A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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Presenting an a ll - new, flexible access, web - based session of our popular retirement benefits seminar: May 26 : 10 a . m . - 5 p . m . EDT July 12 : 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. PDT Oct. 18 : 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT Dec. 6 : 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST To register for a session, visit portal.natca.net . Click "Events" on the menu bar on the home page, then select the "2016 NATCA Edge Online Retirement Webinar" link. Follow the questions and directions from there. P ersonalized benefit estimate fo r participants paid for a s an exclusive benefit for NATCA members. You will NEVER be solicited or sold anything, EVER! For any questions or problems with registration, please c ontact Grace Colby , NATCA Executive Administrative Assistant : (202) 220 - 9829 , gcolby@natcadc.org . SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING (CDM): Ron Foley (ZOB) is the National Arti cle 48 Representative for CDM. There are several subgroups under the CDM umbrella and b elow is a report from one of these teams. • FLOW EVALUATION TEAM (FET): Tony Smith (DCC) is the NATCA Representative to this team. o The CDM/FET subgroup met in Warrenton, V a. at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center to discuss current taskings and to prepare for the upcoming HITL testing at NASA Ames in March. We met for a half - day on 2/17, a full day on 2/18 and a half - day on 2/19. There were 10 team memb ers present for the meetings. Additionally, Nancy Smith from NASA joined the group on 2/18 to give a presentation on the January HITL and to discuss expec tations for the March meeting. This briefing walked through each day's plans. Several members of the group c a me in at various times throughout the week of March 20 - 25, including my self (I'll be at CFS for M - W). The HITL s are schedule d to accommodate this dynamic. The March HITL s are going to continue work on the integration of CTOP with RTA and merging with TB FM. This HITL will introduce winds and variable/unpredictable releases into the problem. o T he group met with Jim Bedow (FAA) on 2/17 and discussed the future of the taskings being considered by the C SG for the FET subgroup. Mexican routes were again mentioned. On 2/18, Mike Murphy, former team FAA lead , participated i n part of the morning sessio n. In the afternoon, Mr. Greg Byus, the newly announced (that morning) temporary replacement for Jim Bed ow addressed the group. Mr. Byus has been at DCC as the Support Manager and is familiar with the CDM teams and projects, but admits it will take some ti me to get up to speed on everything. On 2/19, Mark Holben, DCC NTMO, gave the team a briefing on the changes coming to the National Planning Telcons conducted every two hours at the Command Center. Mr. Holben advised that