GBA Spring Meeting is full of great speakers, fun beekeeping connections, and an informative dinner. Diana Sammataro, Adam Finkelstein, and Keith Delaplane are our featured speakers. Of course, we will also have interesting Georgia speakers doing breakout sessions throughout Saturday. 

Some of our regional speakers include Bobby Chaisson, Dan Long, Cindy Hodges, Reese Haren, Lynn Williams, and some Georgia Tech students. Topics will appeal to experienced beekeepers as well as beginners.

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The meeting starts on Friday with the GBA Board meeting. The GBA Board will meet at 5:00 PM. That is earlier than usual because we will have a special dinner event after the board meeting.

Note in your registration that you have the choice to attend a special Friday event as well as register for the Saturday meeting.

As we did last spring for the first time, this year on Friday night, we will have a catered dinner and bee lecture by Diana Sammataro. We will have a cash bar and reception which starts at 6:30. The dinner at 7 PM will be held at the Kiwanis Club in Griffin. Dinner will be catered and will include bread, salad, non-alcohol drinks and dessert.

The cost of the dinner is $22 a person. We invite all of you to take advantage of this special opportunity to be with each other and to hear Diana speak on the fascinating world of mites and fungicides.

The general spring meeting will take place all day on Saturday, February 17, beginning and ending with talks by Diana Sammataro. In between you can hear Adam Finkelstein, Keith Delaplane and many talented Georgia beekeeping speakers.

We will also have a short business meeting in the middle of the day to confirm the revised bylaws.

Please do register for the event, and be sure to check your lunch preference for the boxed lunch provided by GBA. Registration for member is $45, including lunch. Registration for non-members is $60, including lunch. Beginning February 10, registration fees for everyone will be $65.

We have blocks of rooms reserved at the Country Suite in Griffin, where the speakers and most of the officers will be staying. Other Griffin area motels are the Quality Inn, the Baymont, and the Comfort Inn. All will welcome beekeepers. Be sure to identify yourself as a GBA member. It is probably more helpful to get a discount if you register by phone.