EurBee11

11th European Conference of Apidology

7-10 September 2026, Bologna, Italy

Like foraging bees.

We seek novelty, we need cooperation and we profit from diversity.

Programme at a glance

Programme at a glance — EurBee 11, Bologna 2026

11th European Conference of Apidology · Bologna, 7–10 September 2026

Programme at a glance

6keynote lectures
20symposium sessions
4parallel rooms
196oral presentations
296posters

Scientific topics

  • Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTH5 symposium sessions · 49 oral presentations · 85 posters
  • Technological applications for the bee science & Bee-based monitoring3 symposium sessions · 33 oral presentations · 35 posters
  • Plasticity and genomic variation to overcome threats3 symposium sessions · 33 oral presentations · 22 posters
  • Microbiome and nutrition2 symposium sessions · 19 oral presentations · 27 posters
  • Climate change2 symposium sessions · 16 oral presentations · 15 posters
  • Decline of bee populations and policies2 symposium sessions · 16 oral presentations · 35 posters
  • Agroecology1 symposium session · 11 oral presentations · 32 posters
  • Relationship between managed and wild bees1 symposium session · 11 oral presentations · 15 posters
  • Bee products, ecosystemic services and circular economy1 symposium session · 8 oral presentations · 29 posters
  • Ethics in bee scienceNo symposium session · 1 poster

Monday · Day of Opening7 September 2026

16:30–21:00
Registration and Information Desk
17:30–19:30
Opening Ceremony · Sala Europa
19:30–21:00
Welcome Aperitif

Tuesday · Day of Assembly8 September 2026

08:30–18:00
Registration and Information Desk
09:00–09:45
Keynote lecture · Sala EuropaFanny Mondet‘Honey bee health in the context of biological invasions: the case of Varroa destructor’
09:45–10:45Parallel symposia
S1Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S2Technological applications & monitoringSala Italia
S3Plasticity and genomic variationSala Azzurra
S4Microbiome and nutritionSala Bianca
10:45–11:15
Coffee Break
11:15–13:00Parallel symposia continued
S1Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S2Technological applications & monitoringSala Italia
S3Plasticity and genomic variationSala Azzurra
S4Microbiome and nutritionSala Bianca
13:00–14:30
Lunch Break
14:30–15:15
Keynote lecture · Sala EuropaDomenica Auteri‘Safeguarding bees in the EU: Regulated risk assessment of pesticides and evolving policy’
15:15–16:00Parallel symposia
S5Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S6Climate changeSala Italia
S7Decline of bee populations and policiesSala Azzurra
S8Microbiome and nutritionSala Bianca
16:00–16:30
Coffee Break
16:30–17:45Parallel symposia continued
S5Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S6Climate changeSala Italia
S7Decline of bee populations and policiesSala Azzurra
S8Microbiome and nutritionSala Bianca
17:45–18:30
EurBee General Assembly · Sala Europa

Wednesday · Day of Tour9 September 2026

08:30–16:00
Registration and Information Desk
09:00–09:45
Keynote lecture · Sala EuropaBjörn K. Klatt‘The 4th agricultural revolution – Rise of the bees?’
09:45–10:45Parallel symposia
S9Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S10Technological applications & monitoringSala Italia
S11Plasticity and genomic variationSala Azzurra
S12AgroecologySala Bianca
10:45–11:15
Coffee Break
11:15–13:00Parallel symposia continued
S9Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S10Technological applications & monitoringSala Italia
S11Plasticity and genomic variationSala Azzurra
S12AgroecologySala Bianca
13:00–14:30
Lunch Break
14:30–15:00
Poster sessionPresenting authors at their poster
15:00–15:45
Keynote lecture · Sala EuropaJordi Bosch‘Solitary bees in a toxic world’
15:45–16:00
Group Photo
Afternoon
Guided Tour of BolognaExact time and arrangements will be announced during the Conference

Thursday · Day of Gala10 September 2026

08:30–13:00
Registration and Information Desk
09:00–09:45
Keynote lecture · Sala EuropaJanez Prešern‘(Dis)Enchantment in digitalization in beekeeping’
09:45–10:45Parallel symposia
S13Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S14Technological applications & monitoringSala Italia
S15Plasticity and genomic variationSala Azzurra
S16Managed and wild beesSala Bianca
10:45–11:15
Coffee Break
11:15–13:00Parallel symposia continued
S13Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S14Technological applications & monitoringSala Italia
S15Plasticity and genomic variationSala Azzurra
S16Managed and wild beesSala Bianca
13:00–14:30
Lunch Break
14:30–15:15
Keynote lecture · Sala EuropaOliver Schweiger‘How climate change threatens wild bees in manifold ways’
15:15–16:00Parallel symposia
S17Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S18Climate changeSala Italia
S19Decline of bee populations and policiesSala Azzurra
S20Bee products and circular economySala Bianca
16:00–16:30
Coffee Break and Poster sessionPresenting authors at their poster
16:30–17:45Parallel symposia continued
S17Welfare in bees and ONEHEALTHSala Europa
S18Climate changeSala Italia
S19Decline of bee populations and policiesSala Azzurra
S20Bee products and circular economySala Bianca
17:45–18:00
Closing Ceremony · Sala Europa
20:00–24:00
Gala DinnerDedicated area in the Congress Center
  • Symposium numbers (S1–S20) run in parallel in four rooms; each symposium continues after the coffee break in the same room.
  • Posters are on display for the whole duration of the Conference in the two poster areas on the ground floor, arranged by scientific topic; presenting authors attend their posters during the two poster sessions.
  • Registration and Information Desk: 7 September 16:30–21:00, 8 September 08:30–18:00, 9 September 08:30–16:00, 10 September 08:30–13:00.

Full titles, presenting authors and abstract codes are listed in the Scientific Programme.

Programme updated 28 August 2026.