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For Professionals in Electronic / Digital Court Technology

June 16 - 19, 2005, Arlington, Virginia

Conferenceaaert’s 12th annual

THINGS TO DO IN THE DC AREA

There is so much to do in Arlington and Washington. What a beautiful place to host our 12th Annual Convention. Wewish to start you on your search. Please visit these websites below to start planning your trip. Upon registration, thehotel will supply us each with a magazine called WHERE. It contains information on shopping, dining, entertainment,and maps. You will also receive detailed maps of the area. Located in the hotel lobby is a concierge and a display ofpamphlets and maps of the area.

AAERT’s 2005 Convention is at the Crystal City Marriott. You won’t even need to go outside to go shopping. Comeexplore The Crystal City Shops with direct access to this large climate-controlled mall from our hotel —www.thecrystalcityshops.com.

All About Town, Inc. – www.allaboutown.com — Live lectured tours on luxury air conditioned, glass-top motorcoaches, all-day, half-day and evening tours. Free pickup from most hotels.

DC Visitor Information Center, which is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ronald Reagan Building &International Trade Center, ground level – www.dcvisit.com and www.dcchamber.org — 1-866-324-7386.

See you there! ---- Sherry Simmons and Gillian Lawrence, Convention Chairs

in this issue

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Janet B. Harris (Wisconsin)

Vice President Gillian Lawrence (Florida )

Secretary Sherry Simmons (Delaware)

Treasurer William E. Wagner (Washington)

Directors Luis Gomez (Florida) Kimberly McCright-Young (Arizona)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Certification Steve Simon (Florida )Convention Sherry Simmons (Delaware) Gillian Lawrence (Florida)Government Relations Kimberly McCright-Young (Arizona)AAERT - PAC Neal R. Gross (Washington, DC)Newsletter Gillian Lawrence (Florida)www.aaert.org Karl Fuss (Washington)

Correspondence: 23812 Rock Circle Bothell, WA 98021-8573

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American Association ofElectronic Reporters & Transcribers, Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 2 ----- Conference 2005 ----- June 16 - 19, Arlington, Virginia

Alex J. SmallsChief JudgeCourt of Common PleasState of Delaware

Annual Banquet Speaker,June 18, 2005

President’s MessageConference AgendaNotice of Annual Business MeetingConvention Registration FormCalifornia Judicial Council ---- Final ReportMeet-A-Member: Neal R. Gross, of The DistrictLaw TwistersSpring Has Sprung, so now it’s time to . . .Our Website ChangesMembership ApplicationContinuing benefit for AAERT CER/Ts

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General Members (continued)

Berg, Ladonna --- Scottsdale, Arizona

Brewer, Florestene, CET --- Chugiak, Alaska

Carrington, Olivia --- Orlando, Florida

Charman, Kae --- St. Petersburg, Florida

Garcia, Connie --- Tampa, Florida

Goold, Erin, CET --- Phoenix, Arizona

Griffin, Marion --- Tacoma, Washington

Handa, Parrish --- Key West, Florida

Horsley, Kelly -- Malcolm, Nebraska

Hutchens, Grace --- Waterford, Michigan

Orms, Sheila -- Gilmer, Texas

Peters, Ronald -- Sacramento, California

SantiAnna, Donna --- Florence, South Carolina

Schmalz, Kathleen, CER (MI)--- Grand Haven, Michigan

Wilson, Brian --- Albany, New York

Spring! New life, new growth. Here in Wisconsin, where the change of seasons is distinct, buds are peeking out and the drab final stage of winter is fading. In the East, where

our 2005 Convention will be held, it’s cherry blossom season. Even though we’ll miss the cherryblossoms, our Arlington (Virginia) conference, like spring, marks new life and new growth in ourindustry.

Electronic reporting, formerly dominated by analog systems, is reshaping itself as digitalrecording evolves, like new spring growth in our industry. 2005’s Conference agenda focuses ondigital recording and the future of digital reporting for both the public and private sectors. Everyyear our Convention provides members and attendees with updates on the state of electronicreporting, not only nationwide, but internationally as well, and vendors alert us to new product features.

