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SEEDING NUMBERS NOW AVAILABLE

Click here for a table showing seeding numbers for the 2013 FMBC State Semi-Finals. Of course, band sizes and classes are not yet known. This table can always be accessed from a link on the FMBC Finals Information Page. Click here to register your band on line.

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FMBC/CSJA SUMMER SEMINAR

This year there will be a combined FMBC/CSJA Seminar in Orlando on July 14th. This is the day after the FBA Summer Convention, so if you are in the Orlando area for the convention, we hope you would consider staying over an additional day to participate in the Seminar.

The Seminar will be held beginning at 9 AM on Sunday, July 14th, at Oak Ridge High School, 700 West Oak Ridge Road, Orlando Florida 32809. (Note that this is a new address for the school - they have recently moved into their new building). The FMBC portion of the seminar will conclude at 12:30 PM. Speakers will include Katie Buelow, DCI and Wintergard Judge, and Visual Caption Head for the Central States Judges Association; and Aaron Robin, Executive Director of CSJA. This year's discussion will focus on the often-misunderstood caption of General Effect.

After a lunch break, active Central States Judges and Prospective CSJA Judges will meet for an additional hour to review adjudication issues in other states. CSJA members should contact their caption heads to discuss educational credit options for this seminar.

If you are considering attending, please send a note to your CSJA Caption Head (CSJA judges only) or to Cathy Kersten, FMBC's Executive Director, by July 1st so that we can be certain that we have sufficient seminar materials available for all participants.

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ADVANCE DISCOUNTED HOTEL ROOMS FOR FMBC FINALS

We are working with Hotel Planner.com this year to get the best possible rates for your band to stay overnight in Tampa for the FMBC Semi-Finals and Finals. This excellent travel company is now one of the sponsors of the Jon Kersten College Scholarship fund, and we appreciate their support in this as well. They will do the work for you, and furthermore they will guarantee to have the best group hotel rates for you. We were advised that last year several participating bands spent hours on the phone searching for the best rate - this year we have someone to do that for you.

They have a special website for FMBC participants and guests at FLBand.HotelPlanner.com - you know you have the correct website if you see the familiar FMBC header logo and a photo of a flautist at the top of the page!

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REVISED COLOR GUARD AND PERCUSSION SHEETS

FMBC is actively working on a redesign of our Color Guard and Percussion Adjudication Sheets with the assistance of Percussion and Visual Caption Heads of the Central States Judges Association. The new sheets will be 1/2 page in size and will contain two subcaptions instead of three.

Our exclusive FMBC SureScore Recap Software is currently being revised to accomodate the new sheet design.

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2013 REGIONAL SHOW SCHEDULE

We are still in the process of finalizing our 2013 Regional Show Schedule. The Schedule on the Regionals Page will be constantly updated as information about Regionals becomes available and the dates and locations receive final FMBC Board Approval.

Regional Show Hosts are encouraged to submit their information to FMBC as soon as practical. Go to the Show Hosts Page, and using your 2013 Password, access the necessary forms.