Mite: DNA-based Detection and Promising Management Techniques
Dan Aurell, Auburn University
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Almond Industry Update
Dr. Josette Lewis, Chief Scientific Officer, Almond Board of California, Mel Machado, VP Member Relations, Blue Diamond Growers
3 PM
Exhibitor Breakdown
5:30 – 10 PM
Annual Banquet Dinner & Awards Presentations | Ticket Purchase Required, Entertainment by Thorkat
Friday, November 22
7 – 10 AM
Exhibitor Breakdown
9 AM
CSBA Board of Directors Meeting
Schedule is subject to changes.
