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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Maybe interesting for people working with pesticides:<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Good news: the next international meeting of the <b>ICPPR</b> <b>Bee Protection Group (BPG)</b>,<i> i.</i>e.,  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">– the 14^th Symposium on the Hazards of Pesticides to Bees –</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">is coming up- from 23rd-25th of October 2019, in Bern, Switzerland. Beginning today, early bird registration and abstract submission are welcome.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Organisational things: </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"><span>1)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Registration and hotel booking: </span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_1490955415581515027MsoListParagraph"><span lang="DE"><a href="https://bern.e-vent.online/web/3CA3138ED5C441D985E43E3747089C25/EN" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE-CH">https://bern.e-vent.online/web/3CA3138ED5C441D985E43E3747089C25/EN</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)" lang="DE-CH"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">15.8. End Early Bird Registration (participant fees 319 CHF normal early bird; 239 CHF for Students early bird); fees paid in CHF.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">After 15.8 registration fees increase to 368 CHF (normal) and 264 CHF (student) late birds; fees payed in CHF</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Please prepare for an early start of the symposium on Wednesday October 23^rd (~9 am); the symposium will end on the 25^th around 4.30 pm. Further details will be provided when abstract submission is closed.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"><span>2)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Abstract submission: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_1490955415581515027MsoListParagraph"><span lang="DE"><a href="https://bpg-meeting.julius-kuehn.de/index.php?menuid=45" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE-CH">https://bpg-meeting.julius-kuehn.de/index.php?menuid=45</span></a></span><span class="gmail-m_1490955415581515027MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12pt" lang="DE-CH"></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Deadline for abstract submission: 15.8.2019</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Please find detailed instructions on the site (such as instructions for authors)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Streams include: Risk assessment/Risk management, </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_1490955415581515027__Toc495485567"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Honeybee Brood</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"> Testing, Laboratory/</span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_1490955415581515027__Toc495485568"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Semi-field/Field Testing </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">, </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_1490955415581515027__Toc495485569"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Non-Apis bee Testing</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">, </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_1490955415581515027__Toc495485570"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Monitoring</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">, Testing of Micro-organisms (microbial pesticides), other. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Please indicate your preference for Oral or Poster; depending on the number of submissions for oral presentations it may not be possible to provide slots for every talk. In this case the Steering Committee (SC) may need to ask you to present a poster instead.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">For (full) article submission for Proceedings, the BPG site will be used after the meeting in October. Prepare for sharp deadline of December 31st, 2019!</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"><span>3)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Further information - Symposium</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">The</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"> <b>meeting Location</b>: Zentrum Paul Klee; </span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.zpk.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">www.zpk.org</span></a></span><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">, <br>
</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Monument im Fruchtland 3, 3006 Bern, Switzerland;</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">More information on the venue, local transport etc. is provided on the bpg-meeting & abstract submission site.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">You could plan your trip using </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://www.rome2rio.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.rome2rio.com/</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">For information on local public transport: </span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.bernmobil.ch" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">www.bernmobil.ch</span></a></span><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"></span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Thursday evening: Social Event and Dinner</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Local organiser is Lukas Jeker (Agroscope, Swiss bee research center) </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"><span>4)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Working groups / Chairs</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Please indicate to Lukas Jeker and Jens Pistorius (<a href="mailto:jens.pistorius@julius-kuehn.de" target="_blank">jens.pistorius@julius-kuehn.de</a>) if you need rooms for breakout groups/working group meetings during or before the meeting.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"" lang="DE"><span>o<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">If you are not part of working group(s) yet but would like to contribute and provide active input and collaborate in ring testing etc., please contact the chairs of the working groups (or the SC if you need assistance) </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"><span>5)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">ICPPR</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:32.15pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">The BPG is a very active working group of the ICPPR (International Commission Plant-Pollinator Relationship), but there are also other very interesting working groups. The ICPPR membership is free- and you will get information on a lot of other interesting and important Pollinator-related activities- so sign up now if you are not a member yet. The membership form and more information on other working groups can be downloaded on </span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.ICPPR.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">www.ICPPR.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Looking forward to see you in Bern!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">On behalf of the Steering/Organising Commitee</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Anne, Lukas, Tom, Jens</span><span lang="DE"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="DE">Anne Alix, Lukas Jeker, Tom Steeger, Jens Pistorius</span></p>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Julia Osterman</div><div>PhD candidate</div><div>General Zoology<br></div><div>Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg</div><div><a href="mailto:jul.osterman@gmail.com" target="_blank">jul.osterman@gmail.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span></div><div>Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany</div><div><a href="mailto:julia.goss@ufz.de" target="_blank">julia.goss@ufz.de</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>