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			"1"
			,"Charles Harper"
			,""
			,"Born in Lafayette, LA, begin his beekeeping career in  the 1970's when he inherited a couple of hives from his paternal grandfather.  He gradually built up his colonies, quit his full time job at a power plant, and became a full-time beekeeper, operating  approximately 1000 colonies.  In the late 1990's, Charlie became involved in the Russian bee project. He has participated in several Russian bee research projects with the USDA Bee Lab in Baton Rouge.  In 2003, he became the CRADA holder for the production of Russian breeder queens and has given several talks on this subject at various beekeeper conferences, one of them in New Zealand, another at the American Honey Producers conference in 2004.  Charlie is also vice-president of the Louisiana Beekeepers Assn. and the president of the Acadiana Beekeepers Assn."
			,"labeeman@labeekeepers.org"
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"2"
			,"Dr. David R. Tarpy"
			,""
			,"Assistant Professor and Extension Apiculturist at NC State University.  Most of Dr. Tarpy's previous research has focused on various aspects of queen bee biology, especially concerning the functionality of their many fascinating behaviors.  He has published papers on how colonies rear emergency queen cells, how virgin queens kill each other during the requeening process (including spraying fecal matter at each other!), and how queens fly from the hive to mate with many males.  Many of these issues have significant, practical implications to honey bee management.  As such, his future research will attempt to address important questions in apiculture with the goal to help produce healthy, high-quality queens and colonies.  A more complete bio for <a href='../sub/DavidTarpyBio.pdf' target='_blank'>Dr. Tarpy</a> is available in PDF format."
			,"david_tarpy@ncsu.edu"
			,"www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/entomology/tarpy/"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"3"
			,"Dr. Marion Ellis"
			,""
			,"Of the University of Nebraska.  For details on his career, publications etc see his <a href='http://entomology.unl.edu/faculty/ellis.htm' target='_blank'>bio</a>."
			,"mellis3@unl.edu"
			,"entomology.unl.edu/faculty/ellis.htm"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"4"
			,"Dr. Dewey Caron"
			,"from the University of Delaware"
			//,"A prolific author and recognized for his teaching talent, is a well known and popular speaker at beekeeping meetings around the country.  As a professor at the University of Delaware, and earlier at the University of Maryland, he has trained an entire generation of beekeeping researchers and even more generations of beekeepers."
//			,"is well-known to Maryland beekeepers as a speaker, author of popular beekeeping books such as 'Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping', and as a former professor at the Univ. of Maryland. Dr. Caron will present a talk on Spring Management, addressing the latest concerns and techniques to bring hives into strong honey production this spring."
			,"a former professor at the Univ. of Maryland (1970-1981)  and currently from the University of Delaware (since 1981), is well-known to Maryland beekeepers as a speaker, author of popular beekeeping books such as 'Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping', and as a friend and mentor to MSBA.   Dr. Caron has been active for 40 years in the Eastern Apiculture Society (EAS), and served as a board chair for 8 years and as EAS President (1986).   Dewey revived the EAS Short Course in 1979 and has organized/ participated in virtually all SC programs ever since.  His involvement and promotion of the Delaware EAS 2007 brings a fantastic program to virtually our back yard and insures its success. "
			,"dmcaron@udel.edu"
			,"udel.edu/~dmcaron/"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"5"
			,"Dr.Jim Tew"
			,"extension and research apiculturist at the Honey Bee Laboratory, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (at Ohio State University at Wooster)"
			,"Maryland can lay its own claim to Jim since he received his PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park! A noted speaker and author on beekeeping, his latest books are 'Backyard Beekeeping' and 'Beekeepeing Principles'. An engaging and interesting speaker, Jim will address the steps beekeepers need to take in the spring to prepare their bees for our short, intense, spring nectar flow. Be prepared for a great talk."