You’ll notice a new look to our website, www.aaert.org. A members-only area now requires a password to log in. Thesite has an updated, sleeker style, and valuable information for us all. Be sure to read the article in this issue (page 14)outlining some of the new information and new format. And you can now receive The Court Reporterelectronically ---- just send a quick note to aaert@blarg.net. E-newsletters not only conserve Association resources,but are environmentally responsible.

More than ever, this Convention promises new products, new opportunities, and a new vision for the future of digitalreporting. We encourage you to attend and learn how to keep your competitive advantage. For those in the public sector,constantly faced with budgetary constraints, this is a rare opportunity to learn firsthand about the cost savings of digitalreporting. Meet vendors directly and take advantage of being able to interact with users and industry developers in anintimate setting. Ours is the only group meeting to focus solely on the uses of and training for digital recordingtechnology. AAERT’s website details the agenda and has further information on registration. Register early!

AAERT PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Springing ahead, not falling behind!

Janet B. Harris

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16:

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· 7:00 p.m.: Welcome ReceptionMarriott Crystal City Hotel1999 Jefferson Davis HighwayArlington, Virginia

FRIDAY, JUNE 17 :

· 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast· 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.: REPORTS ON THE STATES

Kimberly McCright-Young, CET**D· 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.: Panel Discussion:

TECHNOLOGY: STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVEMary Ann Lutz, CERT

· 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING and Association LuncheonBoard Election

· 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.: TECHNOLOGY IN THE LEGAL FIELDLynn Packer

SATURDAY, JUNE 18:

· 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast· 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.: E-TRANSCRIPTS / RealLegal

Rebecca A. Askew· 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.: TRANSCRIPT PRODUCTION IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Michael Lewis· 11:00 - 12 noon: SPEED NETWORKING

Luis Gomez, CCV· 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.: WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP

Nancy Tuten, Ph.D.· 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.: · MICROSOFT WORD CLASS

Jessica Blackwelder· 4:00 p.m.: CERTIFICATION TEST PREPARATION

Steve Simon, CERT

· 7:00 p.m.: ASSOCIATION BANQUETSpeaker: The Hon. Alex J. Smalls

Chief Judge, Court of Common PleasState of Delaware

2005 AAERT Awards Presentations:Reporter of the Year: Margaret Morgan, CERT (Minnesota)Transcriber of the Year: Karen Bergstrom, CERT (Florida)

SUNDAY, JUNE 19:

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

As our bylaws require, notice is now given to all AAERT general and corporate members that theAssociation’s annual business meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2005 , at theMarriott Crystal City Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia.

2005 AAERT Revocable Proxy Ballot

I am a member in good standing of AAERT, Inc., and I have received notice of the Annual Meeting ofMembers to be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. I am unable to attend, so wishto vote by proxy. I can revoke this proxy by writing to the Association before June 1, 2005 OR by appearing inperson at the Annual Meeting. Proxies cannot be revoked by email.

Circle ONE of the three voting options here:

1. I appoint the member named below to cast my proxy vote for BOTH the election of directors AND any otherAssociation business to come up at the Annual Meeting.

2. I appoint the member named below to cast my proxy vote ONLY for Association business, and I myself amvoting in the election of directors, as I am indicating below.

3. I am NOT APPOINTING anyone to cast any proxy vote in Associationbusiness, but I myself am voting in the election of directors, as indicated below.

If I have circled (1) or (2) above, my vote will be cast for me by:

My Appointed Proxy’s Name: _____________________________

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If (2) or (3) is circled, I am now voting in the election of directors as follows(Vote for directors by circling or placing a checkmark or X on up to three names:)

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You may securely charge your registration on line to Visa or MasterCard.If you prefer to mail your registration instead fill out this form, and remit by mail to:

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We will confirm your registration and will provide further convention information to you in due course.A cancellation refund request must be received by close of business (Pacific Time) Monday, May 30, 2005.

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You can register on line at www.aaert.org, or call the hotel at (800) 228-9290 or (703) 413-5500.

Type in or mention Group Code AAEAAEA to ensure our special rate:

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The big pink elephant sat firmly in the middle of the room,and only one member of the Judicial Council mentioned it.Justice Huffman, in a preamble to Justice Ardaiz’s report,said:

“And as to some of the particularly controversial issues likeelectronic reporting, the Council has not taken a position,has not debated it, isn’t going to debate it today, is going to

receive this material, and thenthrough a deliberative processwhich will include a variety ofstakeholders, then decide where itneeds to go as time takes it.”

