DRA member rate: $169.00
Nonmember rate: $299.00
DRA Student/Instructor member rate: $69.00
Student/Instructor nonmember rate: $99.00

You can register for the FALL SEMINAR on our website.
SEMINAR REGISTRATION

We will also be holding the CCRR Exam at each location. This is a separate registration and fee. DRA, COCRA, CCRA member rate: $175.00 Nonmember rate: $300.00

You can register for the CCRR EXAM on our website.
CCRR EXAM REGISTRATION

8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30-10:00 a.m. Face Your Fears - Be Prepared for Realtime

Ever wonder if realtime is for you? John Squires and Lorrie Marchant will show you the basics of developing and adjusting your writing style to give you the confidence to write realtime without the stress you may be feeling preparing for your job. Learn the tips to writing realtime! Perfect seminar to take before the CCRR Exam!

10:00-11:30 a.m. StenoSwap/Brief Encounters

Sometimes a brief or two can make the difference between trailing 10 words behind a speaker and writing with ease. Come learn new ways to write common words and phrases that might save you time and key strokes on your machine. Bring your favorite briefs to share. Robin Riviello and April Heveroh will give you some great briefs to take home with you!

11:30-1:00 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:00-2:30 p.m. Need for Speed - CCRR Examination

Continue your quest to become a realtime writer. Become one of the elite to hold the California Certificate in Realtime Reporting. Ned Branch and Nancy Patterson

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Gadget Girl

Gadget Guru Karen Hensche continues to research and test the latest in software, reporting technology and gadgets. Discover the hidden gems you can use to make your job and your life easier, more fun and efficient than ever before.

2:30-4:00 p.m. Depo Dilemmas & DepoMap - Earn your CEUs and Win $200 cash just for showing up! Not only will you walk away with a great learning experience, but maybe even cold hard cash! Drawing held after Depo Dilemmas.

Toni Pulone, DRA's Depo Diplomat and Ed Howard, DRA's lobbyist, will provide 90 minutes of much needed information regarding the current affairs in the reporting world. Ed will have the most current legislative updates to keep you informed of what is happening in Sacramento. As a bonus, DRA's DepoMap, the "must-have" tool for every freelance reporter, will be demonstrated. Need a code section now? DepoMap can give you the answer with a couple strokes of the keyboard!

4:00-6:00 p.m. CAT Training

Bring your machine and questions for Stenograph's Sharon Vartanian. She will be answering those questions and providing up-to-date information regarding Case Catalyst II. This is a "hands-on" seminar!

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Bring your machine and questions for Eclipse's Anastasia Swinkles. Always informative while keeping it fun and interesting, she will bring you up-to-date information and answer your questions. This is a "hands-on" seminar!

8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30-10:00 a.m. Embrace Your Space: Optimizing Your Workplace for Productivity, Success and Peace of Mind

Whether you are at work or at home, your environment plays a critical role in your well-being. By implementing the ancient principles of Feng Shui, you can create a more positive flow of energy in your office and life. This course imparts simple, efficient and effective tips to clearing clutter, reducing stress, maintaining clarity and focus - and, creating nurturing and supportive surroundings in which to work and thrive. Maria Elena Rigo, M.A.

10:00-11:30 a.m. Realtime for Beginners to Advance

Ever wonder if realtime is for you? This seminar will teach you the basics of developing and adjusting your writing style to give you the confidence to write realtime without the stress many reporters feel when they are preparing for a realtime job. Learn the tips to writing for your realtime jobs without that stress! Perfect seminar to take before the CCRR Exam! Valerie Eames and Anastasia Swinkles

11:30-1:00 p.m LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:00-2:30 p.m. Need for Speed - CCRR Examination

Continue your quest to become a realtime writer. Become one of the elite to hold the California Certificate in Realtime Reporting. Ned Branch and Nancy Patterson

OR

Gadget Girl

Karen Hensche is back by popular demand to share with you the latest and greatest technology to help make your job easier! Discover the hidden gems and your life will become easier, fun and more efficient than ever before. Not a seminar to miss!

2:30-4:00 p.m. Depo Dilemmas & DepoMap - Earn your CEUs and Win $200 cash just for showing up! Not only will you walk away with a great learning experience, but maybe even cold hard cash! Drawing held after Depo Dilemmas.

Toni Pulone and Karen Klein will provide 90 minutes of the ever-popular seminar on reporting issues and the current affairs in the reporting world. As a bonus, DRA's DepoMap, the "must-have" tool for every freelance reporter, will be demonstrated. Need a code section now? DepoMap can give you the answer with a couple strokes of the keyboard.

4:00-6:00 p.m. CAT Training

Michelle McLaughlin with Stenograph will be showing you the updated Case Catalyst II system. Bring your questions! This is a "hands-on" seminar so don't forget to bring your machine.

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Anastasia Swinkles has a great program for those of you on Eclipse. She will give you the current updates and answer any questions you have about the system. This is a "hands-on" seminar so don't forget to bring your machine.

You may print out the Fall Seminar Schedule here.

See you at the 15th Annual Convention February 18-21, 2011 in DISNEYLAND!