DCA President, Gil Silva, has announced the appointment of Allen Buell to be the Director of Operations for the DCA Championships. President Silva advises that Allen has been doing a wonderful job with the Rochester Championships these past 3 seasons as local contest chairman and now will continue in this position permanently - no matter where the championship may be held.
In addition to his specific duties Championship Weekend, it will be his duty to market our DCA Championship to various communities, assist, solicit and encourage Championship bids as well as working closely with Dick Eschenmann, DCA Business Manager and Championship Contest Chairman. Allen is well known in drum corps and color guard circles. He has performed with several upstate New York corps and color guards, has been a successful color guard instructor, past president of the Northeast Color Guard Circuit and is a visual judge for New York Federation of Contest Judges and Winter Guard International. He is the long time business manager of the Empire Statesmen and will continue in that position for the 2009 season at which time he will conclude his tenure with the corps and come on board the DCA Staff full time in the new position.
Anyone wishing further information on bidding on the DCA Championship should contact Allen at allengun@aol.com. Bids for the 2010/2011 DCA Championship are actively being solicited and should be submitted by January 15, 2009. Allen resides in Rochester, NY where he is director of events for the George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography housed there.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
DCA Rules Congress - Final Schedule
DCA President, Gil Silva, Vice-President Larry Hershman and Local Chairman, Allen Buell have released the schedule for the 2009/2010 DCA Rules Congress and Seminars to be held on December 13th and 14th at the George Eastman House Museum (http://www.eastmanhouse.org/) and the Strathallan Hotel (http://www.strathallan.com/) in Rochester, New York. All all-aged corps planning on competing during the 2009 DCA Season are encouraged to attend.
This event is particularly critical to new corps planning on competing in 2009 or 2010. It will provide them with a wealth of information planned to help ease their transition into the all-aged competitive ranks. Those attending should notify DCA Secretary, Glen Johnson of the number of people attending and receive hotel discount information. secretary@dcacorps.org All corps will pay a $100 registration fee. Corps who competed in the 2008 DCA Championship Preliminary Contest have already paid this fee.
A new addition to the Rules Congress this year is the addition of numerous seminars for Corps Directors and Business Managers. The following seminars will be held:
Key note session: “Drum Corps 101” – Larry Hershman, Chairman
“Programming for DCA” – Jim Dugan, Chairman
“Strategy Development” – DNS Associates, Davis Condon, Chairman
“Secrets of Success in DCA” – Carl Ruocco, Chairman
“Fundraising for Drum Corps” – Tom Gabianelli, Chairman
Larry Hershman: Over a period of 20 years, Larry Hershman played all the percussion instruments and soprano horn with the Westshoremen, of Harrisburg, PA. He then devoted many more years to the corps as marching and maneuvering instructor, show coordinator, business manager and director. He was the show coordinator and marching instructor for the United States Naval Academy drum and bugle corps from 1983 to 1986. While serving on the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) board of directors, he chaired the committee, which completely revised the organization’s bylaws, rules and regulations and devised the mileage system used by DCA in dealing with contest sponsors. He also applied his skills as a marching instructor and program director with the Bluecoats junior drum and bugle corps, of Canton, Ohio. He has judged for several organizations, including Mid Atlantic, National, KIDA, CIDA, CBA and the International Band Fest. He organized a number of ongoing drum and bugle corps contests and concerts, including the Carlisle Review of the Corps, Serenade in Brass and the Hershey Invitational senior/junior contest. He is past Judging Coordinator of DCA and current Vice-President. Larry is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
Jim Dugan: Jim is the program coordinator for the Connecticut Hurricanes. He has been involved in drum corps practically his whole life. His dad, Jim Sr. first taught Jim to play snare at the age of six. He went on to march junior corps with the Ct Classics, Milford Shoreliners and his last 4 years with the Bayonne Bridgemen. He was percussion caption head with the Bushwackers from 1984 - 1995 where they won a record 6 DCA drum titles in row. Jim also held the position as co-program coordinator from 1988 - 1995 while winning 5 DCA championships and again as program coordinator from 2002-2007. In addition Jim was program coordinator for the Sunrisers (97) and the Hurricanes (99-00). He taught the Bluecoats from 1987 - 1990, was a clinician for the British Youth Band Association and has taught many high school bands in Connecticut and New Jersey.
