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Program Agenda for Saturday, March 13
Schedule at a Glance
Note: Schedule does not include Teacher's Workshop or the Student Seminar. Sessions listed are concurrent seminars only.
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18. General Session:
The Role of Technology in the Future of the Stenographic Court Reporting Profession |
19. ABCs of Backing Up and Archiving
20. Are You a Savvy Traveler?
21. CART/Captioning/
Judicial Reporting … How Are They Different? How Are They Similar?
22. Vendor Showcase Seminar — Stenograph: Supercharge Your Skills |
23. Conference Luncheon |
24. Why do Realtime? What’s it Worth to You?
25. Fifth Annual Trivia Spelling Vocabulary Challenge Bee
26. Behind the Scenes with Master Control
27. Vendor Showcase Seminar — StenoCAST Realtime Tech Basic Training |
28. The History of San Francisco
29. Today’s Issues in the Reporting Profession
30. Steno Swap for Officials
31. Vendor Showcase Seminar — Gigatron Advanced StenoCAT 32 Realtime. |
Detailed Schedule
| 18. General Session The Role of Technology in the Future of the Stenographic Court Reporting Profession |
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On an almost daily basis, advances in technology are having an impact on the verbatim stenographic reporting profession, sometimes for good and sometimes for ill. Faced with severe budget cuts, courts have become battlegrounds as stenographic reporters fight to save stenographic jobs. In the freelance market, stenographic reporters compete with a growing variety of services and technology. This session gets to the heart of the matter. You will hear from experts, who bring realistic and pragmatic perspectives about how technology is affecting the stenographic reporting profession and what we can do to maintain and grow our influence in the future.
Panelists include NCRA President SueLynn Morgan, RPR, and members of NCRA’s Technology Evaluation Committee: William S. Greenley, RDR Sandra Bunch VanderPol, RMR, CRR Steven B. Crandall, J.D., CLVS Marybeth Everhart, RPR, CRI, Facilitator: Facilitating the session is Chris Crawford, a court management consultant and President of Justice Served. |
| 19. ABCs of Backing Up and Archiving |
20. Are You a Savvy Traveler? |
21. CART/Captioning/Judicial Reporting … How Are They Different? How Are They Similar? |
22. Vendor Showcase Seminar - Stenograph |
| Computer failure and data loss, despite the cause — be it hardware failure or natural disaster — are inevitable events. It is only a matter of time before it happens to you. Learn the ABCs of backing up and archiving and insure the safety of your data. Eric Johnson, RPR Sponsored by NCRA’s Technology Evaluation Committee |
Can you pack your carry-on with a week’s worth of clothes? Know where to buy the cheapest airline tickets? What days to fly? What seats to choose for safety and comfort? Come test your road-warrior wits against your fellow travel-happy reporters and learn from some travel veterans. Prizes for some. New helpful hints and a lot of fun for all. Lori Judd, RMR Rob Judd,RMR Rob Judd, commercial pilot, Barbara J. Johnson, RPR, FAPR Karen Yates, CRR, CCP, CBC |
In this session, we’ll answer important and oftenasked questions by judicial reporters, CART providers, and captioners about what it takes to “cross over” into another part of our industry. What unique skills and equipment does it take for each job? If it is truly a “journey” from one job to another, what are the first steps needed to start that journey? What skills and equipment do you already have that would shorten the journey? Participants will acquire knowledge of the equipment and skills that are universal to these career paths and which are necessary to transition from one part of the industry to another. Tracy Reinke, RPR, CRR, CBC Heidi Thomas, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CBC Sponsored by NCRA’s CART and Captioning Communities of Interest |
Supercharge your Skills: Join us for an overview of exciting new features in Case CATalyst 11 and CaseViewNet. You’ll learn about new new functions and enhancements to help improve your speed, accuracy and efficiency and will leave with handouts to help you start applying them. Relax, listen and learn while Cindi Hartman, Stenograph’s tenured Training Manager, presents an interesting and informative seminar.
