Portland Zine Symposium Open Planning meeting, searching for a location, and PZS2011 Artwork deadline fast approaching!

[Alex Wrekk]

Hey Folks! Three things...

1) Did you know that the Portland Zine Symposium is still accepting hard working dedicated core organizers? We are having our second open planning meeting at the Independent Publishing Resource Center. Come and meet the other organizers!  bring your ideas and thoughts to contribute to the 11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium!
Sunday February 27th 7:00PM @ the IPRC 917 SW Oak #218

2) The Portland Zine Symposium is still looking for a location for this year. We have a few leads and have contacted multiple places but we are still looking.Can you help? Can you spread the word?
we are looking for :
-ADA compliant
-all ages
.-space enough to have 90-130 tables (3,500-5,000 square feet)
-available for a Sat/Sun in July or August
-cheap or, even better, free (We can't spend over $3,000 including table and chair rentals)
-accessible by public transit and preferably centrally located.

3) The Portland Zine Symposium is looking for art submissions for the 2011 poster. This year's theme is "Postmarked 2011." Your art submission should be your creative interpretation of that theme.

The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall poster that will also be used in other formats (the web, post cards, buttons, stickers, etc), so your design needs to be visible and striking at multiple sizes and resolutions (or have smaller, breakaway pieces). The design will eventually be silk screened / screen printed onto t-shirts, so limit your colors to black, white and one other color. We encourage artists to use any medium or style. We strongly prefer that the choosen artist is able to assist us in the process of transferring (resizing / cropping / etc) the image multiple mediums.
Your design should include (or be able to include once all details are finalized) the following:

- the theme
- the dates (TBA)
- the place (TBA)
- the website (www.pdxzines.com- "11th Annual Portland Zine Symposium"
- "A conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture."

 Submission deadline is March 1st. Submissions can be emailed to pdxz...@gmail.com (most strongly preferred), mailed (to PO Box 5901 Portland, OR 97228-5901), or dropped off at the IPRC.

Thanks for all your support!
The Portland Zine Symposium Organizers (Sympanistas!)