One of the neater amateur radio contest conducted each year is the Islands On The Air (IOTA) contest that will be conducted this weekend.
The IOTA Contest takes place from 12:00 UTC on 26th July for 24 hours. Please note that the contest is organised by the RSGB's Contest Committee, not by the IOTA Committee. The contest rules can be found at iotacontest.com.
For a list of Island activiations check out http://www.rsgbiota.org/
We hope to have a final list sometime before the start of the contest this weekend.