2005 Oct: Establish partnerships with Belfast, New York, Cherbourg, Halifax and Cork Nov: Establish council funding plan for the Titanic 2012 events Dec: Establish steering group to oversee events 2006 Jan-Dec: Research a Titanic memorial cruise May-Dec: Establish project to track down the relatives of Titanic passengers and crew May: Establish a Titanic "champion"

May to Sept: Investigate reproduction of a range of Titanic artefacts Dec: Launch Titanic website 2007 Jan: Refurbish city law courts to enable them to be used as Titanic exhibition space Jan-April: Organise "the city remembers" service for the 95th anniversary of Titanic sinking Feb-June: Plan and design an iconic memorial to Titanic April: Annual Titanic convention at Hilton Hotel. Produce Titanic education packs for schools Oct: Commission commemorative stones for Holyrood Church.

2008 Jan-April: Organise the annual service and wreath laying at Engineers Memorial Feb: Re-lay paving round Holyrood Church with the names of Titanic crew victims from Southampton August: Create the Titanic 2012 partnership 2009 Jan: Market and sell Southampton City Council DVD on Titanic April: "Titanic Trail" re-branded and advertised April: Plan Titanic film festival Dec: Commission tourism economic impact study.

2010 Jan-May: To advertise internationally Titanic 2012 programme Jan-June: Rewrite and republish Titanic Voices.

Jan-Dec: Plan community play April: Invite TV to make documentary of the planning of 2012.

2011 Jan: Advertise Titanic genealogical project worldwide.

Jan: Finalise schools education programme April: Erect Titanic iconic memorial April 2012 Titanic international conference Series of lectures Film festival Schools project Commemorative service Commission a garden Design for Chelsea Flower Show.

Civic dinners TV programmes Titanic Son et Lumiere. Full- sized "Titanic" created in lasers off Mayflower Park.

Titanic model exhibition Titanic cruises First published Monday 21 November 2005