David Condon, Chairman & CEO, Diversified Non-Profit Services: David joined DNS Associates, LLC in 1985. David is a nationally recognized expert on fundraising, capital campaigns and nonprofit strategy. He has provided professional counsel to hundreds of nonprofits. His expertise and passion for his clients’ causes has been instrumental in clients closing over 200 solicitations of one million dollars or more. David is an outstanding motivational and professional development speaker. He is able to communicate big ideas and practical advice. His presentations are successful at moving prospective donors to action. He energizes and motivates Board members and professional staff to higher levels of performance. Audiences consistently place him among the most informative and entertaining speakers at the conferences and events he attends.
David has extensive understanding of nonprofit management and he is an expert at applying successful business practices to the nonprofit sector. David began working with nonprofit agencies in 1968. He was Director of Special Services for the Derby, Connecticut Public School System and later was President and CEO of Durham Hill School, a nonprofit residential treatment facility for severely retarded/emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. In May 2007, David was inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni Hall of Fame in recognition of the positive influence and inspiration he has brought to the Boys & Girls Clubs movement.
CARL RUOCCO: Carl is currently Show Coordinator for the World Champion Reading Buccaneers. He began his involvement in drum corps with the Dumont Police Cadets in 1960 playing the tenor drum. As a senior, he played in the percussion section of the New York Skyliners. He instructed the Ridgemen, Colts, Star of Indiana, New York Skyliners, and the Westshoremen. Carl was the Assistant Director of Star of Indiana and the Director of the Crossmen. He judged with the International Judges Association, and was percussion caption head of the National Judges Association for 11 years. Carl has also arranged and instructed numerous high school bands and is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
Thomas Gabianelli, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Diversified Non-Profit Services: having sat on both sides of the fundraising table both as a donor and solicitor has prepared Tom Gabianelli to provide a unique perspective on the solicitation process which carries over into his solicitor training sessions during the campaign. Tom's knowledge of finance, accounting and business helps DNS clients to achieve a higher level of economic accountability.
Prior to joining DNS Associates in 1991, Tom was President & CEO of OmniBank of Connecticut. Tom's involvement in the community includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Valley United Way, Valley YMCA, Seymour Land Conservation, The Salvation Army of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Citizens Advisory Committee, West Haven and Ansonia Businessman's Association, Advisory Board Chairman (Durham Hill School), State Association-Bank Operations Committee, and Connecticut Hurricanes World Champion Drum & Bugle Corps. He is also President of Northeast Data Com's Banking Committee. Tom is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Finance, Class "A" School, and Brown University's School of Finance and Management.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday December 13th, George Eastman House
8:30AM Dryden Theatre Lobby Registration for all
9:00AM Dryden Theatre Roll call and presentation of rule proposals
9:30AM Dryden Theatre General meeting – Business
9:30AM Curtis Theatre Captions – Percussion
9:30AM Discovery Room Captions – Brass
9:30AM Council Room Captions – Visual
11:00AM Break Break
11:15AM All return to meeting rooms
1:00-2:45PM Lunch (on your own)
3:00-3:30PM Dryden Theatre Key Note – Drum Corps 101
3:40-5:00PM Dryden Theatre Programming for DCA
3:40-5:00PM Curtis Theatre Strategy Development
5:10-6:30PM Dryden Theatre Secrets of Success in DCA
5:10-6:30PM Curtis Theatre Fundraising for Drum Corps
6:30-8:30PM Potter Peristyle &Mansion Reception for all – meet new judging staff
Sunday, December 14th, Strathallan Hotel
9:00AM-12 Noon Voting on rules proposals
Note: This meeting is mandatory for voting members – others are welcome to attend.
