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· Interval Management meeting preparation · Time - Based Flow Management and ADS - B In harmonization strategies · Remote Tower Services planning meetings · Aviation Cyber Security Conference planning activities · FAA Verification and Vali dation Conference panel preparation PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO): Jeff Woods (I90) serves NATCA as the Articl e 48 Representative to the PMO. Mr. Woods' update for this week is below. · Surface Viewing Tool (SVT) Meeting Tuesday and Wednesday a t SCT o C90, I90, ZNY, ZLA, A90, PCT, DCC, and NCT where present · Multiple telcons about AEFS with DSP for EWR o Talked with Tom Adcock and Matt Baugh about training for AEFS · Telcon with Lou Caggiano (EWR), Ray Adams (EWR), Matt Baugh (TFDM Re p), and Pat Gallagher (ZNY) about AEFS with DSP and ARMT at EWR · Met with Rebecca Guy (PMO) to talk AEFS with Departure Spacing Program (DSP) and the Airport Resource Management Tool (ARMT). · Met with Kris Burnham (PMO Deputy) to talk about tra nsparency between program managers and Article 48 representatives. REMOTE TOWER – LEESBURG (JYO): Kieron Heflin (IAD) is the Leesburg Remote T ower Article 48 Representative. Mr. Heflin's report for this week's activity is below. · Passive data col lecting continued at the Leesburg temporary remote tower on the days of September 11th, 12th and 13th. Robert Utley (S&T) attended the session on the 11th in Mr. Heflin's place due to a scheduling conflict. o This was the first weekend that data was collec ted and the hope was to have more targets of opportunity as Leesburg was rumored to be busier on weekends due to the n ature of the Leesburg airport. o On Saturday the 12th of September, the weather was IFR for most of the day and traffic was very light. On Sunday, the 13th, there was considerably more traffic, but Mr. Heflin believes it was still less than expected. · The controllers in attendance this week were Joshua Waters (DWH) and Scott Alexander (HEF) and both maintained the professionalism we ha ve come to expect. o Both of the SME s really liked the system and had very little negative to say. o Mr. Heflin will include the reports/verbal survey questions asked by Jerry McDaniel (SAAB Contractor). · The dynamic from each session is significantl y d ifferent. Some sessions the SME s chat about the equipment and offer up lots of opinions and other weeks they do not. · Mr. Heflin has asked the controllers each week to give him a small synopsis/report each week either during the week or when they get back and most have been pretty good about doing so. SECTOR DESIGN ANALYSIS TOOL (SDAT): Don Ossinger (ZBW) is the NATCA Article 48 Representative on the SDAT initiative. His report for this week is next: · Most of the training has been conduct ed and the classes where split between