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contain all of the information they view in the editor window. This also allows the controllers to become familiar with the system while program office personnel are in the facility with them. The program office provides support dur ing the day and evening shifts to answer any questions that might arise while using the system. This support will remain on site throughout the file and fly activities and also for one to two weeks after IOC is declared ENROUTE AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION (E RAM): Julio Henriques (ZNY) le ads the ERAM efforts for NATCA. Dan Mullen (ZID) provides this update . We held an Airborne ReRoute (ABRR) Steering Committee m eeting Sep t. 20 to continue addressing deployment issues. Members of the ABRR, TFMS , and ERAM teams were in attendance. We plan to begin the national rollout in late January a nd be completed in March 2017. Operational testing can begin after the next patch to the TFMS system, which is expected November 12. Each ARTCC will send a Traffic Management Coord inator (TMC) and STMC to the Tech Center to become thoroughly familiar with ABRR and act as Subject Matter Experts in their facilities. One issue being worked is the automatic insertion of "FRC" in flight plans revised by Pre Departure ReRoute (PDRR). The Full Route Clearance may not be applicable at all sites, so some c enters may need to delay using PDRR until a software change can be delivered. The En Route Automation Workgroup (ERAW) met all day Sep t. 22 at the Tech Center. We were briefed by the Data C o mm Program Manager and worked on some of the logistics needed to deploy such a major change into ERAM. NATCA has added 13 new SMEs to help conduct Data C omm te sting over the next few years. ERAW reviewed the requirements for upgrading the automation systems of Anchorage, Honolulu, Guam , and San Juan, including the fun ding and administrative needs. We also worked on the prioritization of proposed future enhancements. The National User Team (NUT) continued work on issues including: • ER 142808 : Handoff Immediat ely Flashed OLD • ER 76279 : ADSB Broadcast Call Sign • ER 163208 : Hold Menu • ER 166860 : NEXRAD Strata • Table Top Exercise • PDRR FRC • TBFM R e - S equence/Swap ERAM Tech Refresh will begin in 2017 and will begin the process of replacing hardwa re. Members of the NUT an d CHI teams have been evaluating possible R - side monitor replacem ents, including larger displays. Many of the coming new programs, like DataComm and ABRR, will increase the amount of views the controllers will want to keep open, so bigger displays could be desirable. The extra space needed for bigger monitors may be a problem at sectors that rely on strips, or are located si de by side with other R - sides. Any new changes to sector configurations create additional expenses and requirements, so this will be a lengthy process. Thirteen NATCA members went through training to become Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) at the Tech Center. These new SMEs will primarily be used to test DataComm, since that program will bring the biggest changes to ERAM for the next few ye ars.