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CONVENTIONS/CONFERENCES
North Dakota Funeral Directors
Assn Annual Convention - Apr
03-05, 2017, Ramada Plaza Suites
& Convention Center, Fargo, ND.
org
National Concrete Burial Vault
Assn 2017 Annual Convention -
Apr 04-05, 2017, Hilton Garden Inn
Nashville Downtown/Convention
Center, Nashville, TN. 888-886-2282.
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation
& Funeral Assn 2017 Annual
Convention & Expo - Apr 05-08,
2017, Renaissance Nashville and the
Omni Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN.
com
Utah Funeral Directors Association
Annual Convention - Apr 05-06,
2017, Home2 Suites by Hilton, South
Jordan, UT. Exhibits. 801-263-3286.
New Gen Of Funl Svc Practitioners
Assn 2nd Annual Funeral Service
Professional Retreat Getaway - Apr
06-09, 2017, The Westgates Lakes
Resort & Spa, Orlando, FL. 843-624-
795 gfspa1@gmail.
com
Mississippi Funl Dirs & Morticians
Assn 2017Annual Convention - Apr
09-12, 2017, Hollywood Casino, St.
Louis, MS. Exhibits. 601-764-3262.
gregory.owens@
Oklahoma Funeral Directors
Association 115th Annual
Conference - Apr 10-11, 2017, Cox
Convention Center, Oklahoma City,
OK. Exhibits. 800-256-6332. www.
International Order Of The Golden
Rule 58th Annual Conference &
Supplier Showcase - Apr 20-22,
2017, Sheraton New Orleans, New
Orleans, LA. Exhibits. 512-334-5504.
Pennsylvania Funl Directors
Association 136th Annual
Convention & Expo - Apr 23-
26, 2017, Kalahari Resorts and
Conventions, Pocono Manor, PA.
Exhibits. 800-692-6
org
Texas Cemeteries Association
Annual Convention - Apr 23-25,
2017, Courtyard Dallas Allen at The
John Q. Hammons Center, Allen,
TX. 817-339-8210.
Catholic Cemeteries Of The
West- Apr 25, 2017, Lake Tahoe
Resort Hotel, South Lake Tahoe,
CA. Exhibits. 925-268-9824. www.
Alberta Funeral ServiceAssociation
90th AGM & Convention - Apr 27-
29, 2017, River Cree Resort &Casino,
Edmonton, AB. Exhibits. (403-342-
2460.
Kansas Funl Dirs & Embalmers
Association 2017 Annual
Convention - Apr 30 - May 03, 2017,
Wichita, KS. Exhibits. 785-232-
7789. kfda@kfda.
Nebraska Funeral Directors
Association 2017 Annual
Convention - May 02-04, 2017,
Younes Conference Center, Kearney,
NE. Exhibits. 402-761-2217. www.
South Dakota Funeral Directors
Assn 118th Annual State
Convention - May 10-12, 2017,
Ramkota Hotel & Watertown Event
Center, Watertown, SD. Exhibits. 605-
246-9466. tkerr@
Independent Funl Dirs Assn Of
Texas Inc 84th Annual Convention
& Expo - May 15-17, 2017, Sheraton
Brookhollow, Houston, TX. Exhibits.
2542145649.
South Carolina Morticians Assn
Inc 92nd Annual State Convention
- May 15-18, 2017, Embassy Suites
by Hilton Greenville Golf Resort
& Conference Center, Greenville,
SC. Exhibits. 803-339-4133. www.
scmainc@gmail.
com
Iowa Funeral Directors
Association 2017 Premier Mid-
West Funeral Service Expo - May
16-17, 2017, PrairieMeadows Hotel
and Conference Center, Altoona,
IA. Exhibits. 515-270-0130.
Ohio Funeral Directors Association
137th Annual Convention &
Exhibition - May 16-18, 2017, Hilton
Columbus at Easton, Columbus, OH.
