WG 4 winter workshop in , 1-3 March 2011

Dear colleagues,

It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to the COLOSS Work Shop "Honey bee vitality and diversity - status of the GEI experiment and the subspecies discrimination methods comparison" which will take place during the period 1 - 3 March 2011 in the Biological Faculty of the University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Co-organizers of this event will be the National Bee Breeding Association, the Agrarian University – Plovdiv and the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria – Plovdiv.

The winter workshop of the WG4 will focus on the draft for international breeding recommendations and the online database. During the meeting, exchange of samples and reference material, as well as discussions on the status of the GEI experiment and the subspecies discrimination methods comparison are planned.

Please send your registration details to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evgeniya Ivanova (geneiv@uni-plovdiv.bg) as soon as possible (deadline 25.01. 2011). The number of participants who can be reimbursed is limited to a maximum of 15 persons with ticket price not more than 200 – 270 Euro. Preference will be given to persons who actively contribute to the work of WG4.

As each participant needs to contribute to the program, please let us know the title of your presentation or your discussion issues (individually or in groups) and also send your abstract, using the related form.

To facilitate your accommodation, a special arrangement has been made with Dafi Hotel, 3 stars, in an area near the Old Town Plovdiv: 4000 Plovdiv, “Kapana” 23, G. Benkovski Str. Telephone: +359 32 62 00 41, fax: +359 32 62 94 34,
e-mail: office@hoteldafi.com and web site: http://www.hoteldafi.com. The hotel is in the center of the city, very close to the Bus stop station (direct Bus lines 20, 26 from Central railway station and South Bus Stop Station) and 500 m far from Biological faculty of University of Plovdiv ”P. Hilendarski”. The hotel prices are: 40 leva (about 20 €)/night (single room) including breakfast; 60 leva (about 30 €) (double room) including breakfast; studio for one person – 50 leva (25 €) and for two persons – 70 leva (35 €), including breakfast. For your booking please refer to the name of Evgeniya Ivanova.

Please remember that only travel expenses will be reimbursed by COLOSS.

Registration fee for the meeting is 50 € (Dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday night as well as lunches and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee). In case that the Cost office in Bulgaria and sponsor organizations contribute to the financing of this meeting, your registration fees may be given back to you.

You are welcome to Plovdiv and the Plovdiv University and we are looking forward to a very fruitful and intensive meeting.

The local organizers

Evgeniya Ivanova and Plamen Petrov