JANUARY 2008 1 New Year s Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sir John A. 12 Macdonald s Birthday 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Canadian Digital Broadcasting Summit, Toronto Website: www.csua.ca January 20-26 National Non-Smoking Week - http://www.cctc.ca Deadline, National Magazine Awards www.magazine-awards.com Weedless Wednesday http://www.cctc.ca 27 28 29 30 Full moon 31 Deadline, Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc., Better Newspapers Competition. www.magazine-awards.com January 20-26: National Non Smoking Week One of the most important events in Canada s ongoing public education efforts to reduce tobacco use. For more information, please visit our homepage at www.nnsw.ca or dial 1-800-267-5234 Deadline for CAJ Awards 2007 - www.caj.ca/awards 20-26 janvier: Semaine nationale sans fumée Une importante activité dans le cadre des efforts de sensibilisation du public en vue de favoriser la réduction du tabagisme au Canada. Pour obternir plus d informations, visitez notre page d accueil à: www.snsf.ca ou composez le 1-800-267-5234
FEBRUARY 2008 Magazines Canada School for Circulation 2008 Canada's premiere training program for circulation professionals... Pillar & Post Spa and Conference Centre: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON www.magazinescanada.ca 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ash Wednesday 7 Chinese New Year 8 9 Staying Tuned 2008 Canada s media research conference, Toronto. www.bbm.ca February 3-9 International Development Week - www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/idw February 8-12, 2008 Feb. 7-10. East Coast Music Awards - Fredericton. www.ecma.ca 10 11 12 13 14 Valentine s Day 15 National Flag of 16 Canada Day Groundhog Day 19 18 Heritage Day 19 20 Ash Wednesday 21 Full Moon 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 February 24-March 1. Freedom to Read Week. www.freedomtoread.ca Canadian Women in Communications. Awards Gala, Ottawa www.cwc-afc.com Feb. 20-22. Canadian Film and Television Production Assoc. - National Conference - Prime Time. Ottawa. www.cftpa.ca/primetime/2008/ Environmental Printing Awards, Toronto www.printaction.com/ February is Heart Month Check out our annual report card at: www.heartandstroke.ca
MARCH 2008 Parliamentary Names & Numbers One resource that has it all: MPs, MLAs, Senators, duties, committees, ministries, agencies, lobbyists, embassies. Indexed by subject so you find what you need. Order at www.sources.com/subscriptions.htm, or call 1-800-299-7990 2 3 4 5 6 International 7 8 Women s Day 1 9 Daylight Savings 10 Commonswealth 11 12 13 14 15 Time Begins Day March 6-7 - Alberta Magazines Publishers Assoc., Magazine Sessions Conference, Calgary www.albertamagazines.com 16 Palm Sunday 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 19 20 First Day of Spring 21 Good Friday 22 Magha Puja - Buddhist Full Moon 23 Easter Sunday 24 25 26 27 28 29 March is Red Cross Month www.redcross.ca
APRIL 2008 1 2 3 4 5 April 4-6 - Juno Awards, Calgary. www.junoawards.ca 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Juno Awards Broadcast, Calgary 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 April 12 to 19 - Ottawa International Writers Festival, Spring Edition. www.writersfestival.org. Phone: 613-562-1243 20 Passover begins 21 22 Earth Day 23 24 25 26 tonight Full Moon 27 Passover ends 28 29 30 Orthodox Easter Ottawa International Writers Festival, Spring Edition April is National Parkinsons Awareness Month www.parkinson.ca April 12-19 www.writersfest.com
MAY 2008 Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. and Canadian Newspapers Assoc. National Convention May 7-9, Toronto, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Canadian Libraries Association Annual Conference May 21-24, Vancouver Conference Theme: Libraries and Publishing 1 May Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 May 7-9. British Columbia Association of Broadcasters Annual Conference - Harrison Hot Springs, www.bcab.ca/ May 7-9. Canadian Newspaper Association and Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. national convention. Toronto. www.ccna.ca 11 Mother s Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 World Press Freedom Day Full M oon 18 19 Victoria Day 22 Full Moon 21 22 23 24 May 21-24. Canadian Association of Journalists Conference, Edmonton. www.caj.ca May 21-24. Canadian Library Association Conference and Trade Show -Vancouver. www.cla.ca 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May 29-June 1. PWAC Annual General Meeting - Winnipeg. www.pwac.ca CAJ Conference, May in Edmonton www.caj.ca
