Snowblossom, I don't know for sure if decisons for DDIG will be made during those panels.
My "external review" was scheduled for March 19. When I applied last year, the date for external review given in Fastlane coincided with the cult anthro proposal review panel, and I got my rejection two weeks after that date. This year, I emailed Laura Ahearn about something back in early February, and she replied that they had sent my proposal to the reviewers already, so it seems like the external review dates in Fastlane coincide with cult anthro panels again, but who knows? It does seem odd that no one has heard of any rejections yet.