//			,"Of the Ohio State University, monthly contributor to Bee Culture Magazine, U of MD alumnus and great storyteller"
			,""
			,"www2.oardc.ohio-state.edu/agnic/bee/"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"6"
			,"Dr. Bob Horr"
			,""
			,"Owner of Equinox Bee Studio, Ltd., and monthly contributor to the American Bee Journal."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"7"
			,"Dr. Ron Ochoa"
			,""
			,"A research parasite specialist at the <a href='http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov' target='_blank'>USDA ARS Systematic Entomology Laboratory</a> in Beltsville, Md. His work focuses on mites, their behavior, and methods of control."
			,"rochoa@sel.barc.usda.gov"
			,"www.sel.barc.usda.gov/selhome/staff/rao.htm"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"8"
			,"Dr. Clarence H. Collison"
			,""
			,"Currently Head and Professor of Entomology at <a href='http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/ENTPLP.html' target='_blank'>Mississippi State Univ.</a>, began his career working in entomology extension services for seven years at the Pennsylvania State University. He writes the very popular and challenging column \"Do You Know\" in Bee Culture magazine."
			,"ccollison@entomology.msstate.edu"
			,"www.msstate.edu/Entomology/Clarence.html"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"9"
			,"Dr. Nancy Ostiguy"
			,"from the Pennsylvania State University"
			//,"has a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University, teaches toxicology and is involved in environmental research issues such as the PA-CEBRF (Pennsylvania Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factor project). Even though she is allergic to bees she became interested in helping with the problems of beekeeping when she found Diana Sammataro and Jennifer Finley counting Varroa mites on sticky boards and thought there had to be a better way to do it. Voila! the Penn State counting board was born, providing accurate counts in only one-third of the time. Since then she has been providing essential statistical analysis to the Penn State team, helping them divine better ways to manage bees."
			,"is interested in sustainable and organic agriculture. Dr. Ostiguy will bring us up to date on the latest work MAAREC is pursuing to help mid-Atlantic beekeepers. Her current research is focused in the area of environmental consequences of pest control strategies, including non-pesticidal approaches to pest control (IPM), pesticide residues in foods and other products, risk communication, and sublethal effects of pesticides on non-target organisms. She has worked with Dr. Dewey Caron of Delaware University, and Maryann Frazier of MAAREC investigating the effective use of pesticides by beekeepers.  One of her notable contributions that she spoke about at a previous MSBA meeting is the checkered Varroa sampling board that allows beekeepers to conduct valid Varro counts without counting all the Varroa mites on a sticky board."
			,"nxo3@psu.edu"
			,"www.ento.psu.edu/Personnel/Faculty/ostiguy.htm"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"10"
			,"Dr.Keith S. Delaplane"
			,""
			,"Keith is always an interesting, engaging, and informative speaker. Having a part extension and part research position, his research work is very much focused on the practical side of bee management and biology. In addition to his two talks, he will be featured on a panel with two or three experienced and knowledgeable Maryland beekeepers to answer your questions on over-wintering or other topics."
//			,"University of Georgia; a popular speaker, Dr. Delaplane has just been selected as senior editor of the International Bee Research Association's Journal of Apicultural Research. A prolific author, including a several years as a regular columnist for the American Bee Journal, he has written extensively on control of Varroa Destructor and Small Hive Beetle, as well as use of slatted racks, screened bottom boards, the age of brood comb and its effect on colony growth, and bumble bees. He also has written numerous extension papers and the popular and valuable book and video set 'Honey Bees and Beekeeping'."
			,"ksd@uga.edu"
			,"www.ent.uga.edu/personnel/faculty/delaplane.htm"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"11"
			,"Dr.Rick Fell"
			,""
			,"VPI SU, Blacksburg, VA, is another well-known speaker. There are a lot of current beekeepers and beekeeping leaders who are his former students. An engaging speaker, he never disappoints his audience."
