THE BUSY BEES OF SICAMM

After the ’23 conference the following team was formed
Gabriele Soland
Gabriele Soland (CH)

Chair and interim president at SICAMM.

  • Biologist, researcher
  • CEO of Apigenix, Institute for Beegenetics. 
  • Experienced beekeeper.
  • Chair of old Sicamm foundation
  • (Co)organizer of online conference in ’21 and Sicamm conference in Savoie in ’23

Available for SICAMM main board: Yes

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Natuschka Lee
Dr. Natuschka Lee (SE)

Interim Board Member

  • Board member of the Swedish Mellifera organisation, www.nordbi.se. Since 18th November 2023, elected as a Swedish representattive to SICAMM.
  • Biologist and researcher, orcid number 0000-0003-3611-9882.  Research topics: microbial ecology, pollination biology, entomology, biotechnology, geo/astrobiology.
  • Beekeeper, manager of the Campus apiary at Umeå University, (Campus Bigården (umu.se),
  • Coordinator of the interdisciplinary arthropod network at the campus in Northern Sweden, (Arthropodum (umu.se)
  • Chair person of the Northern Swedish Entomology Society, Norrlands Entomologiska Förening – Sveriges entomologiska förening (sef.nu)
  • Collaborating and supporting member of the Finnish, Norwegian and Swiss Mellifera societies

Available for SICAMM main board: Yes

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John Greenaway
John Greenaway (IE)

Interim Board Member

Conservation Area Officer of Native Irish Honey Bee Society (NIHBS)

  • Responsible to the NIHBS Main Committee
  • Role within NIHBS is to expand both the numbers and variety of All Ireland Native Honey Bee Conservation Areas. There are currently over 200 NIHBS CA’s
  • NIHBS Committee Member
  • Kingdom Beekeepers, Kerry, Ireland – Committee Member

Hobby Beekeeper with an interest in Amm, Biodiversity, Organic Growing, Treatment Free

Available for SICAMM main board: Yes

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Jo Widdicombe
Jo Widdicombe (UK)

Interim Board Member

  • Beekeeper for nearly 40 years
  • Former president of Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA)
  • Environmental scientist.

Available for SICAMM main board: Yes

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philip denwood
Philip Denwood (UK)

Board Member Old Sicamm

  • Beekeeper and member of BIBBA since early 1970s.
  • Served on BIBBA committee and edited BIBBA News magazine.
  • Collected and edited the works of Beowulf Cooper, founder of BIBBA, and published them as The Honeybees of the British Isles in 1986.
  • Attended SICAMM conferences in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France (Versailles), Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Finland.
  • Helped to organise conferences in Aviemore, Scotland and Llangollen, Wales. Committee member since 2006.

Available for SICAMM main board: Yes

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