LY 2012-2013 CALENDAR

September 2012
September 2-5: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area IV: Europe (Brussels, Belgium)
September 3: Standard, Core 4 and IAG Grant application deadline for review at November 2012 board meeting
September 6-8: EUROPA Forum (Brussels, Belgium)
September 13-15: USA/Canada Forum (Tampa Bay, Florida USA)
September 17-20: Emerging Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area I: USA, its affiliates, Bermuda and the Bahamas (Tampa Bay, Florida USA)
September 30: Deadline for the Club and District Team Excellence Awards
September 30: Annual District/Multiple District Youth Camp and Exchange Report Form (YCE-510A) due

October 2012
Sharing the Vision Global Service Action Campaign
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month
October 1: Deadline to purchase Peace Poster Contest kits from Club Supplies Sales
October 5-8: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area VI: India, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East (Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India)
October 11: Lions World Sight Day
October 12-15: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area III: South America, Central America, Mexico and Islands of the Caribbean Sea (Lima, Peru)
October 15: International White Cane Safety Day
October 20: Deadline to report members for the October Membership Growth Award
October 23: SightFirst grant application deadline for review at the January 2013 SAC

November 2012
Lions Diabetes Awareness Month
November 1-5: Board of Directors Meeting (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
November 1-4: Emerging Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area II: Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 8-11: OSEAL Forum (Fukuoka, Japan)
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest) to the district governor
November 15: Top Ten Youth Camp and Exchange Chairperson Award applications (YCE-110) due
November 15: Annual District/Multiple District Youth Camp and Exchange Activity Report (YCE-1450) due
November 15: Leo October Membership Growth Award nominations due
November 21: Lions Quest grant application deadline for review at the January 2013 board meeting
November 30: Deadline for Family Membership Certification Forms

December 2012
Relieving the Hunger Global Service Action Campaign
December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning Peace Poster entry to the multiple district council chairperson and for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning Peace Poster entry (per contest sponsored) to the Public Relations Department
December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning essay to the multiple district council chairperson and for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning essay (per contest sponsored) to the Public Relations Department
December 2-8: Lions Eye Bank Week
December 5: International Leo Day
December 6-9: ISAAME Forum (Bangalore, India)
December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning Peace Poster to the Public Relations Department at International Headquarters
December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning essay to the Public Relations Department at International Headquarters
December 31: Last day for early discount on convention registration fees

January 2013
Relieving the Hunger Global Service Action Campaign
Glaucoma Awareness Month
January 1: New Peace Poster Kits available through Club Supplies Sales
January 13-19: LCIF Week
January 13: Melvin Jones’ birthday
January 11-14: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area V: The Orient & Southeast Asia  (Bangkok, Thailand)
January 15-19: FOLAC Forum (Antofagasta, Chile)
January 15: Deadline for districts to submit a single Lions Environmental Photo Contest entry to multiple district
January 21-25: Executive Committee Week Meetings (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)

February 2013
February 1: International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 2-5: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Africa (Oran, Algeria)
February 2-5: Faculty Development Institute – Africa (Oran, Algeria)
ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE (Oran, Algeria), February 6 - 9, 2013
February 15: Standard, Core 4 and IAG grant application deadline for review at the April 2013 board meeting
February 22-25: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area I: USA, its affiliates, Bermuda and the  Bahamas (Oak Brook, IL, USA)
February 22-25: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area II: Canada (Oak Brook, IL, USA)

March 2013
Eye Donor Awareness Month
March 1: Deadline for multiple districts to submit a single Lions Environmental Photo Contest entry to International Headquarters
March 1: Lions Services for Children Symposium funding for fiscal year 2012-2013 opens up to districts and multiple districts in all Constitutional Areas, plus the Continent of Africa, if funding is still available.
March 2-5: Emerging Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area VII: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Islands of the Pacific Ocean (Sydney, Australia)
March 22-25: Faculty Development Institute, Constitutional Area IV: Europe (Vienna, Austria)
March 31: Last day for regular convention registration fees
TBD: Lions Day with the United Nations

April 2013
Leo Club Awareness Month
Protecting Our Environment Global Service Action Campaign
April 12-15: Emerging Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area VI: India, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East (Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
April 13: Lions Worldwide Induction Day
April 16-20: Board of Directors Meeting (Marbella, Spain)
April 22: Earth Day
April 26-29: Advanced (Senior) Lions Leadership Institute – Constitutional Area III: South America, Central America, Mexico and Islands of the Caribbean Sea (Caracas, Venezuela)
April 30: Standard, Core 4 and IAG grant application deadline for review at June board meeting

May 2013
Recycle for Sight Month
May 1: Deadline to cancel with refund of convention registration
May 1: Deadline for advance convention registration and hotel room requests to be received
May 1: Deadline for International Friendship Banner, Newsletter, Trading Pin and Web site contest entries to be received at International Headquarters
May 3-6: Faculty Development Institute – Constitutional Area V: The Orient & Southeast Asia (Taipei, Taiwan)
May 6-10: Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 11-17: White Cane Week
May 14: SightFirst grant application for review at the August SAC
May 15: Annual Leo Club Officers and Membership Report Form (Leo-72) due
May 15: Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form (PU101)
May 24: Deadline date for convention hotel deposit refunds for individual cancellations

June 2013
June 1: Leo of the Year Award applications (Leo-LOY) due
June 1: Helen Keller Day
June 5: World Environment Day
June 20: Deadline for 2013-2014 Charter Applications
June 30-July 4: International Board of Directors Meeting (Hamburg, Germany)