August 2012
August 1
Lughnasadh (Lammas Day)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammas_Day
August 2
Raksha Bandhan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan
August 4–11
American Veterans 68th National Convention
Daytona Beach, FL
http://www.amvets.org/events.html
August 6
Transgifuration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Jesus
August 9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
www.acpp.org/sevents/0809.html
August 10
Krishna Janmashtami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janmashtami
August 13–16
Blacks in Government 2012 National Training Conference
Detroit, MI
www.bignet.org
August 14
V-J Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
August 14
Lailat ul-Qadr (Night of Power)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lailat_ul-Qadr
August 15
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary
August 19
Eid al-Fitr (Feast of the Breaking of the Fast)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
August 20–23
27th Annual Federal Dispute Resolution Conference
San Antonio, TX
www.fdrconferences.org
August 26
Women’s Equality Day
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/wed/Womens_Equality_Day_August_26.htm
August 27–30
2nd Annual Executive Leadership and Diversity Training Conference
Arlington, VA
http://www.ialpae.org/2012conference/flyer.html