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MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING NATCA Store Item Of The Week: Tablet Case Benefits Spotlight: Car Rentals Cambridge Corner Upcoming Retirement Seminars NATCA Edge - Designed exclusively for NATCA members! SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY Human Performance Time Based Flow Management (TBFM) NAS Voice System (NVS) FROM THE TRAINING OFFICE NATCA ACADEMY NEWS : The Arbitration Advocacy Training II (AAT - II) course, originally scheduled for next month, has been rescheduled f or Nov. 28 - Dec. 1. It will be held in Phoenix. About the course: Beginning at 8:30 a.m. local time on Monday and ending at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the AAT - II class will be four days and will be related to a rbitration h earings regarding contrac t interpretation cases and post - hearing brief writing. Students are expected to complete a pre - class reading assignment and at tendee participation is a must. Attendees must also bring a l aptop to the class. There are approximately 14 m odules presented in this class. Pleas e come prepared to learn and expand on what you learned in AAT - I. The modules presented in this class consist of: burden of proof in contract cases; identifying possible violations; past practice; fair and equitable application of Agency regulations; theo ry of the case; bargaining history; covered - by doctrine; settlement discussions; proving your case; information requests; contractual language and its intentional vagueness; examination skills; objections; framing the issue; awards and exceptions; post hea ring brief writing; and post hearing brief review. This class also requires the participants to research, prepare and conduct a mock Arbitration heari ng in front of an Arbitrator. Prerequisites to take this class: BRT, ART , and AAT - I. Note: Please do no t book air travel or make plans to attend any NATCA Academy training without prior approval from your Facility Representative, RVP , or the Administrat ive Assistant in your region. For more information about all NATCA Academy courses, including how to sign up, please click here. FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE Notice of Election, Election Rules, & Request for Nominations for the 2016 NATCA National Representative Electio n