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FLOW EVALUATION TEAM (FET) Tony Smith (DCC) is the Article 114 Representative to the Flow Evaluation Team (FET) for Collab orative Decision Making (CDM). His report is below. The CD M/ FET subgroup met on May 1 in Memphis. This meeting was in conjunction with the Spring CDM meeting the following day. The group went over the HITL results from last month's testing at NASA Ames. The results continue to show benefits of having a CTOP linked in with TBFM into an airport. The previous tests had included a Required Time of Arrival (RTA) to join into the TBFM, but those earlier tests showed little if any benefit and it was removed for this round of HITLs. The team will likely not meet aga in until the fall. We hope to resume work on the possibilities with the Airborne Reroute (ABRR) and Pre - Departure Reroute (PDRR) capabilities and with the use of Mexican SWAP Routes. NEXTGEN Kevin McLaughlin (SCT) is the National Nex tGen Representative for NATCA. His report to the membership is below NASA Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP) NASA hosted the AOSP Technology Workshop held at NASA Ames R esearch Center on April 10 - 12. Leaders from both Industry and Government gathered to discuss a diverse agenda of topics including NASA Airspace Technology Demonstrations (ATD1, ATD2, ATD3 on NATCA has been a primary collaborative partner), UAS Traffic Management (UTM), Autonomous Veh icles, and Urban Air Mobility. The workshop included breakout sessi ons, demos, and tours of NASA labs. National Safety and Technology Leadership Committee The NSTLC met the second week of March in Washington, D .C. Items on the agenda included the Captive Carry SRMP, Remote Towers, MITRE Mobile Clearance App, Wake ReCat update (Implementation is continuing at the following sites: PHX, SAT, PCT, SEA, LAS, HCF and expanding to BOS and DFW in 2019), MetroPlex, DataComm, CFS 2018, LIDAR, GBAS, and HR4 FAA Re - Authorization among others. Remote Offshore Meteorology Information Demonstration (ROMIO) The ROMIO program is an effort to bring real time long - range modeling and depiction of oceanic convec tive weather into the cockpit. NATCA participates in Workgroup bi - weekly meetings. The scheduled March 20 17 launch date slipped but all three participant air carriers have completed or will shortly complete pilot training and equipage . In April, Delta completed pilot training with 230 ROMIO certified Check Airmen and by end of May most broadband data issues should be resolved. Spac e Integration Enhancements Field Outreach Led by AJV - 7, the purpose of this workgroup is to assess the current analogue state of FAA Space Tools and how to leverage Agency work to update to develop ATO capabilities, services, systems and procedures to mor e efficiently integrate space operations into the NAS. The Workgroup has been paused while data generated by previous meetings is assessed.