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NATCA Edge - Designed ex clusively for NATCA members! SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY NAS Monitoring Equipment (NME) NextGen Operational Contingency & Continuity Office (OCCO) Project Management Office Runway Safety Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) Terminal Automation Modernization Replacement (TAMR) FROM THE TRAINING OFFICE NATCA ACADEMY NEWS : The Arbitration Advocacy Training II (AAT - II) course, originally scheduled for next month, has been rescheduled for 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 Thursda y, 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. Please come prepared to learn and expand on what you learned in A AT - I. The modules presented in this class consist of: burden of proof in contrac t cases; identifying possible violations; past practice; fair and equitable application of Agency regulations; theory of the case; bargaining history; covered - by doctrine; settlement discussions; proving your case; information requests; contractual languag e and its intentional vagueness; examination skills; objections; framing the issue; awards and exceptions; post hearing brief writing; and post hearing brief review. This class also requires the participants to research, prepare and conduct a mock Arbitra tion heari ng in front of an Arbitrator. Prerequisites to take t his class: BRT, ART, and AAT - I. Note: Please do not book air travel or make plans to attend any NATCA Academy training without prior approval from your Facility Representative, RVP , or the Ad ministrat 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 OFFIC E Notice of Election, Election Rules, & Request for Nominations for the 2016 NATCA National Representative Election