Although the assembled clubs did not take a formal vote on the issues, he and other E.C.A. board members said the emerging consensus in the private meetings was that small and big clubs wanted a bigger say in FIFA decisions to impose a calendar for international games when professional players are released for duty to play on national teams.
So to help you mark your calendar for when you need to have a glass and tipple ready for a toast, here's a quick guide, in calendar order, to the different whisky holidays, their history, and what exactly they commemorate.
The next step is to break down the bigger items into more manageable tasks, then allocate time slots on your calendar for when you can get them done.
Have everyone associated with band jobs mark the calendar for when they can play and when they can't be there - that way anyone can look at the calendar and say "yes" or "sorry, no" to any job opportunity on very short notice.
Create a calendar for the next three months.
Barack Obama has urged school administrators to "rethink the school day", arguing that "we can no longer afford an academic calendar designed for when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home ploughing the land at the end of each day".
Coaches, who usually approach the off-season with detailed calendars for when weight-lifting regimens and practices begin, may have a more difficult time.
With that in mind, fans may want to circle their calendars for when Washington comes to town.
But then there are other stretches, like the one I'm in now, when I have nothing on my calendar for weeks, when my savings account is dwindling, when I'm not on track to meet my writing goals, and when I miss aspects of university life, such as the camaraderie with colleagues and students (to be honest, I also miss health insurance and a regular paycheck).
Mr Schumer and the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, have both expressed a desire to put a bill onto the legislative calendar for September, when Congress returns.
I had a calendar of Real Madrid when Roberto Carlos and Zidane suited up for it.
