From Mark Richards, EC Chair:
Following the announcement in the VATSIM Executive Committee minutes from our Quarter 3 2014 meeting that the EC were proposing changes to the Global Ratings Policy to remove major airport validation requirements, significant discussion has taken place within the membership and in these forums.
Healthy discussion such as this is essential for VATSIM to continue to grow and develop and the discussion has been welcomed.
As a result of these discussions, the Executive Committee, supported by the BoG and Founders, has decided to postpone the proposed changes until 1 April 2015. Between now and the middle of January, Regional Directors will be meeting with Division Directors and Training Directors to evaluate the future training plans of Regions and Divisions. We want to know what works, what does not work, do we have enough staff to deliver training in a fast and efficient manner to ensure we get controllers onto the Network quickly, etc.?
Members with ideas and thoughts should provide these to their Division Directors or Training Directors in the next couple of weeks so that they can attend the meetings in the New Year with all available information, not only from the staff perspective, but how you, as members, want to shape the future of VATSIM ATC.
It is important to remember that there has to be a fine balance between simulating the real world, as we do, and striving for a level of mastery that our real world counterparts spend years crafting.
The key goal is to encourage members online as Controllers and to ensure that this can be achieved quickly with low overheads for staff so that they too can get on and enjoy the Network.
Regards
Mark
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Mark Richards (811451)
Regional Director - VATSIM Oceania
Chairman - VATSIM Executive Committee
