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· Meetings this week: o N VS Leads Meeting (FAA) o NVS Human Factors Working Group o NVS Systems Engineering Working Group o NVS Build 10.3 Update and suitability assessment for the Early User Involvement Event (EUIE) o NVS Demo Configuration Control Board · Other iss ues worked: o Coordination with the Program Office for the NVS AT User Teams travel authorizations o Coordinated funding update with Jeff Woods regarding D10/DFW IVSR o Further resource and mapping planning for the upcoming EUIE o Follow up on PCT' s ECS removal NEXTGEN: Melvin Davis (SCT) is the NextGen Lead for NATCA. Mr. Davis has announced he will be retiring soon and Kevin McLaughlin (SCT) has been appointed by the NATCA Leadership to take over this position. Mr. Davis has been NATCA's NextGe n Representative since M arch of 2010. His work is highly respecte d by both the FAA and Industry. He has been NATCA's face to NextGen. NATCA's Membership owe Mr. Davis a well deserved thank you for his work. Mr. Davis' update for this week is below. · The primary activity for NextGen this week was the Av ionics Magazine user symposium. This was a good opportunity for NATCA to interface with a group of stakeholde rs outside traditional circles. o From an avionics perspective, NextGen provides a multit ude of opportuniti es. o One of the fundamental tenants of NextGen is data distribution with which avionics manufacturers will be able to leverage into increased situationa l awareness on the flight - deck. o The panelists discussed modeling and simulation capabilities that would help inform predictive analytics which could in - turn inform better decision making. Additionally, shared situational awareness between flight crews, airline operations centers and controllers could go a long way towards avoiding ov er - saturated sec tors or underutilized airspace. o The fundamental massage from NATCA is that traditional roles and responsibilities will remain intact for many years to come, but each domain could be more efficient with increased data sharing. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO): Jeff Woods (I90) is the DC Based Articl e 48 Representative to the PMO. Below is Mr. Woods' report to the membership for the week. · SVT meeting to talk about usage and future enhancements · Bruce DeCleene (AFS) meetin g o Established on RNP o TF leg to ILS capture o TSAS key sites o 7100.43 rewrite o Future communication