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Mark Your Calendars!
CIBA Winter Seminar
Saturday, March 15, 2025
All day event!
REGISTER NOW TO SAVE YOUR PLACE!​
Updates for this seminar will be available on this page, as well as in the following publications:
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Iowa Honey Producers Association BUZZ
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Central Iowa Beekeepers Association BEELINE
COVID-19 and Influenza
If you would like to wear a mask, you are welcome to do so.
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Same Location As Last Year!
1875 Peach Ave
Madrid, Iowa 50156
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
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Registration limited to first 120
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Pre-registration is required - no ticket sales at the door the day of the seminar.
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The completed form and payment must be received by Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Plan accordingly!
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Seminar occurring rain or shine!
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Checkout the speakers' bios.
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Registration form and payment must be mailed in if paying by check, or the completed form emailed to the CIBA treasurer if paying through Paypal.
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Registration includes the full program, a catered lunch (served buffet-style),
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The menu includes honey-glazed ham, garlic chicken, honey-glazed carrots, roasted red potatoes and a garden salad.
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Complimentary Snacks and Drinks are available throughout the day.
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- Cost of registration:
- ​$40/per person​ if NOT a member of the CIBA organization.
- $35/per person if a current member of the CIBA organization (paying annual dues).
- ​You must be a member of the CIBA organization to get the discounted price. ​
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$20/per person if a student (College or K-12)​​.
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Doors open at 8:20 AM
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Programs start at 8:45 AM
AGENDA (subject to changes)
CIBA = Central Iowa Beekeeping Association
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Registration
8:20 – 8:45 a.m. Registration in the lobby of the Hughes Education Center
Morning Session (Jamie Beyer, CIBA President, morning moderator)
8:45 - 8:55 a.m.
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Welcome and housekeeping
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Introduction of 2025 CIBA Royalty and 2025 CIBA Youth Scholar
(Jamie Beyer and Keri Kenoyer, CIBA Royalty Committee Chair)
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8:55 - 9:25 a.m.
Beth Romer, Director, Choose Iowa, Des Moines:
Connecting Consumers to Iowa Produce and Food Products
9:25 - 10:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Branding & Marketing:
Getting & Maintaining Customer Attention;
Val Just, Just Iowa Honey, Des Moines; Marlon Mormann, Des Moines; John Seiser, Treasure Acres, Blairsburg
10:10 - 10:30 a.m. Break
– Please visit our vendors and exhibitors in the Cafferty Building
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Morning Keynote: Katelyn Rinicker, Prairie Rivers of Iowa, Ames:
Native Pollinators and the Perils They Face
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
John Seiser, Treasure Acres, Blairsburg:
Innovations in Beekeeping
12:00 - 12:40 p.m. Lunch on site – it will be delicious!
12:40 - 1:00 p.m. Visit our vendors and exhibitors in the Cafferty Building
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Afternoon Keynote: Dr. Kristen Clark
Minnesota Department of Health, Faribault, Minnesota:
Defending the Hive: Current Threats to Honey Bees and the Role of Biosecurity
1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Chelsa and Connie Bronnenberg, Spring Valley Honey Farms, Perry:
Pouring Candles from Start to Finish
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Kristen Clark, Minnesota Department of Health, Faribault, Minnesota:
Putting Biosecurity into Practice
3:00 - 3:20 p.m. Break – Last chance to visit our vendors and exhibitors in the Cafferty Building
3:20 - 4:15 p.m.
Curt Bronnenberg, Spring Valley Honey Farms, Perry:
Are You Ready for Spring?
4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Wrap-up (CIBA President Jamie Beyer)
Vendors:
•Prairie Rivers of Iowa, Ames
•Choose Iowa, Des Moines
•Spring Valley Honey Farm, Perry
•Honey Hollow, Indianola
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Please visit our Silent Auction in the south hallway of the Hughes Education Center. Many thanks to those who donated items for this auction! Proceeds will be split between the CIBA Royalty, Susan Kelly Memorial Youth Scholarship and the Bees & Beyond programs.
REGISTRATION
NOTEWORTHY: YOUR REGISTRATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY MARCH 12TH.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROCESS TO ENSURE YOUR SPOT.
The registration form links are below. You will receive verification of your registration via email or mail.
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OPTION 1:
Payment through Paypal - Fill out the online form.
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Pay the registration fee via the appropriate PAYPAL button (buttons are associated with your registration situation) below, based on whether non-CIBA, CIBA member or a student.
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The completed form and payment must be received by Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Plan accordingly!​​
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OPTION 2:
Payment by check - Fill out the online form or Open Editable PDF, print, and mail it:
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Mail a check (mailing address is on the form).
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The completed form and payment must be received by Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Plan accordingly!​​
Non-CIBA Member Payment $40
CIBA Member Payment $35
Student $20
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SEMINAR DOCUMENTATION​
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QUESTIONS?​
Don Moody
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(515) 770-5754