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President of the Commission Misael Edmundo Cuevas Bravo |
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The new statutes - voted during our General Assembly in Buenos-Aires (Argentina), September 2011 represent an important reform with the set-up of five new "Regional Commissions" beside the seven existing "Scientific Commissions". The goals are to obtain a more efficient and balanced Executive Council and an effective tool to help beekeepers and their bees worldwide. Each president of these new Commissions will have precise duties:
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providing support to national beekeeping associations with their governments and/or regional entities,
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assuring a better co-operation with regional beekeeping associations,
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offering help to local organisations and promoting Apimondia congresses and symposia as well as other regional events,
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co-chairing the round tables during the Apimondia Congresses,
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co-ordinating the activities of the existing Working Groups with the Scientific Commissions and submit new Working Groups on crucial problems,
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establishing and maintaining databases (institutes, journals, suppliers, etc.) for the Apimondia website,
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promoting beekeeping amongst the general public,
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being the key representative for journalists, TV programmes, questions arriving from the General Secretariat, etc.,
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encouraging the creation of national beekeeping associations in the developing countries,
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analysing the needs of the local beekeeping communities and co-ordinating the relief actions in case of natural or human disasters,
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attracting new members,
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raising funds for the Federation.
More info (team + workplan) soon...