***[Minutes from the Quarterly meeting (8/5/98):]{.underline}***

**In attendance: Danny Houdeshell, Liz Meyer, Jim Orleff, Bruce Johnson,
Ralph Davis (Acting 540), Denise Mason (540 specialist), and Joyce Oster
(540 specialist).**

1\. The first issue that we discussed was the Operational Supervisors
Workshop. There will be cadre training available sometime this year.
Joyce Oster will put out the call for volunteers to be cadre
instructors. We will be working with Joyce to determine what
qualifications we will be looking for in cadres and how we will
determine who will fill those slots.

Certainly, with looking at a major reduction in supervisor numbers down
the road, we will need to consider things like:

\* Managerial support - will the ATM support you as a cadre to teach 1-2
courses a year, as a minimum. You will definately want to discuss this
with your manager before you submit your name.

\* Location - we will want to make sure that we have cadres
strategically located within the region. This can help with travel to
help keep the cost down.

Dan Bussey (DTW) is the AGL SUPCOM focal for OSWs. He will work together
with Joyce to set up a schedule for FY99 workshops. Joyce requested
\$60,000 specifically for the OSWs but we will see what we actually get.

In order to make the 3 year rotation, we need to run about 8 workshops a
year. We would like to start the OSWs again the later part of October.

In September, there is a meeting in San Diego concerning the OSWs. This
is being funded by headquarters. Attending the meeting will be the
SUPCOM National officers, Regional chairs, and members of the OSW
\"Storm committee\".

Also, will be 540 representatives from each region and Pete Loveridge
representing headquarters. Pete is a very strong advocate of this
workshop.

2\. Great Lakes Fall Conference - The conference will be in Minneapolis
November 2-6. Liz Meyer (HON AFSS) is the focal for this meeting. She
will be putting out the information, soon.

We worked on the agenda for the conference and will have more attendance
and participation from the RO.

The theme of the conference is\... \"A Splash of Training, a Dash of
Data Dump, and a Dollop of Interaction!\" We hope to make this a very
beneficial conference and, hopefully, the best one yet!!

3\. Traffic Management Initiative - Bruce advised us that traffic
management will be taking on a different look. He wants \"TMC
floorwalkers\" in the large facilities. The intent to to get the
first-levels out of the traffic management business and to focus all
restrictions through the TMU. Hopefully, this will help to free
supervisors to perform other duties in the operation. This will take
alot of work, more on this later.

In addition, the Command Center will be conducting some kind of course
for Division Managers, ATMs, and facility SUPCOM chairs. The facility
SUPCOM chairs are tentatively scheduled for January 12-15. The facility
SUPCOM chairs will be from the centers and the 12 largest HUBS in the
country.

4\. Contract negotiations has just begun with NAATS.

5\. Employee attitude survey results are back and on their way to the
facilities. So you will be dealing will those in the very near future.

**Howdy**