UPCOMING EVENTS REMINDER SERVICE
UPCOMING EVENTS REMINDER SERVICE
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The Upcoming Events Reminder Service is a subscription service that highlights significant upcoming events--key dates, elections, holidays, strikes, etc.--providing subscribers having international interests with an advance notice of upcoming events. It is available as a quarterly or weekly via e-mail. Quarterly subscribers receive an e-mail that will be in their mail boxes prior to the start of each quarter. Weekly subscribers receive an e-mail that will be in their mail boxes Monday mornings when they arrive at work. This serves as a reminder to them of potential problem dates that might affect their people, operations, or travel. It is more comprehensive than any single "free" service--especially when you consider the value of the time you would have to spend checking them regularly to ensure completeness. And unlike the "free" services, not only are entries filtered out that are either outdated or really have no particular current importance, but the list is delivered to you. Following is a sample of what subscribers received in their weekly messages covering the week of January 2-8, 2012*: January 2, 1492Spain Granada Day. Marks the ouster of the Moors from Spain. January 2, 2012 Taiwan Bank holiday. January 2, Annually Haiti Heroes' Day. Also known as Ancestry Day. Businesses, schools and government offices close. January 2, Annually Cuba Victory of the Armed Forces Day. January 2, Annually Dominica Merchants' Holiday. January 2, Annually New Zealand Day after New Year's Day. January 2, Annually Switzerland Berchtold's Day. Honors Duke Berchtold V, who founded Bern, the capitol of Switzerland, in the twelfth-century. According to legend, he left on a hunt declaring he would name the city for the first animal he killed, which was a bear, or Bern in German. January 2, Annually United Kingdom (Edinburgh) Scottish New Year's Day. January 2-3, Annually Japan Bank Holiday. January 3, 1980 Burkina Faso People's Uprising Day. January 3, 1989 India Moslem Kashmiri militants began their campaign for independence from India. Violence possible to mark date. January 3, 2012 Egypt Parliamentary elections (run-off). January 3, Annually Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Day. January 3-6, 2012 Portugal, Worldwide TAP Air Portugal pilots have announced a strike. If the planned strike goes ahead, be prepared for delays and keep in touch with your airline or travel company for advice on the options available to you. See latest information on TAP Air Portugal’s website. January 4, 1948 Myanmar (Burma) Independence Day. January 4, Annually Democratic Republic of Congo Martyrs of Independence Day. January 4, Annually Western Samoa Head of State's Birthday. January 4, Annually Angola Day of Martyrs of the Colonial Repression. Public holiday. January 5, 1956 Laos The Lao Patriotic Front (LPF) was established by the Pathet Lao (Communist Lao faction) under the tutelage of Vietnamese Communists. January 5, Annually India Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday. Partial holiday. January 6, 1963 Colombia Founding of National Liberation Army (ELN). January 6, Annually Christian World Epiphany or Three Kings Day (Commemorates the three wise men's visit to the Christ child). Sometimes celebrated the first Sunday after January 2. Observed as a public holiday in some countries. These include Austria, Dominican Republic, Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt), Greece (most government offices and many business establishments close), Italy, Mexico (elementary schools close), Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania and Spain. January 6, Annually Iran Army Day. January 6, Annually Iraq Army Day. January 6, Annually Laos Pathet Lao Day. Public holiday. January 7, 1848 Liberia Pioneers' Day. January 7, 1939 Japan Birthday of Chukaku-Ha leader Toru Takagi. Now largely inactive, the Chukaku-Ha is an ultraleftist/radical group with origins in the fragmentation of the Japanese Communist Party in 1957. At one time Japan's largest domestic militant group, it has political arm plus small, covert action wing called Kansai Revolutionary Army. January 7, 1979 Cambodia Overthrow of Khmer Rouge. Also known as Liberation Day. Demonstrations may occur, but violence is not likely. January 7, 1989 Japan Death of Emperor Hirohito. January 7, Annually Egypt Coptic Christian Christmas. January 7, Annually Orthodox Christian Countries Christmas. January 7, Annually Maldives National Day. January 8, 1912 South Africa The South African National Congress (SANC), forerunner of the African National Congress (ANC), was formed. January 8, 1959 Cuba Fidel Castro Takes Power. President Fulgencio Batista flew to exile in the Dominican Republic and Castro marched into the capital, Havana, on this date to take power. January 8, Annually Cyprus Midwife's Day. Also known as Women's Day. Quarterly subscribers receive similar content, but without the benefit of events that are announced closer to their occurrence. Combining the quarterly and weekly subscriptions provides significant advance notification of upcoming events via the quarterly, with the benefit of the weekly's reminder and inclusion of additional events. Corporate officials, frequent travelers, expatriates, and others dealing on an international basis will find that the Upcoming Events Reminder Service will help to prevent an event that might otherwise have gone unnoticed from causing problems. For more information or to subscribe to the Upcoming Events Reminder Service, please click here. * While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list, users should be aware that national calendars differ, dates of observances may change, and holidays can be added or abandoned. Additionally, advance notice of strikes, demonstrations, or other events may not be sufficient for inclusion in this listing. Users should verify particular dates and events as they relate to a particular country and residence or planned travel there. |
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