We are pleased to publish NOTAMS or News items from the following resources: VATSIM Regions, Divisions, ARTCC's, VA's, and other VATSIM affiliated websites.

Please understand we are interested in news items that relate to and/or affect the entire VATSIM community such as: major events organised by Divisions and ARTCCs, major staff changes at ARTCC's or VA's, software releases, major procedure changes, and resource launch announcements (like a new website).  Items like this directly affect the entire VATSIM community and are considered newsworthy.

Please understand due to sheer volume from over hundreds of virtual airlines, we are unable to publish VA announcements such as new hires, policy changes, events, etc.  Event notices may be published in the Fly-in section of the vatsim.net forums.

Your press release has a better chance of being published if you will follow these guidelines:

• Write your press release in a standard format.  Click here for press release writing help.
• Write all descriptions in the third person. Words to avoid include: "you", "we", "our", and "my".
• Use proper grammar. Begin all sentences with a capital letter and end all sentences with a period.
• Please do not use unfamiliar acronyms, or short forms. Terms to avoid include: "info", "pics", "etc." and "&".  Use the full name of  States or Provinces, example:  NY should be New York, etc.
• Do not repeat the title or category name in the description.
• Include your contact name and email address so we can contact you if we have any questions.
• Include a suggested headline for the story you are submitting.
• Indicate if the notam or news item is time sensitive.
• Give one week's notice of time sensitive events

Send all NOTAMS and NEWS for publication to VATSIM's Vice President of Communications Ruth McTighe. or for her holiday cover 4th - 26th July 2008   send to joel(at)vatsim(dot)net and include VATSIM NEWS in the subject line