			,"rfell@vt.edu"
			,"www.ento.vt.edu/~fell/apiculture/"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"12"
			,"Dr.Wyatt Mangum"
			,""
			,"Well known to both Virginia and Maryland beekeepers as a popular and informative speaker. If you've read the American Bee Journal lately, then you've certainly seen his articles that range from studies of wax moths, to beekeeping in India."
			,"wmangum@umw.edu"
			,"www.umw.edu/"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"13"
			,"Dr. Marla Spivak"
			,""
			,"Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist in Apiculture in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota. Her dedication to apiculture began in 1974 when she worked for commercial beekeeper Jerry Cole in New Mexico, and later for Paul Limbach in Colorado. In 1978 she completed a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Humboldt State University in California. She then became a research assistant for Steve Taber at the USDA Bee Research Center in Tucson, before traveling through much of South America. There she gained experience with Africanized bees by visiting and working for beekeepers along the way, especially near Machu Picchu in Peru. In 1980 she assisted Dr. Orley Taylor with research on Africanized bees in Venezuela and then entered graduate school under Dr. Taylor at the University of Kansas. Her current position is split between research, teaching and extension."
			,"spiva001@tc.umn.edu"
			,"www.entomology.umn.edu/Faculty/spivak/spivcv.htm"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"14"
			,"Mark F. Feldlaufer"
			,""
			,"Research Leader, USDA/ARS Bee Research Laboratory"
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"15"
			,"Dr. Ernesto Guzman-Novoa"
			,""
			,"Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario"
			,""
			,"www.envbio.uoguelph.ca/f_guzman.shtml"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"16"
			,"Dr. Jeff Pettis"
			,"from the Beltsville Bee Lab"
//			,"works on 'the behavior and chemical ecology of honey bees, including colony management techniques to reduce Varroa and tracheal mite populations, testing cultural techniques and natural products for mite and small hive beetle control'. He has done a lot of work in the field of Varroa control and will talk about and demonstrate two new Varroa control methods using formic acid. There are two new formic acid application methods, Mite-Away II &trade;, and Mitegone &trade;, which use formic acid in pre-soaked pads. Formic acid can be quite dangerous, but has been approved for treatment of Varroa in hives (it also works on Trachael mites). Jeff will talk about formic acid's efficacy and how to safely work with these applications.<br><br>Formic acid shows great promise as a control because Varroa cannot become resistant to the chemical."
			,"Dr. Pettis is the Research Leader for the USDA Bee Lab, in Beltsville, and one of the two leaders of the research into Colony Collapse Disorder. A noted and experienced bee researcher, his expertise is in honey bee biology. He has conducted important work on developing the screened bottom board, work on controls for bee parasites and pests using organic acids and organic oils, and behavior regarding host-parasite relationships. <p>He is currently much in demand as a result of concerns about the threat from Colony Collapse Disorder to the health of the nation's honey bee population, including providing testimony before Congress about CCD and its affect on the American beekeeping industry.  Dr. Pettis will provide an update on the research into CCD, what we know and what we don't know. If you want to know what is happening with CCD, this is the meeting to attend. "
			,""
			,"www.ba.ars.usda.gov/psi/brl/beestaff.htm"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"17"
			,"Arthur and Barbara Gruver"
			,"Maryland beekeepers, farmers, and avid photographers"
			,"they have worked over the years to put together their own beautiful collection of photographs of Maryland nectar sources. They will emphasize the nectar sources beekeepers can grow in their own yards."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"18"
			,"Micheal Embry"
			,"University of Maryland"
			,"Michael works for the University of Maryland on the Eastern Shore. His interest in beekeeping has expanded from hobbyist to providing part-time apicultural extension services to the Eastern Shore. His beekeeping experience has taken him across Eastern Europe, advising beekeepers overseas on improving crop yield and hive health and management. Mike also conducts his own research in his apiary at the Wye Institute, near the Chesapeake College. Here is an opportunity to visit Mike’s apiary and hear about research his conducting to help Maryland and Delaware beekeepers! "
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"19"
			,"Dean Burroughs"
			,"past President of MSBA and EAS Master Beekeeper"