So there it is.

The next steps are just asindicated by Justice Huffman: theitems in the report will be

disseminated to the various committees (i.e., electronictranscripts will most likely be given to the TechnologyCommittee), they will review them, figure out how toaccomplish them, and then move on to the next step. Thatnext step will most likely be a pilot project.

On a cold but beautiful February day in San Francisco,the Judicial Council heard Justice Ardaiz present the

Reporting of the Record Task Force’s final report. I waspresent, along with several courtroom stenographers. Thechair noted that numerous stenographers were present,mentioned some by name, and even offered to bend therules to give them an opportunity for public input. Theydeclined.

Justice Ardaiz began his reportby saying, “It deals with theintegrity of our proceedings,and it deals with our credibilityas an institution. How thatrecord has been produced ishistorical and alsoencompasses the advent oftechnology.” He then outlinedsome of the achievements ofthe Task Force: uniformityof transcript format and the introduction of electronictranscripts that can be uploaded to a server accessible toboth court staff and the public.

But the topic most in controversy, and the real reason thestenographers and I were present, was the agreementbetween the Judicial Council and the “court reporters.”This agreement would allow, in very limited situations, avery restricted use of electronic court reporting. This waspresented to the Judicial Council with some explanation ofthe difficulty of the process — one Task Force member hadeven voted No on the item. But there was no detailedexplanation of the agreement, such as was elaborated forthe format and e-transcript issues.

There were a lot of pats on the back, thank-yous, and wordsof appreciation for the staff and members of the TaskForce. Those were the words that were said.

But what wasn’t said?

What wasn’t said? Well, volumes. First of all, the lettersand responses that were sent to the Judicial Councilregarding the draft report were never mentioned. Thereport before the Council did have a very lengthy commentportion, which dismissed most of the submissions. And atno time did Justice Ardaiz use the words “electronicreporting,” “electronic court reporting,” or “digitalreporting.”

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Neal Gross, originally from Washington, DC, graduatedfrom St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD in 1965 and

also studied in Italy for a period of time. While in Florenceand Rome, he was a student of anthropology and linguistics,which he credits with providing basic skills in being able totranscribe all varieties of speakers, foreign or even semi-intelligible and illiterate. Careful study of syntax is definitelyan advantage in this profession.

Upon his return to Washington, DC, Nealcontacted many experts in the courtreporting field and was introduced to JoeGemelli, recently retired Chief of theReporting Corps in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. Mr. Gemilli haddeveloped a technique which was avariation of voice mask reporting that didnot utilize the stenomask. Using a multi-track recording machine he recorded thereporter’s dictation of the proceedings onone track while directly recording thevoices of the participants on a completelyseparate track using a simple open mike.This technique came to be known as theGemelli voice-writing technique, and Mr.Gemelli trained many reporters in this style. Neal workedas a reporter and as a trainer of both reporters andtranscribers for Mr. Gemelli until 1976.

At that time Neal decided it was time to freelance and hemade himself available to other companies. In 1977 heincorporated and birthed Neal R. Gross & Co., Inc. His firsttranscriber was Jim Urano, who is still with the companyand has been the business manger since 1980.

Neal was an AAERT Board member from 1995 until 2003.He currently serves as PAC Chair and is certified as a CERwith AAERT. As chairman of the Governmental AffairsCommittee, Neal fought successfully on Capitol Hill againststenograph backed bills, HR1445 in 1995-96, HR4221 andS1352 in 1997-98, and HR771 in 1999-2000, all of whichsought to prevent any testimony in depositions for FederalCourts being recorded by ER. This effort included extensivelobbying, as well as testifying before Congress on behalf ofAAERT. He was also successful in blocking HJR445 in theVirginia Legislature in 1997, seeking to establish a CourtReporting Board of Licensing and Regulation, staffed andoperated by Stenograph machine operators, which wouldhave established a virtual stenographic monopoly in the stateand banned ER from all reporting of any kind in Virginia.

