It took a while, but a varied committee team has now come together that works harmoniously and cooperatively.
The following changes in personnel have occurred since the association was founded:
• Philipp Heller left the committee back in spring, in order to take charge of one of our most important projects. Details of his new role can be found here.
• Newly appointed to the committee were the bumblebee specialist Philipp Noger and the experienced garden specialist and biologist David Frey.
• After Andreas Müller found himself obliged to step down from the committee this summer for personal reasons, an equally qualified successor was nominated in the person of the accomplished hymenoptera specialist Rainer Neumeyer. In addition, Esther Vogel, an experienced biologist and ecologist, became the first woman to join the body.
The election of the new committee members is subject to confirmation by the forthcoming general meeting; regardless of that, all four newcomers are already fully involved in the committee's work.
The committee would like to thank the departing members Philipp Heller and Andreas Müller for their commitment during the founding of the association and for their subsequent work on the committee. We are glad that both wild bee experts remain with us as members.
The office now consists solely of Jürg Sommerhalder, whom the committee additionally appointed as treasurer. Anrika Velychko has left the office and supports Philipp Heller in his key project.
The current composition of the committee can be found on the committee page.