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* Dates correct at time of publishing - Dec 2017
| BUS INDUSTRY – BIC & INTERNATIONAL KEY DATES 2018 | |
| JANUARY | |
| 1 | New Year’s Day |
| 26 | Australia Day Holiday |
| FEBRUARY | |
| 2 | Prime Ministers XI cricket – Manuka Oval |
| 12 | Royal Hobart Regatta (Hobart TAS) |
| 17 | QBIC Members Forum/Lunch (Gympie, QLD) |
| 20-23 | BusVic Branch Meetings |
| 22 | BusNSW AGM/Board of Management/Delegates Forum |
| 28 | Launceston Cup (Launceston TAS) |
| MARCH | |
| 5 | Labour Day (WA) |
| 6-8 | BusVic Branch Meetings |
| 6-8 | IT Trans – IT Solutions for public Transport (Karlsruhe, BW, Germany) |
| 12 | Canberra Day (ACT) | March Public Holiday (SA) | Labour Day (VIC) | Eight Hour Day (TAS) |
| 12-16 | BusNSW Regional Seminars (Northern NSW) |
| 16 | QBIC Partner Lunch (Brisbane, QLD) |
| 21-22 | BusVic Branch Meetings |
| 26-29 | BusNSW Regional Seminars (Southern NSW) |
| 28 | PFG Luncheon (12:30pm – 2:00pm Parliament House, Canberra) |
| 28 | Out of Session BIC Council Meeting (details TBC*) |
| 30 Mar-2 Apr | Easter P/H - Fri: All States, Sat: All States (except TAS & WA), Sun: ACT & NSW, Mon: All States |
| APRIL | |
| 1 | Daylight Savings ends (3am)(ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC) |
| 3 | Easter Tuesday Holiday only for government and bank employees (TAS) |
| 19-20 | BusNSW Members Conference (Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley – TBC*) |
| 20 | BusVic Golf Day |
| 25 | Anzac Day |
| MAY | |
| 5-7 | QBIC Conference / AGM /GALA and Awards Evening (Sunshine Coast, QLD) |
| 6-9 | APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference (Tampa, Florida, United States) |
| 7 | Labour Day (QLD) | May Day (NT) |
| 13 | Mother’s Day |
| 21 | BusNSW Delegates Forum |
| 28 | Reconciliation Day (ACT) |
| JUNE | |
| 1-2 | TasBus Conference (Hobart, TAS) |
| 4 | Western Australia Day (WA) |
| 11 | Queen’s Birthday All states (Except WA & Qld) |
| 16 | PFG Drinks and Canapes Event (6:30pm – 8:30pm Parliament House, Canberra ACT) |
| 21 | BusNSW Associate Member Seminar |
| 26 or 28 | BIC Council Meeting (Canberra - TBC*) |
| 27 | National School Bus Summit and National Coach Connections Summit (Canberra, ACT) |
| JULY | |
| 2-3 | BAV Maintenance Conference (Melbourne, VIC) |
| 6 | Alice Springs Show Day (Alice Springs, NT) |
| 13 | Tennant Creek Show Day (Tennant Creek, NT) |
| 20 | Katherine Show Day (Katherine, NT) |
| 21 | QBIC Members Forum (Rockhampton, QLD) |
| 27 | Darwin Show Day (Darwin, NT) |
| 30 | BusNSW Board of Management and Delegates Forum |
| AUGUST | |
| 6 | Picnic Day (NT) |
| 15 | Show Day Public Holiday (QLD) |
| 15 | PFG Luncheon (12:30pm – 2:00pm Parliament House, Canberra) |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| 2 | Father’s Day |
| 7 | QBIC Partner Forum (Chinchilla, QLD) |
| 8 | QBIC Member Forum (Chinchilla, QLD) |
| 18 | BusVic Management Forum and AGM |
| 23-26 | APTA Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN, United States) |
| 24 | Queen’s Birthday Holiday (WA) |
| 29 | AFL Grand Final Holiday (VIC) |
| OCTOBER | |
| 1 | Labour Day (ACT, NSW, SA) | Queen’s Birthday (QLD) |
| 6 | QBIC Member/Partner Forum (Mareeba, QLD) |
| 7 | Daylight Savings Starts (2am)(ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC) |
| 7-10 | Australasia Bus & Coach Conference - Joint BIC & BCANZ (Cairns, QLD) |
| 15-19 | BusNSW Northern combined AGM’s and Regional Seminars |
| 29 Oct-1 Nov | BusNSW Southern combined AGM’s and Regional Seminars |
| NOVEMBER | |
| 6 | Melbourne Cup Day (VIC) |
| 18-21 | CUTA Fall Conference and Transit Show (Toronto, ON, Canada) |
| 22 | BusNSW Associate Member Seminar |
| 23 | BusNSW Platinum and Gold Partners Luncheon |
| 28 | PFG Drinks and Canapes Event (6:30pm – 8:30pm Parliament House, Canberra) |
| 30 | BusVic Women on Board |
| DECEMBER | |
| 3 | BusNSW Delegates Forum/Board of Management/Christmas Function |
| 8 | QBIC Christmas event |
| 25 | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Boxing Day | Proclamation Day SA) |
| BUS INDUSTRY – BIC & INTERNATIONAL KEY DATES 2019 | |
| 19-12 June | UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019 (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 25-29 Aug | Thredbo 16 Conference (Singapore) |
| 17-20 Nov | BIC Conference (Canberra, ACT) |