//			,"Dean presented a talk at the February 2002 meeting titled 'From Hobbyist to Commercial Beekeeper'. He outlined his plans to transition from a hobby beekeeper with 10-20 hives, to become a sideline commercial beekeeper (\"Dean's Honey\". Motto: Dean's Honey It's Worth the Money) with 200 or more hives, performing pollination services and producing honey. Now, four years later, Dean will give us an update. Did he reach his goals? What problems did he encounter along the way? Be sure to come by for an update and informed advice. "
			,"Dean Burroughs is a past–President of MSBA. After retiring as professor from Salisbury University, Dean expanded his beekeeping hobby to become a major sideliner in the Eastern Shore pollination business. Dean's goal is to maintain about 200 hives with the majority managed for pollination and a smaller portion managed for honey production. Dean has provided occasional updates at meetings to MSBA members in order to share what he has learned from his experiences."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"20"
			,"Dr. Wayne Esaias"
			,"MSBA member and an oceanography biologist"
			,"Dr. Wayne Esaias, Maryland beekeeper and member of MSBA and Howard County Beekeepers Assoc., will give an update and exciting news about his research into the effect of climate change and urbanization on the nectar flows of Maryland and its affect on beekeeping."  //"Wayne is an oceanography biologist working at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. For many years he has kept personal records on the nectar flows in his area, has uncovered data from multiple other sources, and has access to multi-spectral satellite imagery. He correlated this data showing how our nectar flows have been affected by climate change. Wayne will present his findings that have resulted from his considerable research. He also will be asking for volunteers to gather more research data on nectar flows in your area."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"21"
			,"Dr. Larry Connor"
			,"owner of WICWAS Press, Conn."
			,"Larry has recently published his book 'Increase Essentials'.  He also has edited and published a number of beekeeping books, including Robert Berthold's 'Beeswax Crafting' and Dewey Caron's popular 'Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping'. You probably have seen his recent series of articles about the under-appreciated role of drones in the success of the hive and, of course, reproduction. The queen, the center of the hive, is easily replaced by the hive only in the spring and summer. But a poor quality queen from an uncontrolled replacement can place your hobby or business on its ear. At this meeting Dr. Connor will explore the world of the queen, what makes a good queen, how to make a good queen, and how to take care of her. "
			,"LJConnor@aol.com"
			,"www.wicwas.com"
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"22"
			,"Ann Harman"
			,""
			,"Ann Harman is a noted speaker throughout the country on the subject of honey bees. She is a former Maryland resident and an MSBA past president, the 2004 recipient of the MSBA George Imirie Education Award, and was awarded a lifetime MSBA membership in recognition of her many years of support to Maryland beekeepers. On the international scene, she is a honey judge and has been sent on many international trips sponsored by VOCA, the  Volunteers Overseas for Cooperative Assistance, an American program where experts in an agricultural field are sent overseas to provide advice and training. Her international travels have given her the opportunity to see and work with Africanized Honey Bees first-hand, 'up close and personal'. Ann is also a monthly columnist for Bee Culture magazine. She is an active leader in the Eastern Apicultural Society, including serving as its Vice-Chairman, and is an EAS Master Beekeeper."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"23"
			,"Steve McDaniel"
			,""
			,"Steve McDaniel, an MSBA member and Maryland beekeeper, is a distinguished nature photographer, having received international awards for his photos, and as a photo contributor to the popular book 'Beekeeping for Dummies'.  An EAS Master Beekeeper, popular speaker on bees and beekeeping, including terrific bee photos, Steve currently is the vice-president of the Central Maryland Beekeepers Association and also is it's past president. He is also the past president of the Carroll County Beekeepers Assoc., having helped to establish both organizations."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"24"
			,"Robin Mountain"
			,""
