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Sunday, 23rd July 2006

Plan Ahead! Calendars, Calendars, Calendars and Some Schedules: Part 1

We have started (slowly but surely) to update a 2003 ResourceShelf post containing links calendars and schedules of upcoming events. Use this link to have fast access to each ResourceShelf post in this series.

+ Global: BBC Monitoring Week Ahead Calendar (via BBC)

+ Global: Planned Coverage Calendar, Associated Press Television News

+ Global: NewsAhead World News Forecast Preview
Preview listings are free. Complete access to the database is fee-based.

+ Global: Election Calendar (via IFES)
Database of elections to 2011.

+ Global: MInd: The Meetings Index
"Free access to locate future conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia."

+ Global: Trade Show Calendar
Searchable.

+ Global: NASA Space Calendar (via Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

+ Global: International Sports Calendar (via IOC)

+ Global: WhatsOnWhen.com
Searchable database containing thousands of events. WOW!!!
Make sure to check out the bizarre category (-:.

+ Global: Festivals.com
"Festivals.com today is the largest resource on the Internet for information about community festivals, fairs and special events. With more than 40,000 community events worldwide behind the pages of Festivals.com, we are the most popular and widely used web site devoted exclusively to the global festival industry."

+ U.S.: Washington D.C. Daybook (via Washington Times)

+ U.S.: 2006 Primary Schedule (via Stateline.org)

+ Key Dates and Upcoming Events (via Ascribe)
U.S. focus.

+ Observances and Commemorations Calendar (via Ascribe)

+ U.S.: The Note Futures Calendar (via ABCNews.com)
Various events, updated regularly, thru 2008.

+ International Events Calendar (U.S. Department of State)
See Also: Secretary of State Daily Appointment Schedule

+ U.S.: Upcoming Video Releases
Sort by title, genre, studio, release date. Over 2700 titles currently on the list.

+ 2006 National Football League Schedules (via NFL.com)
See Also: Preseason Schedule ||| Primetime TV Schedule ||| National TV Schedule ||| Team-by-Team Schedule

Remember: More Calendars and Schedules to Come in Future Posts. Need Real-Time Info? Check this collection of databases and tools.

UPDATES:
+ Calendars: 2007 National Health Observances (U.S.)

+ Schedule of Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases for 2007


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