(FORTUNE Magazine) – 1 Out West: Colorado multitasks with the Telluride Film Festival and the Renaissance Weekend in Aspen. Back East: Russia conducts its first census since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

2 In the Nevada desert Burning Man peters out. Event FAQs: "What is Burning Man? Burning Man is an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance." (What? No weed?) Stock markets are closed for Labor Day.

3 The Rolling Stones, a "British rock group, formed in 1962, that drew on Chicago blues stylings to create a unique vision of the dark side of post-1960s counterculture" (Britannica), begin a 40th-anniversary tour in Boston. Post-'60s, indeed.

4 Kaufman Brothers opens its fifth annual Communications Conference, a two-day event featuring an as yet unknown number of presentations. "We have 59 companies on the list," says spokeswoman Barbara. "But as the knife turns on Wall Street, um, some are falling off."

5 In London: Sustainable & Responsible Investment Forum. In Martin, Tenn.: the Tennessee Soybean Festival. Steve from the U. of Tennessee at Martin says soybeans are used in milk, oil, soaps, and diesel-fueled buses. Eh? "If you walk behind one, it smells like popcorn."

6 Congratulations to Carly Fiorina! The queen bee of Hewlett-Packard's teeming hive turns 48 today, sharing the month with Shelley Lazarus (the 1st), Andy Grove (2nd), Paul Volcker (5th), and Jurgen Schrempp (15th). "The bottom line with Virgos is that they are very good with money," says Fiorina's money horoscope at Astrology.com. "This suits their analytical mind!" And career-wise, "if there's one thing a Virgo can do, it's create a winning team." Walter Hewlett, are you hearing this? That's not us talking. It's the stars.

7/8 The World Economic Forum gathers Sunday in Geneva for the Arab World Competitiveness Meeting. Business and government leaders argue over an economic agenda for the region. Also struggling for competitiveness: tennis. U.S. Open finals are this weekend.

9 Comdex Atlanta, also known as NetWorld + Interop, boots up at the Georgia World Congress Center in the City Too Busy to Hate Because It's Stuck in Traffic. Sanjay Kumar of Computer Associates is among those keynoting.

10 Heinz reports earnings. A recent ketchup contest asked consumers for packaging one-liners like "Taller than mayonnaise" and "Your fish-stick improvement system." Here's a good one: "Redneck."

11 The one-year anniversary of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks--and for one day irony is dead again. In Washington, the Fed releases its Beige Book.

12 The 57th session of the UN General Assembly, New York City. First order of business is the election of a new president and the subsequent exit of the current one, Han Seung-soo of South Korea. Then: Battleship!

14/15 Your average weekend in America: a floral parade in Hawaii, the Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta in New Mexico, and BikeDC in Washington, D.C.--last year's winner for tour with Best Rest Stop ...or so says the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.

16 !El Grito de Independencia! Mexico celebrates its break from Spain in 1810--not to be confused with Cinco de Mayo, which marks the end, in 1862, of a far more embarrassing occupation by France. Also: Yom Kippur.

17 The DataCenter Ventures tech-startup investment conference, in Burlingame, Calif., gives attendees "their latest fix on where and why the latest investment is going," according to spokesman Alan. Should be a quick one. Red Hat reports earnings. And in Chicago, Riverdance.

18 DEMOmobile, the wireless stepchild of DEMO, showcases the most promising products this side of a wall jack. Companies get seven minutes of stage time to either (1) present their product or (2) preemptively explain their accounting procedures. La Jolla, Calif.

19 The Forbes CFO Forum in New York City initiates a string of three Forbes conferences this month. (The others are on the 24th and the 30th.) You, loyal FORTUNE reader, haven't been less excited about three things since Hanson.

20 Carnegie Mellon hosts the Business Opportunities Conference, a surprisingly optimistic job fair that offers a "forum for Carnegie Mellon's talented students and the nation's leading employers to interact." How '90s is that?

21/22 Thar she blows! No...wait. Here she comes! The Miss America pageant is Saturday in Atlantic City. And on Sunday, Conan O'Brien hosts the Emmy Awards in L.A. Sadly, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog can't attend both.

23 Autumn begins, and in the timeless tradition of awkward golf pairings, Jack Welch teams with Don Imus in the AT&T Cox Charity Classic's Teed-Off Challenge in New Jersey. Elsewhere, the U.S. index of leading economic indicators comes out.

24 Business rag smackdown! Business Week and Forbes vie for national prominence in the CEO conference equivalent of Fox's Celebrity Boxing. Steve Forbes travels to Hong Kong to ask questions like "Japan: A Giant Fallen?" and Business Week goes with the "It's a Whole New Ballgame" theme, treading the already trampled and sodden ground of business-as-sports-metaphor. (Conference-idle FORTUNE gathers its editorial pebbles and takes aim... ) In real news, a rate decision is expected from the Fed, and consumer confidence numbers are released.

26 The International Association of Drilling Contractors' annual meeting tackles issues relating to the global drilling business. Members include Transocean, Nabors, and ... the Beverly Hillbillies? "If somebody owns a drilling rig," says Mike, "they're probably a member."

27 Final second-quarter GDP numbers. To cheer up, try...Nelly: "It's gettin' hot in herre/so take off all your clothes." Female backup singer: "I am gettin' so hot/I wanna take my clothes off." Otherwise, turn to 2Q revised corporate profits.

28/29 The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank face off Sunday in Washington, D.C., for a joint annual meeting regarding the financial future of earth. This year members of the IMF will be the little silver top hat; the World Bank, the thimble.

30 Internet World corners space at New York City's Javits Center for its fall conference, "Technique...Not Theory." It promises "real solutions and answers for all your Return on Investment questions." We suggest Advil. Plus: Walgreen reports earnings.

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