PD calendar - wishlist

 I was just pondering today I wish there was a mega-database of PD that was filterable by type of PD in calendar format.  Is there one?  Anyone know?  I see so many trainings and interesting webinars and things after they happened.  How fun would it be to plan out your year with a quarterly or monthly PD related to your discipline or special interest? 

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