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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 for 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 Week of March 14, 2016 AIR TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS (AJV - 7): James Keith (D10) is the DC Based Article 48 Repre sentative in the AJV - 7 Office. Mr. Keith forwarded th e summary below for this update. • A meeting is being arranged with AJT, and AJV - 7 to start the process of getting a terminal CHI team stood up. • Mr. Keith has attended a few Surveillance Strategy meetings inside AJV - 7. It appears to me the purpose is to see where we can reduce RADAR antennas and beacon antennas. He will have more to report on this issue in next month's update. • A date has been set, April 27 th , for NATCA to see QUEWTY keyboards for STARS. • Mr. Keith attended an Operational Safety Assessmen t for E - IDS. NATCA was represented by Eric Morrison from ZAU, Matt Johnson from ZNY, and Gera ld Haynes from Memphis TRACON. o The determination from the OSA was no risk identified that would prevent the agency from continuing forward. • Terminal Work Package one (T WP - 1) is still gathering information in order to prioritize the data. One thing that appears to have been decided is that ATPA phase II will be in TWP 1. • Attended ERAW mee ting in Charleston 3/1 - 3/2016. AJV - 7 briefed ERAW on a long list of ongoing projects and future projects being worked by AJV - 7. AJT and AJV - 7 will be meeting this week to clarify En route CHI team interactions with each other. AIRSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION 2 (ATD - 2): Pete Slattery (CLT) is the NATCA Representative for the ATD - 2 projec t. Below is Mr. Slattery's report for the membership. • Last week Mr. Slattery participated in a risk management board concerning ATD - 2. The primary risks identified were the Electronic Flight Data (EFD) system that Charlotte is receiving, Advanced Electron ic Flightstrip System (AEFS), and the FAA ' s ability to provide support in the form of personnel and resources. Mitigation strategies were proposed and the risks have been minimized.