As the technology developed, Neal found that a simple openmicrophone was not adequate and developed multiplemicrophone direct recording techniques to improve the audioquality of the second tracks on his recordings. Rather than

using the parties’ mikes in a “one mike per channel” system,he utilized a mixer to produce a single mono signal, allowingthe use of “stereo [2 channel]” recorders [one channel fordictation, the other for mixed mono direct recording]. Helater decided to do away with the dictation entirely and ratherto concentrate on producing a better and better quality ofdirect audio recording. He could then utilize a single channelmono recorder for the main, while as most court reporters

utilizing any method also running asimultaneous backup recording on acomplete separate machine.

The main recording is one track, recordedfrom four or more microphones for theparties; all run through a “mixer” whichproduces a single monaural feed. Aseparate set of notes [either handwrittenor keyed on a log] identifies speakers,unfamiliar terminology, specialvocabulary, exhibit marking, etc. — allmaterials needed for the final transcript.His company found this provided a moreefficient system for the transcribers whodid not need to be constantly selecting alit microphone.

The company covers federal administrative and executivebranch meetings and hearings; administrative lawproceedings; public hearings at federal, state and local levels;and provides services for private associations andorganizations. Neal says, “We have a healthy dose of judicialbranch and courtroom legal proceedings.” His reporters areon salary and he also engages numerous local AAERTreporters throughout the U.S. when his office is contractedto cover matters in other areas. He supports the AAERTcertification program for reporters and transcribers.

“My business relies on the expertise and growth of AAERTto make available high quality, highly trained personnelthroughout the country,” Neal says. He’s thankful for thecontribution that AAERT’s high standards have made to theindustry at large, especially since the growth of electronicreporting has contributed to an overall increase in theaccuracy and timeliness of transcripts over other previoustranscription methods.

Neal and his wife Ava have two children – Elissa, now incollege , and Jay, a sophomore in high school. All haveattended many AAERT conventions and have definitelybecome part of the AAERT family. When Neal wants to getaway from the high intensity pace of the court reportingcommunity in DC he has his pressure tank filled and goesscuba diving. He prefers the warm water of the Caribbeanand Florida, but has scuba dived in many areas.

Ava and Neal Gross, cherry blossoms 2005

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Unscramble these words, then rearrange only the circled letters to answer the final clue, below:

Ends a vigorous case in chief. (Whew!)S S E R T

A given jurisdiction. (Some shop for one.)E E V U N

Verbal evidence, perhaps at odds with documents.L O R P A

In court, they’re generally not bad words.H A T S O

One kind of official no-no. (In fact, it’s impeachable!)E B B I R

A place to be heard. (Ancient Romans had a big one.)M U F R O

Proof of ownership. (A car’s is often in the pink.)L I E T T

Always appears in court, but never robed. (Alas.)K E L C R

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Give one of these to a lawyer,and [s]he’ll really be on your side!

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Final word: Retainer

Members can now receive a full-color edition of The Court Reporter electronically, in PDF format. As each issueis ready for publication, we will send you a brief e-mail note with a direct link to the newsletter. This not onlyconserves Association resources, it is environmentally friendly. We hope you will participate in this new,convenient option. Simply send a quick note to aaert@blarg.net and ask to join “the on-liners.”

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--- Karl Fuss, CERT

Spring cleaning, like a New Year’s resolution, is more honored in principle than practice. But why is it always spring

cleaning, and not summer or fall? Well, for centuries mostnorthern Europeans spent long, hard winters indoors, oftencooped up with valuable farm animals for safety, or just to keepwarm. By springtime, cleaning was definitely on everyone’sagenda.

Is it on yours? Spring is officially about over now, but better laterthan never. I’m not talking about your house, closet, or car — it’syour business/work equipment, your computer that’s at risk froma lack of periodic attention. So, do you have a computer-cleaningschedule? If a public employee, does your agency have one? Doyou even know? When is the last time your technical maintenance

group showed up with a vacuum — and not for the rug? And did they also inspect /clean / recalibrate your tape-duplicator, if you have one? If it’s been months since anyone other than you has touched your stuff, bring it up with yourboss. But there are simple things we all can do, and here are a few.

Remember, the great enemy of computers is heat. Even in the cleanest room, a computer’s cooling fans draw in an astonishing amount of airborne dust. This clings to components and causes them to overheat, exactly as

wearing a heavy coat in July would do. The result? Dust-smothered equipment not only runs hotter (and therefore diessooner) but starts spontaneously rebooting, running slower, and performing intermittently — perhaps making you call anexpensive repair tech when one wasn’t really needed, or even to chuck the whole thing and replace it. Don’t be like thatfoolish (but rich) uncle who bought a new car whenever the ashtray got full.