JUNE 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 June 2-4 - MAGS University, Magazine and Internet Publishing Conference - Old Mill, Toronto. www.magsu.ca. Produced by Masthead National Magazine Awards Gala, Toronto www.magazine-awards.com June 6-8 - Editors' Association of Canada Annual Conference - Edmonton. www.editors.ca 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 June 13-16 - Book Expo Canada - Toronto. www.bookexpo.ca 15 Father s Day 16 17 18 Full moon 19 20 First Day of 21 Summer National Aboriginal Day June 13-16 - Book Expo Canada - Toronto. www.bookexpo.ca 22 23 24 St. Jean Baptiste 25 26 27 28 Day June 19-21 - The Radio-Television News Directors Association, National Convention - Ottawa, Westin Hotel - www.rtndacanada.com 29 30 Editor s Association of Canada National Conference, June 6-8, Edmonton Theme: Editing in the Global Village www.editors.ca
JULY 2008 1 Canada Day 2 3 4 5 July 3-6 - Can Write! Canadian Authors Association Annual Conference, Edmonton - www.canauthors.org 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Full moon 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Saskatchewan Book Awards Deadline www.bookawards.sk.ca Can Write! Canadian Authors Association Annual Conference A writers conference for all writers July 3-6, 2008, Edmonton, University of Alberta Conference Centre 87 Avenue & 116 Street, Edmonton www.canauthors.org
AUGUST 2008 Professional Writers Association of Canada 1 2 3 4 Civic Holiday, NT, 5 6 7 8 9 BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NB, NS Be a professional freelance writer: www.pwac.ca Find a professional freelance writer: www.writers.ca info@pwac.ca (416) 504-1645 10 11 12 International Youth 13 14 15 16 Day Deadline: Governor General s Literary Awards www.canadacouncil.ca/ grants/publishing International Day of the World s Indigenous People Full moon 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Krishna 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Janmashtami - Hindu Ramadan begins at sundown The experts listed in Sources want to hear from you All the companies and organizations in Sources are there for one reason: They want to talk to you. So don t be shy. Pick up the phone or E-mail the many media contacts listed and introduce yourself. It s what they re there for. Tell them you found them in Sources
SEPTEMBER 2008 1 Labour Day 2 Ramadan begins 3 4 5 6 Sept. 4-13 - Toronto Int l Film Festival. www.tiffg.ca 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sept. 4-13 - Toronto Int l Film Festival. www.tiffg.ca 14 15 Full moon 16 17 18 19 20 Sept. 15-22 - International PEN Congress 2008, Bogota, Colombia 21 22 First Day of Fall 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rosh Hashanah The directory of Canada s print and broadcast media. $109.95/year for single-user online access + a 400-page print directory. $160 for online access for 10 users + a 392-page print directory. Word on the Street www.wordonthestreet.ca Order at www.sources.com/subscriptions.htm or call 1-800-299-7990. September 28 Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Halifax, Kitchener
OCTOBER 2008 October 16 is World Food Day 1 Rosh Hashanah 2 Ramadan ends 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Yom Kippur 10 11 12 13 Thanksgiving 14 Full moon 15 16 World Food Day 17 18 October 15-19 - Imaginenative - Native Film and Media Arts Festival. Toronto. www.imaginenative.org. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 October 18-26 - Ottawa International Writers Festival, Fall Edition. www.writersfestival.org. Phone: 613-562-1243 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hallowe en ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, October 15-19 www.imaginenative.org
NOVEMBER 2008 2 Standard Time 3 4 5 6 7 8 begins (Except Saskatchewan) PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize The award recognizes writers and journalists who have displayed exceptional courage and integrity in the interest of freedom of expression. The 2007 winner was author Stephanie Nolan. 1 9 10 11 Remembrance Day 12 13 Full moon 14 World Diabetes 15 Day International PEN Day of the Imprisoned Writer 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 International Day 26 27 28 29 30 for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 24-December 1 - National AIDS Awareness Week Saskatchewan Book Awards - www.bookawards.sk,ca
DECEMBER 2008 1 World AIDS Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Full moon 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 First Day of Winter 22 Hanukkah 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29 30 31 New Year s Eve Sources In print and online The Sources Web site is updated weekly with the latest experts, contacts, and news releases. A printable PDF version of the Sources book is also available for download at www.sources.com. December 1 - World AIDS Day