The NATS Staff and Board have spent the past several months redesigning and adding new functionality to the organization's web presence and we are pleased to welcome you to our new site. Working with our design partner Principle Creative we have developed a site that will serve NATS for several years to come.

For those who frequent www.nats.org, you may have to reorient yourself to the repositioning of some content you regularly visit. For those who infrequently visit, we hope you will take advantage of the increased functionality of our new site as we seek to strengthen our online community of voice professionals.

The new and improved NATS website has many new features which includes a member's only online community with an updated membership directory feature, member forums, direct access to member news, and the ability to update your teacher profile right away at the website.

Included with our new site are new email addresses for all NATS Staff and Board Members. Each person will have an email address through nats.org which will be easier to remember. Please check out all the new email addresses listed on the index page of the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Singing, or the NATS staff page of this website. Our mailing address remains the same for the Executive Office.

Signing on the first time - When visiting the new site for the first time, members should enter their USERNAME (NATS Member Number) and password (the initial password is the member's last name in capital letters). After logging into the members only portion of the site click on the profile link to update your membership profile. Members can also change their password in this area of the site. Members can customize their profile by uploading their photo. Once the photo is uploaded it will be reviewed prior to being activated for viewing. Members will receive an automated email to confirm their photo has been uploaded.

Voluntary Teacher Database - Members who listed their information in the Voluntary Teacher Database on the old website will need to reactivate and update their profile for activation. When updating a profile, check the Yes box to Participate and the profile will be included in the searchable teacher database available to anyone searching for a teacher. Members can add significant information regarding private studios including linking to their personal website.