BC NOTARIES Filip de Sagher
Singapore Conference
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he Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries (the College, www.anzcn.org) held its most recent 2-day conference this year in October in Singapore. The content was timely and educational and the welcome was very warm. I take the opportunity to
The content was timely and educational and the welcome was very warm. I take the opportunity to once again thank the organizers… once again thank the organizers and especially Joseph Lukaitis, President of the College’s Board of Governors; Marcus La Vincente, Deputy Chairman
of its Board; and of course the ubiquitous Peter Zablud, known to many of us for his presence at our BC Notary Conferences and contributions to our Scrivener magazine. Present from British Columbia were BC Notaries Susan Tong, Brenda Shergill, Murali Krishnan, Hilde Deprez, and myself and staff counsel Ron Usher and our CEO Jacqui Mendes. Ron and Jacqui gave well-received presentations: Ron contributed to a panel session about whether the future needed Notaries and Jacqui “marketed” the use of social media. Our BC Notaries Association organized a dinner for the College’s Board in gratitude for their invitation. The theme of the conference was “The electronic future is now!” The opening address by David Beaves about China’s “One Belt One Road” project set the tone with a warning— this mega project that will see massive physical and digital infrastructure developed from the Near to the Far East is mind-boggling in its size and scope. The informative presentations addressed the many challenges facing us in the not-so-distant future. I personally find it comforting to know BC Notaries are not alone in their search for answers. On the contrary, we can and should join forces. When it comes to collaboration, the civil law Notaries are further ahead via their International Union of Notaries (UINL, www.uinl.org). They seem to have found one strong
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The Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia
Volume 27 Number 4 Winter 2018
