AP Planner
Plan ahead. Stay ahead.
Find the events you need to know about, all in one place
AP Planner contains hundreds of thousands of future events spread across diverse categories, including political schedules, financial and economic announcements, trade and consumer conferences, award ceremonies, holidays and more.
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100,000+ events
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12-month calendar
Plan ahead with a yearly rolling calendar and save time by managing story ideas proactively. -
100 categories
Stay informed about industry trends and competitor activity.
AP Planner is the single subscription-based tool to support your research and planning
Search by date, event type, category, organization, location or keyword (powered by Elasticsearch)
Browse categories and narrow your search with visual categorizations by RIPL
Includes AP's comprehensive state daybooks with major events and top stories
Get a point person's contact information for each event or sponsoring organization
Embedded maps show venue locations and nearby events
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