Our annual convention in Spokane was a great success. Many thanks to Dave Storey for putting on a wonderful event. It was great to see so many of our members from all over the state come together for a weekend of networking, learning, and advancing the interests of the WCRA.
And the Davenport Hotel, what can you say? For those of us experiencing it for the first time, we now know why it is “world famous.” Hopefully many of you got the chance to also enjoy Spokane’s shopping and entertainment district and sample the variety of award-winning restaurants and pubs. Of course, the meeting rooms and the banquet rooms were stunning and have retained the original magnificence of the hotel built in 1914.
Now that the convention is behind us it is time to look ahead to the coming year. We face many challenges and continued attacks that will require us to remain vigilant and be proactive in promoting and protecting our profession. We must build strong relationships and coalitions with the entire legal community. And, we must educate the public, attorneys, judges, and administrators on the value and importance of an accurate and timely record. This is not just a business issue, it’s a matter of justice.
One of our strongest weapons in this fight is realtime. No other form of record making provides the level of accuracy, immediacy, and value to the end user. No other form of record making promotes the same level of justice. “inaudible” doesn’t just make for a bad record, it makes for bad case law. We are not just the guardians of the record. The truth of the matter is that we are the guardians of justice and realtime is our golden arrow.
Over the course of the next year you will see a number of new initiatives. In addition to our traditional committees such as Membership, Communications, Events, Education, CART, Officials, and Legislative–this year we have created committees for Realtime, Pro Bono, Mentoring, Bylaws, and Direct Member Voting. Each of these committees are critical in advancing our profession and keeping WCRA healthy, relevant, and productive.
But none of that matters without the support and involvement of our members. If you have an interest in advancing our profession by joining one or more of these committees, please visit the “Leadership” link under the “About” menu and contact the committee chairs.
With your help and involvement we can win the victories we must to advance and protect the guardians of justice.