12:00 Noon Rules Congress is completed
This event is particularly critical to new corps planning on competing in 2009 or 2010. It will provide them with a wealth of information planned to help ease their transition into the all-aged competitive ranks. Those attending should notify DCA Secretary, Glen Johnson of the number of people attending and receive hotel discount information. secretary@dcacorps.org All corps will pay a $100 registration fee. Corps who competed in the 2008 DCA Championship Preliminary Contest have already paid this fee.
A new addition to the Rules Congress this year is the addition of numerous seminars for Corps Directors and Business Managers. The following seminars will be held:
Key note session: “Drum Corps 101” – Larry Hershman, Chairman
“Programming for DCA” – Jim Dugan, Chairman
“Strategy Development” – DNS Associates, Davis Condon, Chairman
“Secrets of Success in DCA” – Carl Ruocco, Chairman
“Fundraising for Drum Corps” – Tom Gabianelli, Chairman
Larry Hershman: Over a period of 20 years, Larry Hershman played all the percussion instruments and soprano horn with the Westshoremen, of Harrisburg, PA. He then devoted many more years to the corps as marching and maneuvering instructor, show coordinator, business manager and director. He was the show coordinator and marching instructor for the United States Naval Academy drum and bugle corps from 1983 to 1986. While serving on the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) board of directors, he chaired the committee, which completely revised the organization’s bylaws, rules and regulations and devised the mileage system used by DCA in dealing with contest sponsors. He also applied his skills as a marching instructor and program director with the Bluecoats junior drum and bugle corps, of Canton, Ohio. He has judged for several organizations, including Mid Atlantic, National, KIDA, CIDA, CBA and the International Band Fest. He organized a number of ongoing drum and bugle corps contests and concerts, including the Carlisle Review of the Corps, Serenade in Brass and the Hershey Invitational senior/junior contest. He is past Judging Coordinator of DCA and current Vice-President. Larry is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
Jim Dugan: Jim is the program coordinator for the Connecticut Hurricanes. He has been involved in drum corps practically his whole life. His dad, Jim Sr. first taught Jim to play snare at the age of six. He went on to march junior corps with the Ct Classics, Milford Shoreliners and his last 4 years with the Bayonne Bridgemen. He was percussion caption head with the Bushwackers from 1984 - 1995 where they won a record 6 DCA drum titles in row. Jim also held the position as co-program coordinator from 1988 - 1995 while winning 5 DCA championships and again as program coordinator from 2002-2007. In addition Jim was program coordinator for the Sunrisers (97) and the Hurricanes (99-00). He taught the Bluecoats from 1987 - 1990, was a clinician for the British Youth Band Association and has taught many high school bands in Connecticut and New Jersey.
David Condon, Chairman & CEO, Diversified Non-Profit Services: David joined DNS Associates, LLC in 1985. David is a nationally recognized expert on fundraising, capital campaigns and nonprofit strategy. He has provided professional counsel to hundreds of nonprofits. His expertise and passion for his clients’ causes has been instrumental in clients closing over 200 solicitations of one million dollars or more. David is an outstanding motivational and professional development speaker. He is able to communicate big ideas and practical advice. His presentations are successful at moving prospective donors to action. He energizes and motivates Board members and professional staff to higher levels of performance. Audiences consistently place him among the most informative and entertaining speakers at the conferences and events he attends.
David has extensive understanding of nonprofit management and he is an expert at applying successful business practices to the nonprofit sector. David began working with nonprofit agencies in 1968. He was Director of Special Services for the Derby, Connecticut Public School System and later was President and CEO of Durham Hill School, a nonprofit residential treatment facility for severely retarded/emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. In May 2007, David was inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni Hall of Fame in recognition of the positive influence and inspiration he has brought to the Boys & Girls Clubs movement.
