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Hello all,


Registration is getting near for the 2024 MECRA Conference.


Click the link below and access registration to attend. Feel free to pass this along to a friend. The more the merrier with MECRA!!



The hotel block registration ends on July 11th, 2024.


Thank you!


MECRA Board of Directors


 
 
 








To:  All CSRs, CSMRs, CERs, and CEOs

From:  MECRA

MECRA would like to extend a list of upcoming events, courses, membership, and annual conference.  Feel free to visit our website at www.mecra.info or click any of the hyperlinks below.  We appreciate the continued support!


2024 MECRA Calendar 


APRIL/MAY 2024 EVENTS (In-person courses located at the Otsego County Library in Gaylord, Michigan) This course is a hybrid with attendance in person and by Zoom.


  • April 8th - CEO and CER Orientation

  • April 16th - Off the Record Rally at the Capitol for HB 5046​​  CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

  • April 25th - Board Meeting at Otsego County Library (10 am)

  • April 26th – (Day 1) - CEO/CER Course (REGISTRATION CLOSED) 

  • April 27th – (Day 2) - CER Only Course (REGISTRATION CLOSED)  ***NOTE: Record attendance of 70 students taking MECRA courses for CER, CEO, and Video Operators.

  • May 6th @ 6:30 pm via Zoom – April Student - CEO and CER Pre-Final Submission Review

  • May 11th - All assignments due for April Course (These students would take the exams in July and after.)


JUNE 2024 EVENTS


  • June 25th - @ 6:00 pm – Pre-exam review with MECRA and SCAO (July Exam Takers)

  • June 30th - Membership Drive Ends CLICK HERE TO JOIN!!!


JULY 2024 EVENTS


  • July 23th - @ 6:00 pm – Pre-exam review with MECRA and SCAO (August Exam Takers)


SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 EVENTS


(In-person courses located at the Clinton County Courthouse Board of Commissioners room in St. Johns, Michigan)   This course is a hybrid with attendance in person and by Zoom.


  • September 11th - 13th - MECRA Conference - Gaylord, MI CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

  • September 26th - CEO and CER Orientation

  • September 27th – (Day 1) - CEO/CER Course – Registration Deadline: September 12, 2024

  • September 28th – (Day 2) CER Only Course 

  • October 6th @ 6:30 pm via Zoom -- September Students- CEO and CER Pre-Final Submission Review

  • October 10th - All assignments due for April Course (These students would take the exams in July and after.)


NOVEMBER 2024 EVENTS​


  • November 5th - @ 6:00 pm – Pre-exam review with MECRA and SCAO (November Exam Takers)


Please contact us at mecracorrespondence@gmail.com.  If you are interested in a Refresher Course for CEO/CER, transfer your class to another session, or training for court staff in a Video Courtroom.   

 
 
 

The momentum is building. We have more signage and getting ready to go. Meet at the lobby of the Double Tree Suites in downtown Lansing to join the rally. Bring your judge, your favorite attorney or two, friends, and family. Let's make some noise!


Join us for the "Off the Record Rally" on April 16th. Check out the following link for details. Be part of the change in the statutory page rate.



Thank you!

MECRA










 
 
 

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Join us at MECRA to enhance your skills, advocate for equitable compensation, and uphold the integrity of legal proceedings. We are dedicated to supporting our members in achieving professional excellence and advancing the court reporting profession.

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The Michigan Electronic Court Reporters Association (MECRA), is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and maintaining excellence through continuing training/educational opportunities and by mentoring; to establish and maintain high standards as set forth by the Michigan Supreme Court; and, to foster and maintain the honor and integrity of the profession of verbatim court reporting while actively serving the public and judicial system of the State of Michigan.

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