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President's Message On April 22, 2010, the Louisiana House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 429 by a vote of 11 "yes" to 4 "no." House Bill 429 amends Louisiana Law "relative to court reporters; to provide for qualifications; to provide for definitions; to provide for the appointment of court reporters; and to provide for related matters." The Bill (now law) also specifically says: "A 'certified reporter' is a person certified to engage in the practice of court reporting . . . or certified to engage in the practice of electronic reporting by the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers . . ." We believe the strength of our membership will grow as Louisiana reporters seek to obtain AAERT membership and certification, and we're looking forward with enthusiasm as this new law is put into effect. Here is a link to the full text of the Bill: www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=700292.
In just over a month, we will set sail for the AAERT at Sea event onboard the Carnival INSPIRATION cruise ship! It is still not too late for you to join us, so if you are considering attending our Conference, now would be a good time to contact Shelley Carey, our designated travel agent, toll-free at 1-800-433-8249. Plenty of cabin space is still available. We have a very exciting lineup of guest speakers, starting with The Hon. Robert Coonin, a family court judge from Delaware, followed by Lillian I. Morson, lecturer, educator, and author of Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters, who will be followed by Petti Redding, a licensed occupational therapist, who will teach office ergonomics. We will also have "tech time" with our vendors: Veri-Core, FTR, JAVS, and VIQ Solutions, where we can discuss the features of their products, and afterwards open the floor for a question-and-answer session. |
And, of course, the AAERT at Sea event would not be possible without the
generous support of our sponsors:
AudioScribe, AVTranz, APLST, FTR Limited,
JAVS, J&J Court Transcribers, Morris McGuire
Reporting, Pengad, SpeedType, Sugar Land Transcripts,
Veri-Core, and VIQ Solutions.
Be present at the Veri-Core "tech time" and you could walk away the winner of a flat screen TV! Be present for Lillian Morson's presentation, and you could win a copy of Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters. Be present for VIQ's presentation and be eligible to win one of two table-top USB conference microphones. Be present for FTR's presentation, and you could be the winner of a "mystery gift." There are a lot of reasons to attend AAERT at Sea, which will focus primarily on continuing to educate our membership on the many aspects of electronic reporting and transcribing. For our 2010 Conference, we'll mix in some sun and fun on a cruise ship headed for Mexico! And be sure to cast your vote for the four open Director positions on the AAERT Board. Your vote counts, so if you cannot make it to the Annual Conference, please vote by proxy.
On March 19, 2010, the Board of Directors hired T-TEAM Management to help ease our growing pains and to focus on ways to advance the mission of AAERT through professional management efforts. Michael Tannen, principal of T-TEAM, will be attending our 2010 Conference, and will briefly address the membership about how his company intends to further enrich the AAERT membership.
Congratulations to 2010's AAERT Award winners Reporter of the Year, Stacie Jergenson (Minnesota), and Transcriber of the Year, Janet Pryce (Oregon)!
Our next newsletter will follow the 2010 Conference. Hope to see you on board the Carnival Inspiration for AAERT at Sea 2010!
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Randel Raison, CET**D |
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Connie S. Rill, CERT (California) 1994 - 1997 |
James V. Bowen, CER (New Jersey) 1997 - 1999 |
Mary Ann Lutz, CERT (California) 1999 - 2002 |
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Janet B. Harris, CERT (Wisconsin) 2002 - 2006 |
Gillian Lawrence, FPR, CERT (Florida) 2006 - 2008 |
Margaret A. Morgan, CERT (Minnesota) 2008 - 2009 |
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Randel Raison, CET (Texas) 2009 - |
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