CARL RUOCCO: Carl is currently Show Coordinator for the World Champion Reading Buccaneers. He began his involvement in drum corps with the Dumont Police Cadets in 1960 playing the tenor drum. As a senior, he played in the percussion section of the New York Skyliners. He instructed the Ridgemen, Colts, Star of Indiana, New York Skyliners, and the Westshoremen. Carl was the Assistant Director of Star of Indiana and the Director of the Crossmen. He judged with the International Judges Association, and was percussion caption head of the National Judges Association for 11 years. Carl has also arranged and instructed numerous high school bands and is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
Thomas Gabianelli, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Diversified Non-Profit Services: having sat on both sides of the fundraising table both as a donor and solicitor has prepared Tom Gabianelli to provide a unique perspective on the solicitation process which carries over into his solicitor training sessions during the campaign. Tom's knowledge of finance, accounting and business helps DNS clients to achieve a higher level of economic accountability.
Prior to joining DNS Associates in 1991, Tom was President & CEO of OmniBank of Connecticut. Tom's involvement in the community includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Valley United Way, Valley YMCA, Seymour Land Conservation, The Salvation Army of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Citizens Advisory Committee, West Haven and Ansonia Businessman's Association, Advisory Board Chairman (Durham Hill School), State Association-Bank Operations Committee, and Connecticut Hurricanes World Champion Drum & Bugle Corps. He is also President of Northeast Data Com's Banking Committee. Tom is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Finance, Class "A" School, and Brown University's School of Finance and Management.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday December 13th, George Eastman House
8:30AM Dryden Theatre Lobby Registration for all
9:00AM Dryden Theatre Roll call and presentation of rule proposals
9:30AM Dryden Theatre General meeting – Business
9:30AM Curtis Theatre Captions – Percussion
9:30AM Discovery Room Captions – Brass
9:30AM Council Room Captions – Visual
11:00AM Break Break
11:15AM All return to meeting rooms
1:00-2:45PM Lunch (on your own)
3:00-3:30PM Dryden Theatre Key Note – Drum Corps 101
3:40-5:00PM Dryden Theatre Programming for DCA
3:40-5:00PM Curtis Theatre Strategy Development
5:10-6:30PM Dryden Theatre Secrets of Success in DCA
5:10-6:30PM Curtis Theatre Fundraising for Drum Corps
6:30-8:30PM Potter Peristyle &Mansion Reception for all – meet new judging staff
Sunday, December 14th, Strathallan Hotel
9:00AM-12 Noon Voting on rules proposals
Note: This meeting is mandatory for voting members – others are welcome to attend.
12:00 Noon Rules Congress is completed
Sunday, October 26, 2008
December Rules Congress and Seminars
DCA will hold its bi-annual rules congress on December 13th & 14th at the George Eastman House Museum on East Ave. in Rochester, NY. A meeting for voting member corps will begin Saturday morning at 9:00AM, followed by the first general session at 10:00AM. All competing all-aged drum corps are welcome to attend. Hotel arrangements are available at the Strathallen Hotel, Rochester’s most exclusive hotel that is located just a few blocks from the Eastman House right in the Museum District. Anyone requiring housing or wishing to attend, need only contact Glen Johnson, DCA Secretary at secretary@dcacorps.org.
Following the first general session while staff members caucus on rules changes, seminars will be held for corps directors and managers. One will be a presentation by a professional non-profit advisory group. A second will be a round table with one-on-one discussions between some of the most successful corps directors in the business. This is a wonderful opportunity for a less experienced director to ask questions and receive great input on what works in every area. Recruiting, show design, staff recruitment and fundraising are sure to be major topics. Finally, DCA Officers – headed by Business Manager, Dick Eschenmann and President Gil Silva – will meet with directors of new corps wishing to compete in 2009. They will receive first hand, precise information on exactly what is expected of them, what is involved in the evaluation process, how to get music performance rights, what insurance is required, information on potential shows and a lot of great advice on how to make their transition to a competing corps as smooth, efficient and successful a process as possible. Any corps director wishing to be evaluated for competitive approval in 2009 is STRONGLY urged to attend or at the very least send a representative. There will be a $100 fee payable that day for all corps attending. The 24 corps who competed in the 2008 DCA Preliminary Competition, have already paid this fee.