			,"Robin Mountain , a native of South Africa, comes from a professsional beekeeping family. Robin first came to the United States in 1982 and worked for the Weavers in Texas and Kona queen breeders in Hawaii. Back in South Africa, in the mid-1990's the Cape Bee was moved into the major beekeeping area of central South Africa by beekeepers who had taken hives to the Cape for pollination. The Cape Bee caused the collapse of the entire beekeeping industry, including his family's business. Returning to the US in 1999, he began to work with Strachan Apiaries in CA., then moved on to a position as Extension Associate in Apiculture at Kentucky State University, and then became the Dadant supplier in Kentucky. As if that doesn't keep him busy enough he also is the Chairman of the Heartland Apicultural Society, President of the Kentucky Beekeepers Association,  and organizes beekeeping trips to South Africa."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"25"
			,"Dr Robert Berthold"
			,""
			,"Dr. Robert Berthold is well known for his beeswax crafts, his three day beekeeping short courses and his mead. A professor at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA for three decades, he has given many talks on beeswax crafting and 'wrote the book' on the subject, 'Beeswax Crafting', published in 1993 by Wicwas Press. Bob will talk about and demonstrate the best techniques to create clean wax, beautiful candles and other beeswax castings."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"26"
			,"Dr. Gordon Wardell"
			,""
			,"Dr. Gordon Wardell is well known to the more experienced beekeepers in Maryland. 'Gordy' was Maryland's last apicultural extension officer, working at UMD, in College Park from 1988 to 1996. When support for apicultural extension ended Dr. Wardell moved to Tucson, AZ, ran an Africanized Honey Bee removal service, and began conducting contract research at the USDA Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, on honey bee nutrition, his specialty. He also has performed research on essential oils for parasite control. Proper honey bee nutrition is critical to honey bee larvae, since they only have six days to develop. Dr. Wardell will speak about the nutrition and its affect on hive health.  <p>Dr. Wardell also has extensive experience with beekeeping overseas. He spent six years in Indonesia developing local beekeeping programs, has helped train beekeepers in the likes of Nepal and Uruguay. He is presently the Director of the Sensible Alternatives for the Environment (SAFE) Research & Development and lives in Tucson."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"27"
			,"Kirsten S. Traynor"
			,""
			,"Kirsten S. Traynor recently returned from 18 months abroad in Europe as a German Chancellor Scholar of the Humboldt Foundation. During her stay, she was based at the largest bee research institute in Europe. She traveled extensively to speak with scientists, researchers, medical doctors and beekeepers, gathering information for a book on the medicinal benefits of bee hive products. Numerous of her articles have appeared in American Bee Journal (see her article 'Bee Breeding Around the World' in the February ABJ.) Her informative and entertaining presentation will help beekeepers benefit from the healthful products of the hive, while underscoring how to better market products to consumers."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"28"
			,"Bart Smith"
			,""
			,"Bart Smith has been in charge of honey bee disease diagnosis for the Beltsville Bee Lab for almost six years, since he retired from the Maryland Department of Agriculture where he served as the State Apiary Inspector. If you send in a diseased bee sample to the Bee Lab, Bart makes sure the lab work is done and a diagnosis made. In addition to his duties in the lab, Bart is also the 'Bee Wrangler' for the research colonies at the Beltsville Bee Lab. In his past position Bart was a very active speaker around the state, at local clubs, short course, schools and gardening groups. But when he moved to the Bee Lab those speaking duties were taken over by Jerry Fischer and it has been impossible to drag Bart out of the lab. But, at last we are pleased to announce that we've wrangled the wrangler back to speak at our meeting about the diagnostic services available for all beekeepers and beekeeping at the lab. Come and learn from a true master beekeeper."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"29"
			,"Mr. Kim Flottum"
			,"Editor of Bee Culture Magazine"
			,""
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"30"
			,"Mr. Sam Droege"
			,"Researcher at Putuxent Wildlife Center"
			,""
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"31"
			,"Dr. William Towne"
			,"Professor of Biology, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA"
			,"Dr. William Towne has been a Professor of Biology, since 1985, at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.  He earned his B.S. in Biology from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, and his Ph.D. in Biology at Princeton University, the latter studying the behavior and communication of honey bees. Over the years Dr. Towne has studied various aspects of honey bee behavior, but for the past 10 years has focused on the learning associated with the bees' ability to use the sun as a compass."
