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Membership is handled at the regional level for journalists. Click on the appropriate link below:

Eastern Ski Writers Association

Midwest region

West region

Corporate

Note that all downloadable documents are Adobe Acrobat PDF files. You must have the Adobe Acrobat® Reader to view them and print them out. If you don't have this software installed on your computer, click here to download a free copy. Print the application, follow the instructions, and mail as indicated. You will be contacted by the officer listed on the form.

Eastern Ski Writers Association

Eastern Ski Writers Association Membership Application and Guidelines for journalists who report on snow sports and who live in the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, and the District of Columbia. Provinces of Newfoundland, Prince Edward lsland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario (east of Toronto), and Nunavut Territory.

Download the application for journalist membership in the Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA) Read the rules and guidelines for membership If you have any questions or problems, contact Bill Clapper, ESWA Executive Secretary at secretary@easternskiwriters.org or 508-380-3882

Download the application for journalist membership in the Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA).

Download the application for corporate membership in the Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA).

Read the guidelines for membership.

MIDWEST REGION

Membership Application for journalists who report on snow sports and who live in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario (west of Toronto), and Northwest Territories. Download the application for journalist membership in the Midwest Region If you have any questions or problems, contact John LaPlante, NASJA-Midwest Secretary at nasjamidwest@nasja.org or 312-953-3866

Download the New Press Member application.

Download the Press Member Renewal Form.

Download the Corporate Member Application.

WEST REGION

Membership Application and Code of Ethics for journalists who report on snow sports and who live in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. Country of Mexico. Download the application for journalist membership in the West Region Read the code of ethics If you have any questions or problems, contact Vicki Andersen, NASJA-West Executive Secretary at nasjawest@nasja.org or 503-255-3771

Read the ethics policy

Download the Press Application,

Download the Corporate Member Application.

You will be contacted by the officer listed on the form. If you have questions, contact Executive Secretary, Vicki Andersen.

CORPORATE

Any business or firm directly involved with snowsports, such as resort and recreation areas, manufacturers and suppliers, public relations, advertising, marketing, or trade associations or organizations. Corporate members, as a general rule, represent a specific commercial interest, product or service, and work with the media as a representative of the commercial interest. The company or organization represented, not the individual, shall be the member.

Download the Corporate membership application If you have any questions or problems, contact Vicki Andersen, NASJA Executive Secretary at skicat1@comcast.net or 503-255-3771 NASJA Corporate membership includes:

Download the NASJA Corporate Application

NASJA Corporate Membership Includes

• A printed membership directory, listing the 250-plus journalist members of NASJA, with addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses and detailed descriptions of what each journalist does. The directory also includes a complete and detailed list of corporate members -- a very valuable reference that NASJA members use when it's time to research stories.
• A listing on the NASJA Website, including active links to your website and e-mail address password protected, "Members Only" section of the NASJA website.
• An invitation to the annual NASJA meeting, where you can network with NASJA members. Not only will you learn which NASJA journalists cover your kind of news, but you also will meet other NASJA corporate members. For those who do not otherwise belong to a professional public relations association, such contacts can be invaluable for press materials ideas and helping to verify the credentials of non-NASJA journalists who contact you for stories.

Why Join NASJA as a Corporate Member?

• NASJA is the only credentialing organization for media members who cover snowsports. Being affiliated with NASJA creates communication, media relations and publicity opportunities not otherwise readily available.
• Being listed in the NASJA directory puts your company in front of nearly 300 press members who cover all aspects of snowsports in media ranging from newspapers and magazines to broadcasting and the Internet.
• NASJA corporate membership presents multiple opportunities to network with media members who cover snowsports, allowing highly personalized venues to getting your company's message across to the people who tell the reading/viewing public what's happening.
• Networking opportunities are found at regional meetings, the annual national meeting, via the NASJA website and through contacts made from the national directory.
• Corporate membership facilitates communicating your company's product/service developments and how they fit into trends. This allows you to inform premier media on issues, trends and product developments that may fall outside their individual experience.
• NASJA members are connected: to ski areas, to publishers and editors, to each other. Corporate membership will include you in that matrix.
• NASJA gatherings and/or personal contacts present opportunities for press members to test new products and a develop first-hand understanding of how well they work.
• NASJA meeting professional development sessions offers more opportunities to get your message across, as does sharing ideas via the NASJA website.
• NASJA Corporate membership integrates your company into the world of snowsports journalism as you interact with some of the best in the business.

What Snowsports Industry Professionals Say About NASJA Corporate Membership

Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe Resorts have really benefited from NASJA membership. The relationships we've created with NASJA members have resulted in extensive coverage of both our resorts over the years, which we know has positively affected our bottom line. NASJA does a good job of keeping us updated with journalists' contact information and current projects, so that we can make sure we are pitching relevant information to the right people.

We would encourage resort communications professionals to join NASJA because it is the most effective way to meet writers who really make a difference in the ski industry. Personal connections are everything to us, and NASJA is critical to maintaining those connections.

--Kirstin A. Cattell & Jessica VanPernis, Communications Managers, Northstart-at Tahoe & Sierra-at-Tahoe Resorts

Joining this organization was the single best way for me to meet writers and editors from around the United States who specialize in covering the many facets of skiing and snowboarding - from destinations to equipment. As a media relations professional, attending local, regional, and national meetings and trade fairs gave me the opportunity to become acquainted with far more media than I could have managed with individual visits.

I have been a member for more than 17 years first as a representative of Winter Park Resort, and now with my own PR company specializing in ski industry clients. Although my primary purpose when first joining was to meet as many writers as possible and learn what their interests and needs were, in the years since, I've received a huge benefit learning from ski industry colleagues from around the U.S. I've found many corporate members to be generous with their creative ideas for delivering more effective PR services"for the active members of NASJA and for their resorts and clients.

Attending the annual meetings has allowed me to share story ideas with this diverse group of ski writers and have a lot of fun in the process. The annual meetings are a wonderful time to reconnect with old friends and reminisce about epic days on the slopes together, and to meet the talented new members that have joined the organization. I have had truly sensational ski days with some of these writers that have been so extraordinary that professional relationships have evolved into personal friendships.

--Joan Christensen, JC Communications

I'm frequently asked, "Why are you a corporate member of NASJA? You don't deal with Journalists on a day-to-day basis, and outside of your shows you don't seek any publicity?"

I always answer: It's simple; I basically make my living (not to mention the lifestyle I, and we!, have built for ourselves out of this great sport!) from the World Ski & Snowboard Community (to me we are more a community than an industry), and the best way for me to insure I continue to do that is to help, in any way I can, ensure that community remains healthy and successful.

As someone involved with marketing the sport I know the value of having credible and effective advocates, in the from of first class writers and broadcasters, in front of the public talking about and spreading information about our sport and community. Good communicators telling all about the fun, health and enjoyment resulting from being involved with skiing and snowboarding helps bring people to the slopes; they in turn keep our friends and compatriots who run the resorts and sell the equipment in business; and then these entities buy booth space from me so they can continue to promote their entities and continue to grow their business and the sport. That, in a roundabout way, is why I support NASJA and encourage everyone who is involved in any way whats ever to do the same thing.

--Bernie Weichsel, President BEWI Productions, Inc.

Download the NASJA Corporate Application