There will be a reception for all in attendance Saturday evening at the Museum hosted by President Silva and DCA Rochester Chairman Allen Buell. Allen is an employee of the museum and urges everyone to take a little extra time and tour the facility – one of the premier tourist spots in Western New York. Sunday’s session will be the general DCA meeting where the final vote on changes takes place. This meeting is only required for voting members. However, everyone is invited to attend. There is no limit on the number of staff members a corps may bring to participate in the caucus meetings. We do ask each corps to advise Secretary Glen Johnson how many will be attending from your corps and which captions they represent. This will allow better preparation and proper meeting room selection. We hope to see everyone in Rochester December 13th.
Following the first general session while staff members caucus on rules changes, seminars will be held for corps directors and managers. One will be a presentation by a professional non-profit advisory group. A second will be a round table with one-on-one discussions between some of the most successful corps directors in the business. This is a wonderful opportunity for a less experienced director to ask questions and receive great input on what works in every area. Recruiting, show design, staff recruitment and fundraising are sure to be major topics. Finally, DCA Officers – headed by Business Manager, Dick Eschenmann and President Gil Silva – will meet with directors of new corps wishing to compete in 2009. They will receive first hand, precise information on exactly what is expected of them, what is involved in the evaluation process, how to get music performance rights, what insurance is required, information on potential shows and a lot of great advice on how to make their transition to a competing corps as smooth, efficient and successful a process as possible. Any corps director wishing to be evaluated for competitive approval in 2009 is STRONGLY urged to attend or at the very least send a representative. There will be a $100 fee payable that day for all corps attending. The 24 corps who competed in the 2008 DCA Preliminary Competition, have already paid this fee.
There will be a reception for all in attendance Saturday evening at the Museum hosted by President Silva and DCA Rochester Chairman Allen Buell. Allen is an employee of the museum and urges everyone to take a little extra time and tour the facility – one of the premier tourist spots in Western New York. Sunday’s session will be the general DCA meeting where the final vote on changes takes place. This meeting is only required for voting members. However, everyone is invited to attend. There is no limit on the number of staff members a corps may bring to participate in the caucus meetings. We do ask each corps to advise Secretary Glen Johnson how many will be attending from your corps and which captions they represent. This will allow better preparation and proper meeting room selection. We hope to see everyone in Rochester December 13th.
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.
Anyone desiring information on bidding for the championship is requested to contact DCA directly, attention President Gil Silva at president@dcacorps.org.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
2009 DCA Adjudication Leadership Announced
DCA President, Gil Silva, has announced the election of John Kreitzer as DCA Judging Coordinator for 2009. Kreitzer was the choice of the member corps to fill the void left with the resignation of long time Judging Coordinator Rich Templin. He will be joined by an experienced, and talented team of elected Chief Judges including Tony Smith, Visual Caption Chairman, Rich Guillen, Brass Caption Chairman and the returning Percussion Caption Chairman, John Stauffer. Their first duty will be preparation for and leadership of the upcoming Bi-Annual Rules Congress where each will be charged with moderating the sessions and ensuring that the changes presented are coordinated from caption to caption and result in the fairest and best possible adjudication system for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
John Kreitzer from Lewes, DE, comes with a solid education background as a special education teacher, high school principal and now education administrator. He received his Doctor of Education degree from Wilmington College in Delaware. In drum corps, John was a performer and visual instructor with the Harrisburg Westshoremen of the 1970’s and 80’s. He became a DCA Judge in the late 80’s and has adjudicated over a dozen DCA World Championships. He has been the Southern Regional Director of Tournament of Bands for over 10 years. John brings to the position of Judge Coordinator a solid background in drum corps leadership and accomplishment combined with a career devoted to education and a fresh enthusiasm that will permeate the DCA Judging community in 2009.
