DATE/TIME
Thursday, April 3
DESCRIPTION
The workshop will be held on April 3, 2025 at the University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland (in Centrum Ekspozycyjne Stara Kotłownia w Olsztynie, Prawocheńskiego 9, Olsztyn), and is followed by a COLOSS Training School on Queen rearing on April 4.
The workshop of the Varroa control Taskforce will be held before (April 2) at the same venue. Furthermore, a Scientific Apiculture Conference “Science – the Fundamental of Beekeeping Development”, organized by the Department of Poultry Science and Apiculture of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, will be held on Saturday 5th April.
Online participation will be possible.
IMPORTANT: For all events above, a separate registration is necessary.
REGISTRATION
Registration deadline: Saturday, March 15
Registration fee: N/A
WHO CAN REGISTER
COLOSS members only!
The workshop is open to COLOSS members, but preference will be given to colleagues actively participating in the common activities. A detailed agenda will follow.
ABSTRACTS
The submission of an abstract is recommended but not required, unless you wish to present your work during the meeting and to publish it in the Workshop Proceedings.
MAP
TRAVEL & ACCOMODATION
I’m happy to give you some information of the meeting in Olsztyn. We will spend most of the time in the area of Kortowo (University of Warmia and Mazury) in Centrum Ekspozycyjne Stara Kotłownia w Olsztynie (Prawocheńskiego 9, Olsztyn) Map.
We propose 3 hotels where we made some reservations on the password BeeGuards (use it to do the booking):
HOTEL Best Western PLUS
recepcja@bwplushotelolsztynoldtown.pl
SINGLE ROOM cost 250 PLN/day
DOUBLE ROOM cost 300 PLN/day
TRIPLE ROOM –
4 PERSON –
BREAKFAST yes
BOOK UNTIL 15th of March
DISTANCE 26 minutes walk/14 minutes bus/20PLN for a taxi
HOTEL Hotel Park
SINGLE ROOM cost 300 PLN/day
DOUBLE ROOM cost 350 PLN/day
BREAKFAST yes
BOOK UNTIL 28 th of February
DISTANCE 22 minutes walk/ 20PLN for a taxi
DORMITORY Uniwersytecki Dom Rotacyjny
SINGLE ROOM cost 85 PLN/day (1 room) – only cash
DOUBLE ROOM cost 170 PLN/day (5 rooms) – only cash
APARTMENTS (two single rooms with kitchen and bathroom) cost 170 PLN/day (3 rooms) – only cash
IMPORTANT You can get only a receipt for the cash payment – no invoice
BREAKFAST no
BOOK UNTIL 28 th of February
DISTANCE 20 minutes walk/15PLN for a taxi
Tips how to get to Olsztyn after you land in Poland:
- From the Warsaw Chopin Airport (Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina):
You can get a trains connection from station Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina to Olsztyn Zachodni. You can check them here: https://rozklad-pkp.pl/en but make sure after the 9th of March because the timetable can change until that date.
A direct bus:
https://shop.flixbus.ie
https://kondratowicztransport.pl/en/timetable/
- From the Warsaw-Modlin Airport (Modlin Port Lotniczy):
A directly bus:
https://shop.flixbus.ie
https://kondratowicztransport.pl/en/timetable/
- From the Gdansk Airport (Gdańsk Port Lotniczy):
You can get a trains connection from station Gdańsk Port Lotniczy to Olsztyn Zachodni. You can check them here: https://rozklad-pkp.pl/en but make sure after the 9th of March because the timetable can change until that date.
You can preorder a privat transport on:
https://kondratowicztransport.pl/en/timetable/
max. 3 persons (Toyota Corolla) – cost 700 zł total one way.
max. 8 persons (Bus) – cost 1000 zł total one way.
- That possibility can work also for other airports.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions concerning the workshop, please reach out:
Workshop Host: Cecilia Costa (cecilia.costa@crea.gov.it)
Organizers: Marina Meixner (marina.meixner@llh.hessen.de), Magda Wilde (poczta@pasiekawilde.pl)