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21st COLOSS Conference 2025, Sep. 22-23, Copenhagen, Denmark

21st COLOSS Conference 2025, Sep. 22-23, Copenhagen, Denmark

TOPICS

Annual conference to provide updates, stimulate discussions and provide future research and policy directions.
Hybrid options for all activities except poster session.
Annual General Assembly:
Presentations of sponsors and stakeholders of COLOSS
Election of the new Executive committee
COLOSS Annual report, budget and discussion.

PRESENTATIONS

The presenting author can submit a poster abstract on any COLOSS relevant topic. The posters will be presented in person at the poster session. Poster dimensions: portrait format A0 (84.1 cm (width) x 118.9 cm (length)).
The best student poster will receive the “COLOSS Best Student Poster Prize” if the student is the corresponding author and willing to participate in the competition, as indicated in the registration.
The winner of the prize will be announced at the conference, at the COLOSS website and on social media.
Oral presentations can be given by the awardees, the invited speaker, the sponsors and the chairs of the CPs/TFs, the rest are posters only!

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is € 50.00 for the physical meeting (entry, snacks, drinks, coffee breaks, lunches) and € 10.00 for online participation.
The fee for the optional Social Event is € 45.00 per person.
Please make all payments using PayPalCredit Card or Bank Transfer.
Due to limited financial support, participants will NOT be reimbursed for travel and accommodation.
Everyone who contributes a poster should indicate their student status in the registration process.

Online registration will open soon. Members will be informed via email.

ACCOMMODATION

HOSTELS:
City hub Copenhagen
Danhostel

HOTELS:
CABINN Copenhagen 11 min by car, 35 min by public transportation
CABINN Metro 4 min by car, 13 min walk
Wakeup Copenhagen, Borgergade 19 min by car, 25 min by public transportation
Wakeup Copenhagen, Carsten Niebuhrs 9 min by car, 25 min by public transportation
Ibis Styles Copenhagen Orestad 12 min by car, 37 min by public transportation

TRAVEL

Bella Sky Conference & Event, ENTRANCE 3, Martha Christensens Vej 10, 2300 Copenhagen

The Bella Center is Scandinavia’s largest conference and exhibition center. One of the world’s most experienced venues for large-scale events and with more than 50 years of experience with conferences and events.
Bella Center Copenhagen features a central location in Copenhagen. Just 6 kilometers away from Copenhagen Airport and 8 kilometers away from Copenhagen city center. Plenty hotels of all categories (from high class 5-star hotels to quality budget hotels) are situated within short walking distance from the Bella Center. The Metro brings you from the Bella Center to the city Center or the airport in less than 15 minutes at a price of 3 €.

AGENDA

Sunday, September 21

Time Session 1 – Executive Committee Meeting 1
19:00-20:30 Final organizational issues

Monday, September 22

Time Session 2 – Welcome & Key Note
08:30-09:00 Sign-in & coffee
09:00-09:30 Welcome by President and Local Organizing Chair *Peter, Flemming
09:30-10:30 Keynote Prof. Dr. Gard Otis “Hornets (Vespa spp.): Worldwide Invasive Pests of Honeybees” (30+30 min)
10:30-11:00 Break, with drinks / snacks (possibility to visit posters)
Time Session 3 – COLOSS Updates
11:00-12:30 Core Projects (N = 3), Task Forces (N = 9), invasive species & climate change (up to 5 min each)
12:30-13:30 Lunch (covered) (possibility to visit posters)
Time Session 4 – General Assembly I
13:30-15:00 Gen. Presentations, financial planning, changes of statutes, optional (Presentations of sponsors and stakeholders of COLOSS, Presentations of COLOSS Panuwan Chantawannakul Awardees 2025), EC election *all important decisions in Gen. Assembly I
15:00-15:30 Break, with coffee / snacks (possibility to visit posters)
Time Session 5 – COLOSS TF/CP – General Discussions 2
15:30-16:30 CORE PROJECT 1 // TASK FORCE 1 // TASK FORCE 2
16:30-17:30 CORE PROJECT 2 // TASK FORCE 3 // TASK FORCE 4
17:30-18:30 CORE PROJECT 3 // TASK FORCE 5 // TASK FORCE 6
19:30-open Social event

Tuesday, September 23

Time Session 6 – Poster session & General Discussions 2
08:30-09:30 TASK FORCE 7 // TASK FORCE 8 // TASK FORCE 9
09:30-10:30 Poster session and/or 2nd time slot for TF/CPs and/ore climate change / invasive species
10:30-11:00 Break, with drinks & snacks
Time Session 7 – Poster session & Parallel Discussions 2
11:00-12:00 Poster session and/or 2nd time slot for TF/CPs and/ore climate change / invasive species
12:00-13:00 Poster session and/or 2nd time slot for TF/CPs and/ore climate change / invasive species
13:00-14:00 Lunch
Time Session 8 – Updates & Plans
14:00-15:00 Updates & plans Core Projects & Task Forces (5 min each) *without Powerpoint, or just one PP for all
Time Session 9 – COLOSS General Assembly II
15:00-16:00 Discussions, final plans, & budget binding decision making; ceremony of Best Poster Prize & farewell
COLOSS Association
COLOSS Associationhttps://coloss.org/
COLOSS (Prevention of honey bee COlony LOSSes) is an international, non-profit association headquartered in Bern, Switzerland that is focussed on improving the well-being of bees at a global level. We are composed of scientific professionals that include researchers, veterinarians, agriculture extension specialists and students. We understand that cooperation and open dialogue are key to better understanding the reasons why bee populations are threatened in today’s world.
Start date:
September 22, 2025 8:30 am
End date:
September 23, 2025 4:00 pm
Time zone:
CEST - Central European Summer Time
Event type:
In Person
Limitation:
COLOSS Members
Price:
50 EUR
Address:
Bella Center Copenhagen, Center Blvd. 5, 2300 København, Denmark
Organizer:
Elise Maria Keller, Linde Morawetz, Aslı Özkırım, Victoria Soroker, Flemming Vejsnæs