			,""
			,""
			]);

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			"32"
			,"Greg Ferris"
			,""
			,"Greg Ferris has been a beekeeper in Southern Maryland for over two decades and specializes in selling bees and bee venom for apitherapy. His interest in bee venom therapy began when he met Pat Wagner before she was known as 'The Bee Lady'. What had been a hobby quickly became a business. Greg now maintains about 200 hives and reports he has sold 'over 8 million stings'. Greg is active in Southern Maryland beekeeping, is a past President of the ASMB, creates artistic beeswax candles and artwork, and has invented several beekeeping related tools. See his web page at <a href='http://www.radix.net/~honeybs/' target='_blank'>www.radix.net</a>."
			,""
			,"http://www.radix.net/~honeybs/"
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"33"
			,"Nancy Gentry "
			,"President of Northeast Florida Honey Bee Association and PR director of Florida State Beekeepers Association"
			,"For a presentation on the need for a Honey Standard please see: <a href='http://apisenterprises.com/papers_pdf/Honey%20Standard.pdf' target='_blank'>link</a>"
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"34"
			,"Dr. David Fletcher"
			,"Emeritus Professor at Bucknell University"
			,"Dr. Fletcher will speak about African Bees including 'the real story' about how they were introduced to this hemisphere (It's not what you've heard).  He will also talk about survival of queens, including a fascinating description of how they actually fight for dominance. "
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"35"
			,"Dr. Galen Dively"
			,"Emeritus Professor at UMD"
			,"Dr. Dively is actively engaged in research in Maryland.  He will report on his findings about pesticide exposure, and will tell us about the sudden flowering of bee research at the University of Maryland."
			,""
			,""
			]);

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			"36"
			,"Keith Tignor"
			,"Virginia's State Apiarist"
			,"As an employee at Virginia Tech and VDACS Keith Tignor has worked closely with the beekeeping industry in Virginia for over 20 years. At Virginia Tech, he contributed to teaching, research, and extension activities in the apiculture studies and insect physiology programs within the Department of Entomology. In this position he often made presentation to local, state, and national beekeeping organizations on honey bee management, coordinated classes and workshops on honey bee related programs, and conducted research on honey bee management, reproduction, and behavior. These activities were continued at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services where Mr. Tignor has served as the State Apiarist since 2000. He currently oversees the regulatory program for beekeeping in Virginia, as well as ginseng export certification, gypsy moth suppression, and endangered species conservation. A portion of his duties include recruitment and education programs for beekeeping.<br><img src='../sub/ktignor.jpg'>"
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"37"
			,"Pat Haskell"
			,"Master Beekeeper from Northern Virginia"
			,"Pat Haskell, a Master Beekeeper from Northern Virginia, teaches several courses in beekeeping each spring.  Working with Billy Davis and nine different associations, their courses enrolled over 400 people this year.  She will tell us how she does it and how we can be better Bee Ambassadors."
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"38"
			,"Buddy Hance"
			,"Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture"
			,"The Secretary, our host for the meeting, will have a few words to say about how MDA and MSBA work together for you.  I know you will want to meet Secretary Hance, if only to thank him for our excellent bee inspection service."
