STAR CONFERENCE TO BE HELD MARCH 7- 9, 2013

The Society for the Technological Advancement of Reporting (STAR) will be having their mid-year conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  Linda Fifield, Vice-President, will be attending in her capacity as a STAR board member and member of the Liaison/Technology Committee.

STAR is an organization comprised of court reporters and key vendors, such as Stenograph, who share the common goal of developing and implementing the latest technology to advance the field of court reporting.  In addition to Case CATalsyt training, the conference presents a unique opportunity for working reporters and firm owners to meet with the actual developers of the software they use to produce their transcripts and ancillary litigation support products.  This exchange of information and ideas is directly responsible for the progress reporters have made to date and is critical if the profession is to continue to grow and evolve.

Realtime is always promoted at every court reporting convention, local and national, but providing realtime really takes center stage at STAR conventions.  STAR’s president, Rosalie Kramm, is making realtime the focus of her term.  To be able to provide this service, a reporter not only must possess the talent that comes with practice and experience but needs to know how to connect, serially or wirelessly, with the various devices attorneys bring with them, such as laptops, iPads, or tablets.  Reporters who have earned the coveted CRR, Certified Realtime Reporter, designation are this profession’s elite.  To be able to provide almost error-free, instantaneous voice-to-text translation is our profession’s gold standard.  The National Court Reporters Association and STAR are doing all they can to help more reporters become certified as realtime writers.

This meeting will offer business owners sessions, realtime sessions, Case CATalyst training sessions, networking opportunities, and access to many vendors in the exhibition hall.  If you wish to attend this convention, go to www.staronline.org and register.