Meeting rooms at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Ill.,
will be filled with corps directors beginning Thurs. afternoon.
Drum Corps International's annual winter business meetings will take place this weekend at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Ill. From Thursday, Jan. 19, to Sunday, Jan. 22, corps representatives, instructors, judges, and other DCI personnel will gather in what is always one of the biggest assemblies of the drum corps community outside of the competitive summer season. Highlights of this weekend's events will include various conferences and workshops, including discussion on a new proposed judging system and a special leadership series attended by drum majors representing 23 of DCI's World and Open Class corps. Here's an overview of the schedule:

Thursday, January 19

2:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Voting Membership Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM — Voting Membership Dinner (Keynote by Cavaliers Founder Don Warren)

Friday, January 20

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM — Voting Membership Meeting 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM — Open Class Advisory Committee Meeting 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM — Open Class Registration 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM — Drum Major Registration 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM — Instructor Registration 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM — Drum Major Leadership Summit 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM — Welcome Session - All Directors & Instructors 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Open Class General Session 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM — Instructors Welcome 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Instructors Summit 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM — Reception

Saturday, January 21

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Drum Major Leadership Summit 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Open Class General Session 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Instructors Summit 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM — Drum Majors & Voting Membership Combined Session 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Open Class General Session 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM — Instructors Summit 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM — Drum Major Leadership Summit 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Drum Major Leadership Summit 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM — Voting Membership Meeting 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Pacific Division Meeting (Tentative)

Sunday, January 22

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM — Voting Membership (Tentative) 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Drum Major Leadership Summit 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Rules and Systems Task Force & Liaison Meeting