Next week the Annual Business Meeting will take place Thursday, July 27 from 8:30-11 a.m. Central in conjunction with the NCRA Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown, Houston, Texas, during which NCRA voting members will choose someone for the open position on the Board created by the resignation of Phyllis Craver Lykken, FAPR, RPR, last week. In addition, Annual Business Meeting attendees will discuss proposed Bylaws Amendments and a proposed dues increase. Voting on Bylaws Amendments and the dues increase will start within two hours of the close of the Business Meeting and remain open for 24 hours.
More information on open Director seat
On July 11 the NCRA Board of Directors accepted the letter of resignation from Director Phyllis Craver Lykken, FAPR, RPR. This creates an open position on the Board for the remaining two years of Craver Lykken’s seat.
To fill this vacancy, nominations will be taken from the floor during the NCRA Annual Business Meeting being held July 27. Voting for the two-year director term will take place during the Annual Business Meeting. Only Registered Members who are verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners or Retired Members and Retired Lifetime Members who have been verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners or Honorary Members who have been verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners shall be eligible to hold an elective office of the Association.
While all members may attend the Annual Business Meeting, only Participating Members who are verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners and Registered Members who are verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners as well as Retired Members and Retired Lifetime Members and Honorary Members who have been verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners shall be eligible to vote. Only those present at the Annual Business Meeting will be able to vote on this open seat for Director.
Online voting on proposed Bylaws Amendments and dues change will follow the meeting
NCRA members will be voting on five proposed Bylaws Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws and a proposed change in dues following the Annual Business Meeting. Discussion of these proposed Bylaws Amendments will take place during the NCRA Annual Business Meeting, which starts at 8:30 a.m. Members may attend the meeting in person. If you cannot attend in person, you can follow the discussion through live captions provided by Kim Falgiani, RDR, CRR, CRC, of Warren, Ohio. A PDF of the meeting transcript will be available following the meeting on the Member Resources page.
Only Participating Members who are verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners and Registered Members who are verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners as well as Retired Members and Retired Lifetime Members and Honorary Members who have been verbatim stenographic reporters and/or stenographic captioners shall be eligible to vote. Members may cast their votes via their phones, tablets, or computers. Voting will start within two hours of the close of the Business Meeting and remain open for 24 hours. Results will be posted shortly thereafter.
More information on Bylaws Amendments
Register for the NCRA Conference & Expo
