1st International Conference - BeSafeBeeHoney CA22105

BEekeeping products valorization and biomonitoring for the SAFEty of BEEs and HONEY 

Join us for a two-day HYBRID conference to leverage and exchange knowledge on the different fields within the honey value chain! The event will be held in the city of Larissa in Greece, at the Innovation Park JOIST, from the 28th to 29th of May 2024, and it is expected to connect participants from scientific to agriculture and industry fields.

BeSafeBeeHoney is a COST Action project (CA22105) that aims to connect  different key actors to develop long-term relationships and partnerships! We hope to achieve a successful event that will be a remark on the area of beekeeping.


SESSIONS of the Conference:


  • Nutritional and medicinal properties of honey and honey based-products     
  • Biomonitoring of abiotic stressors and anthropogenic contaminants in the environment
  • Evaluation of prevalent diseases and biotic stressors that threat honeybee colonies     
  • Honeybees as pollinators in agriculture    
  • EU policies, safety practices and market analysis of the honey value chain   
  • The successful bridge between key stakeholders of the honey value chain     


2 Days of Intensive Discovery

This 1st International Conference BeSafeBeeHoney promises to give you an immersive networking and learning experience. You'll meet experts from diverse apiculture fields who give you insights on the real challenges and how to address them!

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Keynote Speakers

Registration

The number of spaces is limited, so don't wait for the last minute. Attendance is free, but a pre-payment of meals will be necessary, and conference dinner will be charged on site. Further informations will be provided by e-mail after registration (e.g. accommodation options, how to get to the conference venue). Deadline 10th May!!!

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Abstract Submission

Format and content:

Language: English
Title: in UPPERCASE letters, maximum 50 words
Author(s): Full names of the author(s) and affiliations

Main text: Maximum 300 words


Publishing: Accepted abstracts will be published in a proceedings book, as an online PDF book. 



Poster Presentation Guidelines here!

Select topic:
  • Evaluation of prevalent diseases and biotic stressors that threat honeybee colonies    
  • Biomonitoring of abiotic stressors and  anthropogenic contaminants in the environment
  • Honeybees as pollinators in agriculture  
  • Nutritional and medicinal properties of Honey and based-products         
  • EU policies, safety practices and market analysis of the honey value chain     
  • The successful bridge between the different stakeholders of the honey value chain
Upload your abstract here:

https://auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/stages/48239/submitter


An account must be created first. Any question contact the organizing committee.


Deadline ONLY for Poster: 10 May, 2024

Publishing: Accepted abstracts will be published in a proceedings book, as an online PDF book. 

Bee Creative!

Do you have an original honey based product? Do you want to share and participate in our Best Bee product contest? Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your product and apply now:

Contact Us

The conference venue, JOIST Innovation Park, is located in the urban area of the city of Larissa.


This technological park is part of the Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) and it is the biggest Innovation park in Southeast Europe, with more than 17 years of experience in EU funded projects, a network of more than 4000 partners of 40+ countries.


ADDRESS: Valtetsiou & Tripoleos Street, 41336, Larissa

Larissa, Greece

Larissa is in the center of Greece and is the capital of the region Thessaly. It is among the 5 biggest cities of Greece. Due to its placement, Larissa is considered an important node in the country’s transport network. So, it is relatively easily and quickly accessible from other cities. 


Getting from Athens airport to Larissa

Arriving at the Athens airport, you have to reach the bus station Athens Liosion Bus Station, either by metro, bus or taxi.

Afterwards take the bus to Larissa (view online: https://www.ktellarisas.gr/ektakta-dromologia/).


Getting from Thessaloniki airport to Larissa

You can travel from Thessaloniki airport to the bus station Makedonia Intercity Bus Station using a bus or a taxi. Afterwards take the bus to Larissa.


More information will be available soon.

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Conference Committees

Organizing Committee


Andreia Freitas | Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), Portugal

Ivana Varenina | Croatian Veterinary Institute, Croatia

Sara Leston | University of Coimbra, Portugal

Carolina Nebot | University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Iveta Pugajeva | Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Latvia

Ivana Tlak Gajger | University of Zagreb, Croatia

Fabian Ruedenauer | Technical University of Munich, Germany

Henning Lyngsø Foged | Organe Institute ApS, Denmark

Marta Leite | Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), Portugal

Giuseppa Di Bella | Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy

Jelena Ćirić | Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Serbia

Local Organizer: Eleftherios Meletis | University of Thessaly, Greece

     Alexandros Papachristoforou | University of Thessaly, Greece

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