Cindi Hartman, Judy Wolf |
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| Eating History Enjoy a delicious lunch, network with fellow attendees, and hear an entertaining and informative presentation about the history of food. Food expert and celebrated food historian Andrew F. Smith will discuss major moments that made contemporary American cuisine. Ticket required. Tickets are included with all Saturday registration packages. Please see the registration page for extra ticket details. |
| 24. Why do Realtime? What’s it Worth to You? |
25. Fifth Annual Trivia Spelling Vocabulary Challenge Bee |
26. Behind the Scenes with Master Control |
27. Vendor Showcase Seminar |
| Learn about all the benefits of writing realtime for yourself each and every day. Take that first step and create your path to realtime writing. Even if you learn you don’t want to do realtime, this seminar will assist you in improving your skills, producing transcripts faster and better, and being the best steno reporter you can be. Marybeth Everhart, RPR, CRI |
A San Francisco Treat Pedal your way to the City by the Bay to join us for the fifth annual ultimate pundit challenge. What better place than “Frisco,” known for its rich history and culture, to show off your intellect? Come one, come all. This event is designed to test your knowledge of general spelling, vocabulary, and trivia. Don’t miss this opportunity to cheer your colleagues on or to become the 2010 Bee of the Year! Melanie Humphrey-Sonntag, FAPR, RDR, CRI, Lillian Freiler, RMR Sponsored by NCRA’s Freelance Community of Interest |
As broadcast captioners, we all want to know who is on the other end of the phone when we call Master Control for continuity checks. This seminar will give you an opportunity to learn what their responsibilities are from the former chief of engineering for 18 years at KGW, the NBC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. Come find out how captioners work into their routine and how we can all work together. Eric Dausman, Vice President of Sutro Tower, Inc., San Francisco Sponsored by NCRA’s Captioning Community of Interest |
StenoCAST Realtime Tech Basic Training: Would you like to provide realtime to clients, but you’re just not comfortable with the potential technology nightmare? What’s easier: wired or wireless? Is it possible to provide realtime simply, safely, and consistently? The answer is yes. Come and find out how. Michael Appelman Mike Appelman, Jr. |
| 28. The History of San Francisco |
29. Today’s Issues in the Reporting Profession |
30. Steno Swap for Officials |
31. Vendor Showcase Seminar |
A gold rush transformed a fishing village into the internationally famous city of San Francisco almost overnight and for more than 150 years, it has been a magnet for fortune-seekers, immigrants, artists, and poets. Guarded by the famous Golden Gate Bridge, the city by the bay is famous for its diverse citizenry, Victorian architecture, cable cars, scenic views, and for its fog. Experience an overview of the city’s history from the 1848 gold rush, to the 1906 earthquake and fire, to more contemporary events in this overview of San Francisco history. Learn terminology and facts that can help you in your reporting career.
Charles Fracchia San Francisco Museum and Historical Society
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The National Committee of State Associations (NCSA) encourages all state leaders and Midyear attendees to come together to discuss the hottest issues of the day in an informal setting. Learn what is happening in other parts of the nation and network with colleagues. Attendees will learn the newest trends in reporting and will be able to glean solutions for the challenges facing the industry and in their home state. Panelists: Cathy Phillips RMR, CMRS, NCSA Chair, Marlana Haig, CRI NCSA Vice-President. Other panelists to be announced. Sponsored by NCRA’s National Committee of State Associations (NCSA) |
Do you need a shortcut? Troublesome words and phrases making your life in court miserable? Make a wish list and also bring your favorite brief forms and share them with your official court reporting colleagues during this interactive seminar. Amy Quint, RMR, CRR Sponsored by NCRA’s Officials Community of Interest |
Gigatron Advanced StenoCAT 32 Realtime: Our speaker will demonstrate two of the most popular advanced StenoCAT realtime features: Smart Briefs and Macros. While using the latest writers to execute realtime commands, our trainer will demonstrate optimal setup solutions (i.e. wireless, etc) reporters can adopt to enhance their current writing abilities.
Rick Louie
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