But don’t just reverse your vacuum and blow air into the computer cabinet — that merely moves the dirt around. To getit out, you need to open the case and remove the dust bunnies inside. Don’t be afraid! Like riding a bicycle; once you’vedone it, it’s a breeze — and the only tool needed may be a screwdriver. (Newer models even have simple finger-operatedclips or thumb-screws.)

First, turn off the power. To avoid static electricity, touch the unpainted, bare metal atthe back of the case, and then unplug your computer. After the outer case is removed,you can use your vacuum’s brush attachment (NOT the small plastic nozzle), and gentlyclean the interior elements. Pay particular attention to the fans; here, you can use a drycotton swab to get into nooks and crannies. A cleaning disk is needed for dirty optical orfloppy disk drives; they are inexpensive, around $10. Replace the case, and you’re done.You may use a compressed-air (gas) canister to gently blow dust out of the external jacks— sometimes that alone noticeably improves performance.

And what about monitors? It is wise to never wipe the screen with standard paper products, even if dampened. Paper is processed with additives

which are often abrasive. Use a microweave (microfiber) cleaning cloth, damp or dry.(If you’ve never owned one of these washable, reusable beauties, they are availablefrom AAERT’s Store, www.aaert.org/store.htm, less expensively than from yourcamera shop, and in a convenient plastic slipcase.) The ingredients in cleaning solutions vary widely; avoid them. In apinch, use a clean T-shirt, lightly dampened. Vacuum OUT the cooling vents; do not use compressed-air (gas) canisters,which merely blow grunge IN.

And wasn’t it just yesterday the friendly co-worker in the next cubicle generously covered one of your CDs with greasy,post-hamburger fingerprints? Gently clean them off with the microweave cloth. That grime will wind up inside your CDdrives unless you make sure it doesn’t.

So don’t wait till next spring to give your critical, expensive, sensitive-to-heat, sensitive-to-dust computer equipment theattention it deserves. If this responsibility is someone else’s, insist they perform their duty on time — every time, at leastonce every six months. Things will run cooler, faster, more reliably, and you may save a bundle over the long run, to boot.

Now, this is a really dirty fan vent

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Spring Has Sprung, so now it’s time to . . .

Our website changes --- we hope for the better!www.aaert.org now has a members-only area. Access requires a password, which you can select for yourself (up to tenletters and/or numbers, but no spaces or punctuation). If you have not yet registered a password, contact Karl Fuss,aaert@blarg.net, to do so.

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FTR Limited is now offering a 10% discount on the following productsto certified AAERT members. Call us today at 1-877-650-0958 to takeadvantage of this great offer.*

FTR Log Notes®®®®® - - - - - an electronic note-taking software product you canuse to dynamically annotate FTR Gold® audio while listening to liveproceedings, or while listening to previously recorded audio. Notes areautomatically time-stamped with a hyperlink to the associated audio forimmediate play back.

Portable ReporterTMTMTMTMTM - - - - - a compact, mobile, digital recording solution thatreplaces cumbersome cassette-based systems.

The DMX8 USB Mixer - - - - - a software-controlled, hardware solution thatcombines the functions of an 8-input to 4-channel mixer with a 4-channelaudio encoder in a single compact device.

TheRecord AnnotatorTMTMTMTMTM - - - - - an electronic note-taking software product thattranscribers, electronic court reporters (ECR), court clerks, court monitors,judges, lawyers and paralegals can use to take notes during trials or whilelistening to and viewing audio/video of previously recorded proceedings.Each note is automatically time-stamped with a hyperlink to the associatedaudio/video for easy review and play back.

TheRecord Online Service is FREE toMembers Who Hold an AAERT Certification!*If you’re an AAERT member in good standing and hold a currentAAERT certification, you can use TheRecord Online Service absolutelyFREE. TheRecord Online is a web service you can use to virtuallyeliminate costly courier fees by making FTR Gold audio proceedingsavailable to clients and vendors online. If you’re not certified yet, youcan subscribe to TheRecord Online at half price. Call Mimi Munsell at1-877-650-0958 today to sign up for your subscription!*

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