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We are now offering Career Optimization and Retirement Education (C.O.R.E.) Seminars in many cities! These seminars are geared towards employees with 0 - 15 years of service who want to maximize their retirement benefits and plan for financial stability in retirement. Log in to the Portal today to see which cities are offering this great new program. If you have any questions regarding these events, the registration process, or would like to have a retirement seminar take place in your area, please contact Abigail Glenn - Chase at aglennchase@natcadc.org . SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE: Rich Santa (ZDC) is NATCA's lead for work on Administrative Software. Below are updates on a couple of these programs. · WMT o The support for WMT has apparently been suspended by the FAA. Mr. Santa has brought it to the attention of the national office and they are working on a national response. o For now, if you need any WMT assistance, email Mr. Santa at richzdc@yahoo.com . · CEDAR o CEDAR has finally been given the green light to be used for training forms nationally. o Meetings are scheduled this week to discuss the direction of the project. AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES (AJV - 8): Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Article 48 Representat ive to the AJV - 8 office. Mr. Marosvari's activities for the week are below. · Attended weekly ART48 meeting with Jeff Woods, Jim Davis, Mel Davis, James Keith · Met with ATC Handbook Revision Steering Committee Tuesday through Thursday, fina lizing the FY16 list of priorities AIRSPACE: Jim Davis (PCT) leads NATCA's Airspace Team as the National Representative for Airspace. Below are reports from Mr. Davis and the Team Leads for Airspace initiatives. · Atlanta Metroplex o Updated Microsoft Project o Telcon with ZTL and ZDC for 2/4/16 implementation o Participated in ZELAN Telcon o Worked on Briefing for Dispatchers o Worked on current vs new routings for airlines o Discussion with Delta regarding STAR Speeds o Meeting with ZTL POCs about possible speed adjustments to STARs o Discussion with Co - Lead about CNS Briefing availability o Milestone/Activity — Completions: