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LOCATION EDGE Web - Based Seminars 10AM - 5PM Pacific Time 12 - Jul Central Time 18 - Oct Eastern Time 6 - Dec To register for a session, visit the NATCA Portal. Click "Events" on the menu bar on the home page, t hen select the "2016 NATCA Edge Online Retirement Webinar" link. Follow the questi ons and directions from there. Personalized benefit estimate for participants paid for as an exclusive benefit for NATCA members. You will never be solicited or sold anything , ever! For any questions or problems with registration, please contact Grace Colby, NATCA Executive Administrative Assistant: (202) 220 - 9829, gcolby@natcadc.org . SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AIRSPACE : Jim D avis (PCT) is the National Airspace Representative for NATCA. Below are reports from the various airspace team leads and Mr. Davis. Charlotte Metroplex – June 2016 The Charlotte Metroplex Project continues to work post - implementation issues from the previ ous two implementations and prepare for July 2016 implementations. The team worked at Atlanta Center (ZTL), Eastern Service Center (ESC), Charlotte TRACON and Jacksonville Center (ZJX). The team continues to work on a myriad of issues as the July implemen tation approaches. All facilities are on schedule for the July 21st chart and implementation date. The POCs at all facilities continue to do the work at the local level and we work with the Plans & Procedures and T raining departments as needed. Prior to M ay's implementation , there was quite a difference of opinion betw een ZTL and ZDC on whether ADAR s were needed to be in effect for the new SIDs. After much discussion it was agreed upon that ADARs would be used and this decision proved to be very effective for the May implementation . The transition to the new SID s has been almost seamless, splitting the previous ME RRL arrival into two SIDs, and has proven effective and efficient. The issues raised over the airspace changes and new procedures implemented in M ay have been almost nonexistent , however the team continues to monitor the May procedures as well as the previous implementation procedures daily. The northwest corner at CLT is an area that we continue to not only monitor but send to all facilities any is sues , as when on a South operation (short side) some of the regional jets (non vnav) cause the TRACON quite an increase in workload when the aircraft are high or fast on profile. A team of TBFM experts to meet with the CLT controllers was able to identify ways of refining the adaption. Industry partner tech pilot s visited with ZTL controllers to observe and then discuss possible refinements and adjustments to make the pr ocedure work more effectively. We briefed Deputy Director of Air Traffic Operations East ern Service South on upcoming airspace changes, procedures being implemented, as well as previous public outreach concerns and the issues that may be raised during the upcoming July public outreach.