			,""
			,"www.mda.state.md.us/"
			]);

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			"39"
			,"Dr. Debbie Delaney"
			,"Associate Professor - University of Delaware"
			,"Dr. Delaney will talk about the Genetic Heritage and Characterization of U.S. Honey Bee Populations"
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"40"
			,"Marc Hoffman & Matt Redman"
			,"Montgomery County Beekeepers & Eastern Shore Beekeepers"
			,"Marc and Matt will give a Special Langstroth Anniversary Presentation on Langstroth's Maryland Roots"
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"41"
			,"Nancy Troup"
			,"Master Beekeeper"
			,"Nancy will talk about Getting Started With Osmia"
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"42"
			,"Steve Collings"    // & Kristin Zaal
			,"Frederick County Beekeepers Association"
			,"Steve will talk about Top Bar Hives in the Mid Atlantic: What Your Newbies Need to Know"
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"43"
			,"Dr. Robert Danka "
			,"Research Entomologist at the USDA ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics & Physiology Lab in Baton Rouge, LA"
			,"Two of his current projects, 'Improving Honey Bee Health, Survivorship, and Pollination Availability,' and 'Development and Use of Mite Resistance Traits in Honey Bee Breeding' are relevant to our efforts to breed survivor and VSH-Varroa Sensitive Hygiene-local stocks. Some of Dr. Danka's research considers VSH stocks as an alternative to the use of miticides, and looks into the genetic building blocks of mite resistance. He has also studied Africanized bees, and genetic resistance to tracheal mites."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"44"
			,"Cindy Bee "
			,"Lifelong beekeeper, the author of an upcoming book on bee removal and structural extraction"
			,"Cindy Bee (yes, that's her real name) is said to be the only full-time 'live bee rescue' person in the state of Georgia. She is a lifelong beekeeper, the author of an upcoming book on bee removal and structural extraction (due in September), is past President and current member of the Board of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Assoc., and was the 2006 Georgia Beekeeper of the Year. She has also spoken at EAS and in a recent Brushy Mountain Bee Farm online webinar on urban beekeeping. She has owned Bee's Honey Bee Removal for 15 years, and is a renowned beekeeping mentor and advocate."
			,""
			,""
			]);
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			"45"
			,"National Capital Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Association"
			,""
			,"The National Capital Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Association is committed to helping patients diagnosed with tick-borne infections through education, support, and review of public policies concerning these diseases. Because beekeepers are constantly exposed to ticks and potential illness, to which many of our members can attest, NatCapLyme will speak to us about measures to prevent and respond effectively to such pests and diseases."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"46"
			,"Rich Lord "
			,""
			,"Rich Lord of Carroll County is an information technology specialist, an experienced teacher of Internet tools and technology, and a Maryland Beekeeper. He will be presenting an overview of Web and social networking tools that beekeepers can consider as they build markets for both sideline and more ambitious beekeeping product businesses."
			,""
			,""
			]);
		SpeakerArray.push([
			"47"
			,"Woody Medina, Dan and Jeri Hemerlein "
			,""
			,"Woody Medina, Dan and Jeri Hemerlein are leaders in the Howard County effort titled 'Don't Squeeze the Bees,' an attempt to roll back zoning restrictions that have the potential to effectively eliminate beekeeping in the county. They will present current efforts and how our membership can help."
			,""
			,""
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"48"
			,"Dr. Thomas Seeley"
			,"Cornell University"
			,"author of the celebrated book 'The Wisdom of the Hive'"
			,""
			,"http://www.nbb.cornell.edu/seeley.shtml"
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"49"
			,"Meme Thomas"
			,"BDirector of Baltimore Honey "
			,"Presentation on community supported apiaries (CSAs) "
			,""
			,"www.baltimorehoney.org"
			]);

		SpeakerArray.push([
			"50"
			,"Karla Eisen et al."
			,"Beekeepers from Prince William County, VA"
			,"Challenges and approach with zoning regulations in VA"
			,""
			,""
			]);


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			"99"
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			,"title"
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			,"email"
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