The purposes of this organization shall be to provide an organization of shorthand reporters in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts; to assume responsibility for leadership and enlightenment of the users of verbatim shorthand
reporting of proceedings and of the public regarding the special competency, importance and value of the
shorthand reporting system; to promote harmony and a spirit of mutual assistance between the profession
of shorthand reporting and the courts and members of the bar of this Commonwealth; to program, foster
and establish statutes and rules, directly or indirectly affecting the profession as may be of help and
assistance to reporters, members of the bench and bar and as the same may promulgate efficiency and justice
in all courts; to conduct educational seminars and conferences; to render assistance to all reporters
in the perpetual improvement of their reporting skill; to further the exchange of professional knowledge
and to disseminate, by all appropriate means, accurate knowledge and information with respect to the shorthand
reporting profession and system; and to maintain a proper standard of ethics, efficiency and compensation.
