DCS 2016 - Tentative Preliminary Events Time-Line - updated as of 03/01/2016
As mentioned previously, DCS 2016 will be running differently than DCS events in the past,
therefore a preliminary time-line will assist most attendees in planning their activities.
Depending on how many activities you want to do and when you want to do them, you can start
your DCS 2016 activities as early as 8am on Thursday, July 21 after picking up all of your
registration materials in the Lobby area of the PCCC. If you are a morning person, you can
either drive one of the two self-guided tours or go to the Abe Lincoln Library and Museum.
The two self-guided drives will be a Route 66 Driving Tour and an Abe Lincoln Historic Tour.
In addition to driving the Abe Lincoln Historic Tour, there are several other Abe Lincoln
Historic sites within walking distance of the Convention Center and Hotel and they will be
on the list of Things to See on the Walking Tour of Downtown Springfield, IL. The less busy
times to do the driving tours will be in the morning, so you can pick and choose which tours
you would like to do and when you would like to do them.
DeLoreans will be able to be parked in the PCCC starting at Noon on Thursday, July 21. You can
choose to keep your DeLorean in the PCCC for the duration of the convention or you can use
your DeLorean during the day and park in the PCCC overnight, using hourly In/Out capability.
Specific overhead doors and Main Floor areas in the PCCC will be designated for daily In/Out,
and overhead doors will be opened for a few minutes hourly, at the top of the hour, starting
at Noon on July 21, until 5pm, then Friday 8am-11am and 1pm-5pm, and Saturday 8am-10am.
There will be no Car In/Out capability during the Saturday Car Show, from 10am to 4pm. After
the Car Show, you may move your car out from 4pm-5pm, otherwise all cars are in for the night.
All DeLoreans can remain in the PCCC until about 11am on Sunday, since we would like to have
all of the vehicles exit the building by Noon on Sunday. PAL Hotel check-out is also at Noon.
Thursday, July 21 -- Morning
- Registration Open (PCCC Lobby) ... 8am to 11am
- Vendor Move In - PCCC Lower Level ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
Thursday, July 21 -- Afternoon
- Registration Open (PCCC Lobby) ... 1pm to 4pm
- Vendor Sales at PCCC - Lower Level ... 1pm to 5pm
- DCS DMC Museum Open - Lower Level ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Vendor Demos - Lower Level ... 1pm to 4pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 1pm to 5pm
Thursday, July 21 -- Evening
- Dinner at PCCC - Lower Level Main Hall ... 6pm to 9pm
- About 9pm - OUTATIME Documentary Screening, followed by Q&A Session
Friday, July 22 -- Morning
- Registration Open (PCCC Lobby) ... 8am to 11am
- Vendor Tech Demos - Lower Level ... 8am to 11am
- VIP Guest Speakers - Lower Level ... 9am to 11am
- Optional Vendor Sales - Lower Level ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
Friday, July 22 -- Afternoon
- Registration Open (PCCC Lobby) ... 1pm to 4pm
- Vendor Sales at PCCC - Lower Level ... 1pm to 5pm
- Vendor Tech Demos - Lower Level ... 1pm to 4pm
- VIP Guest Speakers - Lower Level ... 1pm to 3pm
- DCS DMC Museum Open - Lower Level ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 1pm to 5pm
Friday, July 22 -- Evening
- Dinner at PCCC - Lower Level Main Hall ... 6pm to 9pm
- DCS 2016 Raffle Car Drawing (after recap) ... about 9pm
Saturday, July 23 -- Morning -- Car Show 10am to 4pm
- Registration Open (PCCC Lobby) ... 8am to 11am
- Vendor Tech Demos - Lower Level ... 8am to 11am
- VIP Guest Speakers - Lower Level ... 9am to 11am
- Optional Vendor Sales - Lower Level ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
Saturday, July 23 -- Afternoon -- Car Show 10am to 4pm
- Vendor Sales at PCCC - Lower Level ... 1pm to 5pm
- Vendor Tech Demos - Lower Level ... 1pm to 4pm
- VIP Guest Speakers - Lower Level ... 1pm to 3pm
- DCS DMC Museum Open - Lower Level ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 1pm to 5pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 1pm to 5pm
Saturday, July 23 -- Evening
- Dinner at PCCC - Lower Level Main Hall ... 6pm to 9pm
- DCS Car Show Awards Presentation ... about 9pm
Sunday, July 24 -- Morning
- All DeLoreans exit PCCC ... 8am to 11am (12pm checkout)
- Vendor Move Out - PCCC Lower Level ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Route 66 ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Driving Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
- Optional Walking Tour - Abe Lincoln ... 8am to 12pm
Great job working a complicated event and raffle project too? I haven't met you yet as I'm very new to the DeLorean life...living the dream in my recently acquired #20034 Gull Wing Dream (PHOTO IS 3 days after purchase, I drove it in the HOT ROD POWER TOUR down near Red Bud, Illinois.... Supposedly it is one of the last 100 cars made in 1983 (?) but hope to learn more about all of our car's Irish history at the convention in July (Springfield, Illinois). I've heard a lot about you, your awesome cars and DMC Midwest and caught some of your great videos. I see some good stuff on FACEBOOK, perhaps we/you/fans could start posting these various updates to groups like "DELOREAN FANATICS" and other DeLorean sites & directly to car clubs you know. Does DMC HQ in Humble, Tx or DMC Midwest in Chicago & Florida have capability to send out emails/Facebook or Twitter updates for the DMC convention too?
The Discounted Hotel Registration ends July 5th, or when the Discounted Rooms are
fully booked, so make sure you Register soon, and do not wait until July 4th.
More than half the "room nights" have been booked at the Discounted Room rate, so
do not wait too long, to make sure you are Hotel Registered at the PAL Hotel.
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