After a delayed start to this afternoon due to snowy
weather, meetings for DCI's voting membership
are now underway at the Indianapolis Westin.
Drum Corps International's annual winter business meetings will be taking place this weekend at the Westin and DCI Headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. From Thursday, Jan. 20 to Sunday, Jan. 23, corps representatives, instructors, judges and members of DCI's Tour Event Network will gather, marking the biggest conclave of the drum corps community outside of the summer season. Highlights of this weekend's events will include various educational workshops in addition to a special leadership series attended by drum majors representing more than 25 of DCI's World and Open Class corps. Here's a look at the schedule:

Thursday, January 20, 2011

11:00 AM - 11:30 PM — Registration 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM — Voting Membership Meeting 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM — Dinner - Voting Membership 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM — Voting Membership Meeting

Friday, January 21, 2011

7:00 AM - 10:00 PM — Registration 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM — Breakfast - Voting Membership 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM — Voting Membership General Session 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM — Open Class Advisory Committee 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM — Registration - Open Class 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM — Registration - Tour Event Network 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM — Registration - Drum Majors 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM — Registration - Instructors & Judges 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM — Dinner - Corps Directors & Tour Event Network Combined Session 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM — Drum Major Leadership Summit 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM — Open Class General Session 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM — Tour Event Network Summit 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM — Instructors & Judges Summit 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM — Instructors & Judges Summit - Breakout Sessions 10:30 PM - 2:00 AM — Reception at Rhythm! Discovery Center

Saturday, January 22, 2011

7:00 AM - 8:00 PM — Registration 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM — Breakfast - Roundtables for Tour Event Network 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM — Drum Major Breakfast 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Open Class General Session 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Tour Event Network Seminar 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Instructors & Judges Summit 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Drum Major Leadership Seminar 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Corps Data User Session 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM — Instructors & Judges - Breakout Sessions: Visual, Music & Percussion 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM — Lunch - Voting Membership / Open Class / Instructors & Judges 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM — Lunch - Tour Event Network / Drum Major 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Open Class General Session 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Tour Event Network Seminar 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Instructors & Judges Summit 2:00 PM - 8:30 PM — Drum Major Leadership Seminar 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Rules Vote 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Pacific Division Meeting 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM — Drum Major Pizza Party

Sunday, January 23, 2011

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM — Breakfast 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM — Rules System Task Force & Judge Admin Team Meeting 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM — Tour Event Network Seminar 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM — Drum Major Leadership Seminar