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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 11223" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>The venue was vast and you certainly couldn't say we were squashed in together. I went down early to take in the science day but got there a little bit late due to fog delays. Managed to catch most of the science anyway although some of it was a bit over my head. Things have obviously moved on since I did Fourth form biology.The science day is truly excellent. The conference itself was just two days which is probably long enough. I really enjoyed the first day attending most of the lectures but skiving out on a couple that were of less interest to me to meet up with old friends. The second day was nowhere near as enjoyable but only because I was coming down with the flu and after taking a rat test (negative) I went back to the hotel early and missed out on the annual dinner because I just wasn't up to it. I got a bronze and a silver in the honey competition which wasn't bad as only put in two entries. It certainly changed from when we started the competition years ago. In those days it was mostly hobbyists with a few people like me putting stuff In just keep the entries up. Nowadays a lot of commercial beekeepers\packers take it very seriously and there are large numbers of entries.</p><p>The speakers as usual were first-rate and everything was well organised and ran smoothly as far as I could see. The AGM was well run but as usual there was very little opportunity for individual members to have their say.</p><p>There is at least now a general recognition that times are tough although this seems to have largely escaped MPI who were still talking about the huge potential for growth.</p><p>My only real disappointment was with MPI . They had asked for questions in writing beforehand and I had given them one . I worded my question quite carefully and they quite carefully failed to answer the question as it was worded.</p><p>I think the conference was value for money but part of me yearns for the old days when beekeepers who had no money could hitchhike to get there and stay in a tent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 11223, member: 207"] The venue was vast and you certainly couldn't say we were squashed in together. I went down early to take in the science day but got there a little bit late due to fog delays. Managed to catch most of the science anyway although some of it was a bit over my head. Things have obviously moved on since I did Fourth form biology.The science day is truly excellent. The conference itself was just two days which is probably long enough. I really enjoyed the first day attending most of the lectures but skiving out on a couple that were of less interest to me to meet up with old friends. The second day was nowhere near as enjoyable but only because I was coming down with the flu and after taking a rat test (negative) I went back to the hotel early and missed out on the annual dinner because I just wasn't up to it. I got a bronze and a silver in the honey competition which wasn't bad as only put in two entries. It certainly changed from when we started the competition years ago. In those days it was mostly hobbyists with a few people like me putting stuff In just keep the entries up. Nowadays a lot of commercial beekeepers\packers take it very seriously and there are large numbers of entries. The speakers as usual were first-rate and everything was well organised and ran smoothly as far as I could see. The AGM was well run but as usual there was very little opportunity for individual members to have their say. There is at least now a general recognition that times are tough although this seems to have largely escaped MPI who were still talking about the huge potential for growth. My only real disappointment was with MPI . They had asked for questions in writing beforehand and I had given them one . I worded my question quite carefully and they quite carefully failed to answer the question as it was worded. I think the conference was value for money but part of me yearns for the old days when beekeepers who had no money could hitchhike to get there and stay in a tent. [/QUOTE]
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