Tony Smith takes over as Visual Caption Chairman. He started as a young percussionist with Boston Crusaders going on to teach, arrange and judge percussion before becoming Boston’s visual arranger and eventually, Corps Director. He turned his attention to visual design and adjudication and has been a DCA Adjudicator for many years. He went on to design and instruct a long and distinguished list of both junior and senior corps including Crossmen, Blue Devils, Skyliners and Caballeros. For the past 3 years he has been visual consultant/arranger for the Blue Devils. Tony owns his own design company specializing in retail store design and marketing. He also has taught retail design and marketing at both the Rhode Island School of Design and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
A familiar name to DCA is Rich Guillen, from the Hudson Valley of Downstate New York. Rich becomes Brass Caption Chairman after a long career in music including both performance and education. He is currently the band director of the Arlington, NY High School Band – often recognized as one of the best programs in the nation. He was a marching member of the Garfield Cadets and the Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps, and instructed the Sunrisers, the Hawthorne Caballeros and Dutch Boy Drum & Bugle Corps. He is an active adjudicator for marching band and drum corps circuits throughout the United States.
Returning as Percussion Caption Chairman is John Stauffer. Hailing from Harrisburg, PA, John was a performer and instructor for the Westshoremen for many years. John has been a DCA Adjudicator since 1995, and having led the caption since 2004, he brings a stable and experienced wisdom to the DCA adjudication team.
John Kreitzer from Lewes, DE, comes with a solid education background as a special education teacher, high school principal and now education administrator. He received his Doctor of Education degree from Wilmington College in Delaware. In drum corps, John was a performer and visual instructor with the Harrisburg Westshoremen of the 1970’s and 80’s. He became a DCA Judge in the late 80’s and has adjudicated over a dozen DCA World Championships. He has been the Southern Regional Director of Tournament of Bands for over 10 years. John brings to the position of Judge Coordinator a solid background in drum corps leadership and accomplishment combined with a career devoted to education and a fresh enthusiasm that will permeate the DCA Judging community in 2009.
Tony Smith takes over as Visual Caption Chairman. He started as a young percussionist with Boston Crusaders going on to teach, arrange and judge percussion before becoming Boston’s visual arranger and eventually, Corps Director. He turned his attention to visual design and adjudication and has been a DCA Adjudicator for many years. He went on to design and instruct a long and distinguished list of both junior and senior corps including Crossmen, Blue Devils, Skyliners and Caballeros. For the past 3 years he has been visual consultant/arranger for the Blue Devils. Tony owns his own design company specializing in retail store design and marketing. He also has taught retail design and marketing at both the Rhode Island School of Design and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
A familiar name to DCA is Rich Guillen, from the Hudson Valley of Downstate New York. Rich becomes Brass Caption Chairman after a long career in music including both performance and education. He is currently the band director of the Arlington, NY High School Band – often recognized as one of the best programs in the nation. He was a marching member of the Garfield Cadets and the Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps, and instructed the Sunrisers, the Hawthorne Caballeros and Dutch Boy Drum & Bugle Corps. He is an active adjudicator for marching band and drum corps circuits throughout the United States.
