2009 Annual Spring Convention - Online Registration Closed
The Certified Court Reporters Association of New Jersey Annual Spring Convention Continuing Education Seminars MARCH 12-13, 2010 Sheraton Newark Airport
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Warm, comforting connections await you at Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel. Their recent renovations and trendy changes make them a great choice for business, relaxation, or a special celebration. We have reserved a block of guest rooms at a discounted rate of ONLY $89 PER NIGHT. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel, and do so IMMEDIATELY, as the discounted room rate is only guaranteed until FEBRUARY 26, 2010, by calling 973-690-5500. Be sure to reference the CCRA-NJ Convention to receive discount. Driving directions are included below, or may be printed out from their website. Make your reservation today. Stay the night, take a swim, relax, network and socialize! FRIDAY EVENING EVENTS — WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION — Town Hall Meeting featuring a presentation on High-Profile Trial Reporters — Earn 2.5 CE Friday Evening Plus 7.5 CE on Saturday — SATURDAY SEMINARS — Court Reporting: Everything You Thought You Knew, But Don’t — Professionalism — Ethics Panel — Tech Track
Driving Directions: Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel 128 Frontage Road, Newark, New Jersey 07114 973-690-5500 From North: Take Route 1 or 9 South and watch for Airport sign. Take Frontage Road at immediate right. From New Jersey Turnpike South, take Exit 14 to the 2nd right marked Frontage Road. From Garden State Parkway, take Exit 140 to Route 22 East to Route 1 and 9 North. From West From I-78, take Exit 58-B Frontage Road Exit. Stay on the Frontage Road, and the hotel will be on the right. From South: From Route 1 or 9 North, exit Frontage Road and follow ramp to hotel. From New Jersey Turnpike going north, exit 14 to second right , Frontage Road. From Garden State Parkway go north to Exit 142 to I78, and Exit 58-B to Frontage Road exit.	Schedule of Events Friday March 12, 2010 5:30-7:00 p.m. Registration 6:00-7:00 p.m. Opening Reception ~ Wine & Cheese Social 7:00-9:30 p.m. Seminar: Town Hall Meeting/High-Profile Trials Presentation This networking seminar is the perfect setting and ideal opportunity for talking shop, hashing out issues, sharing stories, presenting dilemmas, and seeking answers. Get together in a relaxed environment with a lively, diverse group of peers to share thoughts, ideas and experiences. Special high-profile trials presentation. (2.5/.25 CE)   Saturday March 13, 2010 7:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast, Vendor Expo 7:50 a.m. Opening Announcements & Committee Reports 8:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: Profile of a Professional Court Reporter" Professionalism 10:00-10:30 a.m. MORNING BREAK and Vendor Expo  10:30-12:30 p.m. Court Reporting: Ethics This interactive seminar will include a discussion of professional practices and ethical standards which govern our conduct and define the boundaries of our respective positions. Topics to be discussed will include standards in reporting practices, procedures and regulations, covering a diversity of topics such as transcript formatting, continuing education requirements, and ethics. (2/.20 CE)  12:30-1:30 p.m. Full-Course Luncheon, Vendor Expo Luncheon entree will be a selection of chicken or pasta. If you adhere to a fad/special diet or have food sensitivities, please consider packing.  1:30-3:30 p.m. Court Reporting: Everything You Thought You Knew, But Don’t Transcript production is an integral part of every court reporter’s job. In this seminar Ed Silver and Bob Boccolini will go over the proper way to put together your transcript and will touch on a variety of topics, such as setting up the title, appearance and index pages, the proper way for exhibits to be described on the index page, how to properly list witnesses, just to name a few. (2.0/.20 CE)  3:30-3:45 p.m. AFTERNOON BREAK and Vendor Expo  3:45-5:15 p.m. Tech Track: Court Reporters’ Gadgets In this seminar Regina Berenato-Tell will cover the latest and greatest in technology and gadgets that will add a little edge to the Reporter’s career. The reporter can just sit back and discover the best tools in technology that can make their job easier. (1.5/.15 CE)
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