Emails from National Office : I mportant updates from the National Off ice will be
sent to each member via the email address we have on file for you in our membership
database. If you have not received recent updates and need to either add or change the
email address we have for you on filed, you can do so through the NATCA Portal here .
Daily Press Clippings : If you're not already receiving the daily clips via your
email in box and would like to be added to our distribution list, email
dchurc h@natcadc.org . Archive of all press clips available here . We are including many
shutdown - related clips in our recent editions of the daily press clippings package.
Pr ess list : We can add you to our press distribution list so you receive anything
sent out immediately upon release. Email smccann@natcadc.org .
Government Affairs Department Updates : In addition to the most recent
update above from Government Affairs, you can see past updates to get the full
background on all shutdown, sequestration, and FAA reauthorization - related news. Click
here .
Stay Informed on Social Media : The quickest way to get information is via
social media, on NATCA's Facebook , Twitter and Instagram accounts. We encourage
you to "Like" and "Follow" them today. Postings over the last several days on the funding
issue drew significant interest and attention.
ARCHIE LEAGUE MEDAL OF SAFETY AWARDS PROGRA M: We are looking forward
to hosting our selection meeting in early January. T here are only a few weeks left to
nominate your fellow brothers and sisters for an Archi e League Medal of Safety Award.
All events since Jan. 1, 2015 , are eligible. The 12
th
annu al program will honor the best
flight assists of calendar year 2015 from each region. To nominate, use the new online
form. Winners will be honored at Bally's i n Las Vegas on March 23, 2016 , to close
NATCA's annual Communicating for Safety conference in grand style.
The form allows you to type in information and also attach the video and audio
files that we need to complet e the nomination. Please act as soon as you can to
nominate after an event so that the audio and video files can be obtained before they are
no longer available. You can also email nominations or send them by traditional mail to
the National Office. For th ese and all other questions and information, please contact
Archie League Awards Coordinator Sarah Zilonis at szilonis@natcadc.org .
Remember – ANY member can nominate another member for this award . It
does not h ave to be your FacRep.
THANK YOU to those who have already submitted nominations. We would love
to add to this total and we know that is possible due to the great work done by our
membership this year in critical situations.
VIDEO – now available, our video promoting this year's Archie League Awards!
ART OF THE AIRPORT TOWER/NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
Last week marked the opening of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National
Air and Space M useum in Washington, D.C.: Art of the Airport Tower. This exhibition
takes you on a photographic journey to airports in the United States and around the
globe. Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo explores the varied forms and
functions of air traffic co ntrol towers throughout aviation history and interprets them as
monumental abstractions, symbols of cultural expression, and testimonies of
technological change. These 50 images bring a heightened awareness to the simple
beauty of the airport tower and a c all for their preservation in the airport landscape.
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum describes the exhibition,
"Often the first impression travelers have when they reach a new destination is the tower,
and each tower tells a unique and import ant story about its airport, community, and
