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attend the operational try - out for the new version 12 PDC and CPDLC training as well as the TDLS Appli cation Specialist training. o This event will give the AJI a snapshot of where the training development is. o If this event is successful, First Course Conduct (FCC) can be scheduled in October. FCC is the first time a training class or ELMS course is taken and credit for training is earned. · Members of the DataComm SME team are in IAH and HOU this week to assist the local 48 representatives in the DCL functional verification (DFV). o DFV is divided into two parts. § The first includes CPDLC testing with tech center avionics and certified technical pilots on prearranged flights. § The second is file and fly. This is where airlines that are using the CPDLC service file for and receive CPDLC clearances, however, voice read - backs are required t o verify clearance information. o File and fly continues until a facility declares IOC and accepts the service. At this point, clearances can be uplinked without voice read - back. COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING (CDM): Ron Foley (ZOB) is the Article 48 Representative for CDM. Mr. Foley provided the information below along with Kyle Andrews (ORD) providing his monthly report on the Surface CDM activities. These reports are below. · The subgroups will not meet until October because of a multitu de of issues. The main issue, staffing at the command center. o The next FCT meeting is scheduled for October 13th - 16th at MITRE, focused on SFMA. SFMA is a new concept for FCT which has been presented to the CSG and is awaiting official tasking fo r our team. More information will be sent along with the agenda when those details are finalized. o The other groups are TBD. Mr. Foley will advise of any changes in the group schedules ASAP. · Surface CDM Report from Kyle Andrews: o The August SCDM Stakeholders Outreach Session was held on August 26 - 27 at the ARJ - 1200 Office in Washington DC and was attended by representatives from AAL, FEDEX, UPS, SWA, NBAA, FAA, A4A and NATCA. Bernie Davis (AAL) described the ATD - 2 meetings that took p lace earlier in August. With the introduction of NASA and ATD - 2, the SCDM work from the last three years has to be translated/digested by NASA to work with their ATD - 2 prototype. A concern is that decisions that were thought to be concluded by the HITLs an d the P3 workgroups will be questioned and reevaluated. The problem with that is twofold: § it will be an unnecessary redundancy § NASA is not meeting with the the SCDM workgroup until October and doesn't plan on having regular meetings with SCDM. · Until these meetings take place, work for SCDM seems to be on hold.