Official Chapter Meeting Schedule

From meeting organizer Paul Fell:
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Here's our schedule for our Feb. 21 National Cartoonists Society chapter meeting and cartoon award judging.

All activities will be held at the Dish restaurant in their lower level party room. Dish is on the corner of 11th and O Streets, right in the middle of Lincoln's downtown entertainment district. It is only a couple of blocks walk from the Downtown Holiday Inn (9th. and P) where some of our members are staying.

Right across O Street is a city parking garage, so you don't have far to walk from your car.

Just a reminder... the reduced rate for rooms at the Holiday Inn is on until Feb. 9. The rate is $94 a night for a double. For reservations call the front desk directly at 402-475-4011 and tell them that you are part of the "NCS N. Central" group.

Here's our schedule for Saturday, which, by the way is FREE to all comers. Our featured speakers will be:

• Cedric Hohnstadt- Minneapolis area illustrator & animator
• Tom Floyd- veteran comic book artist
• Jeff Koterba- Omaha World-Herald editorial cartoonist.

1-3pm- Meet at Dish (11th. and O), eat lunch and watch judging of NCS editorial cartoon division entries. We have received around 30 entry packets, so there will be lots of great work to see.

3-5pm- General business meeting and announcements. First speaker of the day.

5-6:30- Cocktails and dinner.

6:30-????- Our remaining two speakers will make their presentations. This will be followed by socializing into the night.

Participants are responsible for paying for their own food and drink during the Saturday schedule. Our chapter chair, Tom Richmond, refuses to pick up the tab for anyone to whom he doesn't already owe money.

Meeting Location in Lincoln Set!

Chapter treasurer Paul Fell and chapter black sheep Mike Edholm have secured our venue for our chapter meeting in Lincoln on Sat, Feb. 21st.

The meeting will be held at the "Dish" restaurant in downtown Lincoln, in the "Dish Downstairs" private event room starting at noon until whenever. Members will be able to order off the sandwich menu for lunch and, more importantly, there is a bar. Our judging and all our speakers will take place at this location.

"Dish" is a short 5 minute walk from the Holiday Inn, where we have an NCC discount rate on rooms booked before Feb. 9th. For the convenience of those driving in for the day, there is a city parking garage right across O Street from Dish.

We now have well over 30 submissions, so it will be quite the task reviewing all the work. Lots of great cartooning, great speakers and great company. Best of all no fee for attending. I hope to see a great turnout. If you haven't been to a meeting in some time please try and make the effort to come.

Lincoln Chapter Meeting UPDATE

Details emerge for our chapter meeting/Reuben divisional judging in Lincoln, NE on Feb. 21st:

Speakers- We have a great group of speakers who will be giving presentations on Sat. Feb 21st around our judging activities:

• Cedric Hohnstadt- Minneapolis area illustrator and character designer
• Tom Floyd- Nebraska animator and comic book artist
• Jeff Koterba- Syndicated editorial cartoonist for the Omaha World Herald

On-line Hotel Reservations- You can now book your hotel room on-line for the meeting. Rooms are a discounted $94 per night for double occupancy on the 20th, 21st and/or 22nd via the NCC reserved block. Follow these instructions to make reservations online:

1. Click on this link to go to the Lincoln Holiday Inn reservations page
2. Enter your dates under "Check Availability" on the left
3. Enter NOC in the "Group Code" box.
4. Click on "Check Availability"
5. NCS North Central special rate of $94 a night appears, click "Reserve" button and enter your information to book your room.
   

We have received nearly three dozen submissions for our assigned "Editorial Cartoon" division, so please try and make it to the meeting to participate in the judging. There is NO CHARGE to attend the meeting, and the room rates are inexpensive. If you need a room mate post in the comments section here or e-mail me and I will try and pair you up. We'd love to see a good turn out of members.