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Attending In Person:
RSVPs, parking, sign in, and lunch arrangements all need some planning if you plan on attending in person for MSBA's Spring 2023 Meeting at the UMD with special programming from the vanengelsdorp Lab!
Your RSVP is crucial if you plan on attending in College Park because we will be organizing you into groups in order to tour labs and participate in the afternoon sessions. We need to know the total of those in attendance in order to assign rooms and recruit volunteers.
Parking change: The Regents Drive garage that we usually use will be closed, but you may park for free just a bit further up the road at the Union Lane Garage next to the Stamp Student Center. Click on the image above to get directions or consult the map below.
Please sign in as soon as you arrive, and you will be given a colored name tag sticker that associates you with one of the groups for afternoon activities!
Don't mind the work in progress! The Plant Sciences Building, where we meet, will be undergoing maintenance, but the building is open! Please use any of the entrances and don't be deterred by any power washing!
Lab fundraiser: there will be a fundraising table with items for silent auction or sale, including vintage BeeCultures, ABJs, and (possibly) mite testing kits, with more planned.
Lunch plans: We will be working with Jimmy Johns to offer interested attendees box lunches costing $12 from their favorites menu. If you wish to buy lunch, please sign up before 10 AM at the sign in table! Exact change is appreciated. We are reserving nearby classroom space for us all to chow down together.
Descriptions of Afternoon Tours:
Learning on Your Feet: A Walking Lab Tour
Explore the UMD Honey Bee labs and learn how we analyze honey bee samples for parasites, diseases and viruses.
Molecular 1 Lab
See the process of removing genetic material from whole bees to be used in Molecular Lab 2
Molecular 2 Lab
Learn how we detect honey bee viruses and nosema from RNA.
Know guts, know glory! (Anatomy/dissection)
- A broad overview of internal honey bee anatomy that will highlight several physiologies/organs key to honey bee health
The Rebel Alliance: UMD and BIP
Learn about the mission and programs of the Bee Informed Partnership, and how the collaboration between UMD and BIP brings data to the beekeepers.
Bare your soul (Extension survey)
The purpose of this survey is to lay the groundwork for the University of Maryland Bee Lab’s extension activities for the next 2-5 years. Here we provide a host of ideas, products, services, and delivery methods and would like your input on those most needed by you to improve your beekeeping skills and the health of Maryland honey bees and other pollinators.
Attending Via Zoom:
All participants must have a Zoom account and be signed in to be admitted to the June 10 meeting. You can sign up for a free Zoom account in advance!
The meeting link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3634766759?pwd=Vm9SSWFnS0ZKRWlKdWc0YnVrQi83Zz09, Meeting ID: 363 476 6759, Passcode: 119524
The Union Lane garage is circled in yellow. You can enter it from the same road as the Regents Garage, but it is up the hill and the entrance is on the same side of the road as the Plant Sciences Building.
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