ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE FOR MISSISSIPPI COURT REPORTERS

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1 ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE FOR MISSISSIPPI COURT REPORTERS Jackson Marriott Hotel Jackson, Mississippi October 23-24, 2014 Conducted by: The Mississippi Judicial College A division of the University of Mississippi School of Law 115 Northgate Dr., Crosby Hall, PMB 9446 University, Mississippi Phone: Facsimile: Website: mjc.olemiss.edu

2 ABOUT THE FALL CONFERENCE The Fall Conference for Court Reporters will be conducted by the Mississippi Judicial College at the Jackson Marriott, 200 East Amite St., Jackson, Mississippi on October 23-24, The program content was developed by the Continuing Education Committee of the Mississippi Court Reporters Association working in conjunction with the Mississippi Judicial College. REGISTRATION: Registration for the fall seminar will commence at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2014, on the mezzanine of the Jackson Marriott. The seminar registration desk will remain open for the duration of the conference and a representative of the Mississippi Judicial College will be in attendance at all times. The first session will begin at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 23, REGISTRATION FEE: MCRA Members $40.00 Mississippi scopists & students MCRA Members $30.00 Out of State MCRA Members $65.00 Non MCRA Members (including scopists & students) $ Please make all checks payable to the University of Mississippi/MJC. There is no fee for Mississippi Official Reporters. LODGING: Hotel room rates are $85.00, single or double. You must call the hotel and make your own reservations. Please call the Jackson Marriott at or and identify yourself as attending the Mississippi Judicial College Court Reporter program, (Code: MJJMJJA), to receive the conference rate. Cutoff date for the rooms is September 22, Reservations made after this date will be made on a space available basis at the best available rate. TRAVEL: Mississippi Official Court Reporters residing 30 miles from the site will be reimbursed for travel to and from the conference at 56 cents per mile and for meals at the MJC rate. Mississippi Official Court Reporters will have their rooms placed on the master bill of the Mississippi Judicial College for the night of Thursday, October 23, 2014, for those residing 30 miles from the site, but Court Reporters must make their own reservations. The MJC Board of Governors has adopted a 100% attendance policy at all seminars and Mississippi Official Court Reporters will be required to attend 100% of the program to be reimbursed for mileage, meals, and lodging. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: A request for approval has been made to the Board of the Academy of Professional Reporters for this October 23-24, 2014, conference. The application will be considered under the "Continuing Education and Professional Development Guidelines." The Mississippi CSR Board has approved this conference for 12 continuing education credits.

3 MAKING YOUR RESERVATIONS Hotel room rates are $85.00 single/double rate. Reservations for this event may be made by calling Marriott reservations at or and informing the reservationist that you are attending the Conference for Court Reporters sponsored by the Mississippi Judicial College, (Code: MJJMJJA). For directions and more information regarding the Jackson Marriott, or if you wish to make your reservation online, please click the following link: If making reservations online, be sure to click special rates, to enter the group code and to follow the online instructions. The Mississippi Judicial College has arranged for complimentary self-parking for attendees. MJC cannot reimburse for parking expenses. The hotel is holding a limited block of rooms for this seminar until September 22, After that date rooms will be reserved on a space-available basis at the best available rate. Mississippi Official Court Reporters will have their rooms placed on the master bill of the Mississippi Judicial College for the night of Thursday, October 23, 2014, for the $85.00 rate, but you must guarantee your room with a credit card.

4 Court Reporters Fall Seminar October 23-24, 2014 Jackson Marriott ~ Jackson, Mississippi Thursday, October 23, :30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration 11:45 a.m. Welcome Linda E. Beasley, Program Manager Mississippi Judicial College Sheila McKinney, President Mississippi Court Reporters Association 12:00-1:30 p.m. Improving Your Skills with myrealtimecoach Marybeth will explore a revolutionary technology that makes it possible for you to improve your writing skills, get better accuracy, and resolve issues in your writing style. This technology also eliminates the need to continually search out appropriate dictation material and it analyzes your writing for you. Marybeth Everhart, RPR,CRI MyRealtimeCoach Annapolis, Maryland 1:30-2:30 p.m. Business Meeting Presiding: Sheila McKinney, President MCRA 2:30-2:45 p.m. BREAK 2:45-4:15 p.m. Acing Your Next Skills Test Marybeth will cover the rules and testing procedures for the skills exams, covering them test-by-test since your preparation will vary accordingly. She will also talk about how NCRA grades each skills exam and cover the categories of errors- both important things to know as you prepare and practice. Marybeth Everhart, RPR, CRI MyRealtimeCoach Annapolis, Maryland 4:30 p.m. SPRING CE COMMITTEE MEETING Boardroom

5 Friday, October 24, :00-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:00 a.m. Is Your Dictionary Interfering with Realtime? Wish your editing time was faster? Think your dictionary needs help? Interested in different types of reporting? Realtime is impossible without a well-developed dictionary. Anissa will show you how to clean out the gunk while you tune up your translation. Boost realtime, cut editing time! 10:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK Anissa R. Nierenberger, RPR,CRR,CBC,CCP,CRI Dictionary Jumpstart Lowell, Michigan 10:15-11:45 a.m. Edit FOR Your Dictionary Instead of a Transcript Working with Dictionary Jumpstart on YOUR computer, we ll add words to your dictionary at a rate of 1,000 words per hour! Everyone with a computer present will receive DJ Lite ($149 value). Get ready for a thought provoking workshop! Anissa R. Nierenberger, RPR,CRR,CBC,CCP,CRI Dictionary Jumpstart Lowell, Michigan

6 REGISTRATION FORM Fall Conference for Court Reporters Jackson Marriott ~ Jackson, Mississippi October 23-24, 2014 Conducted by the Mississippi Judicial College PLEASE PRINT: Name MS CSR# CSR# State RPR# Address City/State/Zip Business Phone: Fax PLEASE CHECK ONE: Official Type Freelance Other (Chancery, Circuit, County, Youth, Federal, etc) Method: (i.e., Machine Writer, Pen Writer, Voice Writer) FEES: Mississippi Official Court Reporters None MCRA Member/In-State $40.00 MCRA Member/Out-of-State $65.00 MCRA Non-Member $ Scopist and Students MCRA Member (Students must indicate school attending) $30.00 Late fee postmarked after October 1, $25.00 On-site registration will be assessed a surcharge of $25.00 TOTAL: $ Return registration form to and make checks payable to: The University of Mississippi/MJC 115 Northgate Dr., Crosby Hall, PMB 9446 University, MS Fax: (662) Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be made for WRITTEN cancellations POSTMARKED or faxed by October 1, Absolutely no refunds for no-shows at the conference. If you should have a question, please contact: KathyAlexander kalexand@olemiss.edu Linda Beasley lwleb@olemiss.edu Phone: