Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS) is a wonderful beekeeping educational event- loads of fun. Consider expanding your horizons… It will be closer than ever this year- just East of Philadelphia in Westchester, PA. August 5-pth, 2013.
Consider attending for a single day or for the entire week. There is a Short Course on Monday and Tuesday and then the conference Wed- Friday. A special class on top bar hives and a train the trainer day is new this year in the short course. An entire day on apitherapy and propolis in the main conference. There are many vendors and a honey/products of the hive show.
Details can be found here: http://www.easternapiculture.org/conferences/eas-2013.html