Dear Api Friends,

It is my great pleasure to announce the ""First
Turkish Congress, Expo and Workshops on Honey and Honeybee products with
international participation" to be held in Kayseri (Turkey) from
February 22-26,2012.

Kayseri is located on the west side of Cappadocia
and on the foot of Mount Erciyes. The city have been a settlement for
quite numerous Anatolian Civilizations through out history since
Hattians to our present days with it's nearly 6000 years of historical
background.

The Congress on Honey and Honeybee products (H&HP) will
be held in Kayseri (Turkey), showcasing the latest international
developments in honey, honeybee products and apitherapy, and providing a
platform to facilitate interdisciplinary communications, new
collaborations for delegates from academic, industrial and clinical
backgrounds.

Keynote speakers who are global experts in the selected
fields of apitherapy and chemistry of honeybee products will present
some exciting recent developments and work shops. Dr. Stefan Stangaciu
is a specialist in family medicine and president of the Romanian and
German Apitherapy Society. Dr.Stefan Stangaciu is among the first
speakers that confirmed their participation to our event. We will be
happy and honored to receive the participation of Apitherapy specialists
and experts from all over the world, so please consider planning your
trip to our country as soon as possible

In summary, H&HP 2012 will not
only provide a great opportunity to hear about the latest developments
in honeybee products and related applications, but also to experience
the combination of working and social environment in Kayseri, that
energises people to envisage new projects, initiate new
multidisciplinary collaborations, and have fun in the process.

We
looking forward to welcoming you to Kayseri for H&HP in February 22-26
th.

Assoc. Prof. Sibel SILICI

Erciyes University, Agricultural
Faculty

Department of Agricultural Biotechnology