Returning as Percussion Caption Chairman is John Stauffer. Hailing from Harrisburg, PA, John was a performer and instructor for the Westshoremen for many years. John has been a DCA Adjudicator since 1995, and having led the caption since 2004, he brings a stable and experienced wisdom to the DCA adjudication team.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Bi-Annual Rules Congress Adds Seminars
DCA President, Gil Silva, has announced that the Bi-Annual Rules Congress for DCA will be held December 13th and 14th at the George Eastman House Museum in Rochester, NY. This magnificent facility is one of the major tourist stops in New York State. (http://www.eastmanhouse.org) All DCA corps directors have already received the information detailing how to propose rules changes for the 2009/2010 seasons. New this year, President Silva has advised that there will be several seminars to create an information highway among all corps. While staff members work on rules changes, corps directors and managers will be able to attend a variety of seminars dealing with all aspects of running a competitive drum corps in 2009. Details of the seminars will be available following the DCA Executive Board meeting later this month.
President Silva has opened these seminars to all corps. Any corps director, whose corps is planning on competing in 2009 in the DCA arena, is encouraged to attend. This will be an excellent opportunity to open lines of discussion, meet the management of both the other corps and DCA, receive valuable information from some of the best and most experienced leaders in the activity and find out exactly what is expected from competing corps in 2009. This will be especially beneficial to new corps taking the field for the first time this coming season. If you would like to attend these seminars and have not already received the information, please contact Glen Johnson at secretary@dcacorps.org and he will send you details and hotel information. Watch for information in the coming weeks about seminar registration. Book transportation early and save those last minute price penalties.
President Silva has opened these seminars to all corps. Any corps director, whose corps is planning on competing in 2009 in the DCA arena, is encouraged to attend. This will be an excellent opportunity to open lines of discussion, meet the management of both the other corps and DCA, receive valuable information from some of the best and most experienced leaders in the activity and find out exactly what is expected from competing corps in 2009. This will be especially beneficial to new corps taking the field for the first time this coming season. If you would like to attend these seminars and have not already received the information, please contact Glen Johnson at secretary@dcacorps.org and he will send you details and hotel information. Watch for information in the coming weeks about seminar registration. Book transportation early and save those last minute price penalties.
Monday, September 1, 2008
THANK YOU Rochester - Back in 2009
A huge thank you must go out to so many people for making the 2008 DCA World Championship a success. To Local Show Chairman, Allen Buell and his staff, you guys make this look so easy and we all know it is so hard. To Matt Ford and Allen Dungy from the Rochester Rhinos, it's impossible to match your level of cooperation. You guys are amazing and made us all feel so welcome. It truly is a world class facility. For those who weren't there, there is a top notch jumbotron and the show is broadcast live on the jumbotron as they perform. At the top of the jumbotron is the championship logo... so clear and just hanging there in space. Once dark... it is an awesome sight. What a facility.
To Visit Rochester and President Ed Hall and his staff - wow, you gave a world class welcome to everyone - fan, performers and officials... and now you can take credit for some of the best championship weather on record. To Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy - thank you so much for your cooperation and your contributions to the Championship Weekend. To the Rochester Police Department, you guys are the best - never have so many people been told "you can't go there" with such professionalism that you simply smile and say thank you and take their direction on where you really should be going... these guys are pros - Thank you!
We will be back in 2009. If you had a problem or a suggestion, feel free to forward them to info@dcacorps.org - we have listened in the past and we will listen now. The planning for the 2009 championship quite literally began last week. Plan now - the 45th annual DCA World Championship - September 4th, 5th and 6th - Rochester, NY - Paetec Park.
To Visit Rochester and President Ed Hall and his staff - wow, you gave a world class welcome to everyone - fan, performers and officials... and now you can take credit for some of the best championship weather on record. To Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy - thank you so much for your cooperation and your contributions to the Championship Weekend. To the Rochester Police Department, you guys are the best - never have so many people been told "you can't go there" with such professionalism that you simply smile and say thank you and take their direction on where you really should be going... these guys are pros - Thank you!
We will be back in 2009. If you had a problem or a suggestion, feel free to forward them to info@dcacorps.org - we have listened in the past and we will listen now. The planning for the 2009 championship quite literally began last week. Plan now - the 45th annual DCA World Championship - September 4th, 5th and 6th - Rochester, NY - Paetec Park.
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