Sunday, October 26, 2008

Championship Bids for 2010/2011 Accepted Until 1/15/09

DCA President Gil Silva, announced this weekend at the fall executive board meeting that the final day to submit bids for the 2010/2011 DCA World Championships will be January 15, 2009. So far, he has received requests for information from several cities. The DCA Championship presents not only a great time for drum corps fans and performers, but also is one of the largest conventions of its type each year. With several thousand participants and many more fans, the DCA World Championship weekend offers an economic impact of 8 to 12 Million Dollars to the host area. Participants alone amount to almost 6000 guaranteed room nights in hotels, putting the DCA Championship in the highest tier for the visitors and convention business activity.

Anyone desiring information on bidding for the championship is requested to contact DCA directly, attention President Gil Silva at president@dcacorps.org.