

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MHPA Summer Convention
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 10 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Our summer line up of convention speakers are leaders in honey bee research and extension.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest about honey bee health!

Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia (UGA), with a joint appointment at the Odum School of Ecology. He earned his Ph.D. in Biosciences from the University of Exeter in 2019 and holds a B.A. in Natural Sciences (Zoology) from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Bartlett's research focuses on the evolutionary ecology of infectious diseases, particularly in pollinators like honey bees. His work examines how changes in host ecology influence the evolution of pathogens and parasites, with implications for both managed and wild bee populations. He has published extensively on topics such as viral infections, host-parasite interactions, and the impacts of apiculture practices on bee health. Dr. Bartlett is also the Director of the UGA Bee Lab, where he collaborates with beekeepers to develop strategies for improving pollinator health. He has been beekeeping for 13+ years, first learning how to keep bees in his native homeland of Yorkshire, England, before managing colonies across the UK and then further afield in California and Georgia in the USA.

Dr. Declan Schroeder from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Katie Lee from Minnesota Extension will also present the latest about their honey bee work 

Also on the Program: 
Project Apis M    UMN Bee Squad   Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund     Pests &amp; Pathogens Panel      Building Your bee business               Bear Update    MHPA Ambassador     Beekeeper BBQ Banquet ($)
Habitat Update   Norroa Update  

The meeting will start at 6:30 pm on July 10th and end at noon on July 12th.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waite-park/mhpa-summer-convention/200028242720102
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028242720102?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=waite+park-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Waite Park
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud
- **lat**: 45.551372005946
- **long**: -94.204225838184
- **full address**: Holiday Inn &amp; Suites St. Cloud, Legends Bar &amp; Grill, 75 37th Ave S, St Cloud, MN 56301, United States, Waite Park

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Minnesota Honey Producers Association (https://allevents.in/org/minnesota-honey-producers-association/26078447)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 10 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Holiday Inn &amp; Suites St. Cloud, Legends Bar &amp; Grill, 75 37th Ave S, St Cloud, MN 56301, United States, Waite Park
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Minnesota Honey Producers Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about MHPA Summer Convention ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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