I'd like to start this letter by complementing this year's Board of Directors and the Committees who are
putting in overtime working on NAPPS business. The February 2005 Board Meeting was well attended, the
agenda was full, Officers and Committee Chairs came to the meeting fully prepared and everyone present
"rolled up their shirt sleeves", so to speak, and a lot of work was accomplished. It was wonderful to
have so many members attend the meeting, you're opinions are important and are always greatly appreciated.
NAPPS recognizes the fact that technology is causing some real concerns for our industry, as well as the
legal community to whom we serve. It is vital to us to keep everyone up to date with the latest proposed
changes in technology. Some members are concerned that they are not getting up-dated information quick
enough to protect their business. My advice is to place your trust in NAPPS, and rest assured that this
association is doing everything possible to protect the industry and your business, as well as create a
reasonable access to the information available, yet ever changing. There are presently two separate
committee's working together to protect the interest of NAPPS members and our industry. Jeff Karotkin,
Committee Chair for "Technology and the Courts" has been keeping this association informed for several
years, writing article after article for the Docket, and report after report for the Board. The ABA -
E-Filing Committee Chair, Fred Blum, has been working very closely with Mr. Karotkin and other members
of the committee. Every member concerned with technology, and the effects that it is going to have on our
industry needs to attend the Annual Conference, read the Docket Sheet articles relating to the up coming
changes and visit the NAPPS web site for the latest updates regarding Technology and the Courts. Several
State Associations are also monitoring Technology closely, also doing what they can to protect our industry.
State Associations are encouraged to submit articles for the Docket, so that members of their States can
read about the present status of their State. The Legal Community, as well as the leaders in Technology
all recognize NAPPS and its Charter State Associations, as a serious industry that will defend and protect
it's position with respect to E-Filings and E-Services. To quote Jeff Karotkin: "We as an industry need
to help insure that no one company maintains an exclusive relationship with the courts". This clearly
defines the intent of NAPPS through it committee efforts to ensure that all process servers and the members
of NAPPS remain a relevant part of due process for years to come. NAPPS has risen to the occasion and is
taking a leadership role in the discussion and planning stages of Technology. There is a lot of misinformation
floating throughout our industry and the legal community, NAPPS is working closely with the professionals to
filter out the misinformation and report to our members the most recent sequence of reliable information.
Remember, NAPPS is taking "ACTION" to protect our industry, but there are some members who place our position
at risk by their "REACTIONS", which are sometimes based on misinformation.
This year's Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, is going to be fantastic, there are some great sporting
events, excellent speakers, educational seminars, opportunity to meet other members with whom you do business,
get in tune with the latest news in technology. There are going to be some "By-Law Amendments" on the floor
for membership consideration. It's a "must attend" event, and I'm looking forward to seeing "you" there.