Exhibits. 800-589-6332, 614-486-
5339. diana@
Georgia Funl Serv Practitioners
Assn Inc 92nd Annual Convention
&Exhibit - May 21-24, 2017, Atlanta
Marriott Hotel Airport, Atlanta, GA.
Exhibits. 706-886-
net
North Carolina Funeral Directors
Assn 130th Annual State
Convention - May 21-23, 2017,
Raleigh Marriott and Convention
Center, Raleigh, NC. 919-876-7886.
Jewish Cemetery Assn Of North
America 9th Annual Conference
- May 21-24, 2017, Holiday Inn
Vancouver-Centre, Vancouver, BC.
Exhibits. 314-353-25
org
Minnesota Funeral Directors
Association’s 127th Annual
Convention - May 22-24, 2017,
Doubletree Minneapolis South,
Minneapolis, MN. Exhibits. 763-416-
0124. mtufto@
Tennessee Funeral Directors
Association 2017 Annual
Convention - Jun 04-06, 2017,
Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro,
TN. 615-321-8792.
West Virginia Funeral Directors
Assn Annual Convention - Jun
04-07, 2017, Glade Springs Resort,
Daniels, WV. Exhibits. 304-345-4711.
kimesrob@yahoo.
com
Georgia Funeral Directors
Association Summer Convention
- Jun 04-07, 2017, King and Prince
Beach Resort, St. Simons Island, GA.
Exhibits. 770-592
org
Texas Funeral DirectorsAssociation
2017 Annual Convention & Expo
- Jun 04-07, 2017, Hyatt Austin and
Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX.
Exhibits. 800-460-833
com
Missouri Funl Directors &
Embalmers Assn 2017 Annual
Convention - Jun 05-06, 2017,
Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake
Ozark. Exhibits. 573-635-1661.
publications@
Funeral Service Association Of
Canada 2017Annual Convention &
Trade Show - Jun 05-09, 2017, Hotel
Delta Prince Edwards, Charlottetown,
PE. Exhibits. 613-271-2107. www.
Arizona Funl Cemetery &
Cremation Assn - Jun 06-08, 2017,
The Wigwam, Litchfield Park, AZ.
Exhibits. 602-909-6135. www.
director@
Funeral Directors Assn Of
Kentucky Annual State Convention
& Mid-West Regional Trade Show
- Jun 06-08, 2017, Louisville Crowne
Plaza, Louisville, KY. Exhibits. 502-
223-0622. info@
Wisconsin Cemetery & Cremation
Assn 2017 Annual Convention -
Jun 07-09, 2017, Lake Lawn Resort,
Delevan, WI. Exhibits. 920-733-1631.
Indiana Funeral Directors
Association 137th Annual
Convention - Jun 07-08, 2017,
Indiana Convention Center,
Indianapolis, IN. Exhibits. 800-458-
0746. connie@
Independent Funeral Directors Of
Florida 2017 Annual Convention
- Jun 07-09, 2017, Rosen Shingle
Creek, Orlando, FL. Exhibits. 850-
222-0198. mhood@
Louisiana Funeral Directors
Association & Mississippi Funeral
Directors Association (Joint
Convention) - Jun 10-13, 2017,
Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans,
LA. Exhibits. 225-767-7640. www.
LFDA@tatmangroup.
com
Alabama Funl Dirs & Morticians
Assn Inc 80th Annual Convention
- Jun 11-14, 2017, Embassy Suites
Hotel, Montgomery, AL. Exhibits.
(256) 546-04
org
South Carolina Cemetery
Association Inc and the North
Carolina Cemetery Association
(Joint Convention) - Jun 11-13,
2017, Embassy Suites at Kingston
Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Exhibits. 803-419-0768. www.
tpaules@
California Funeral Directors
Association 2017 Annual
Convention - Jun 11-14, 2017,
Hyatt regency Monterey Hotel &
Spa, Monterey, CA. Exhibits. 916-
325-2361. cfda@
Wisconsin Funeral Directors
Association 136th Annual
Convention - Jun 12-14, 2017, Best
Western Premier Waterfront Hotel
and Convention Center, Oshkosh, WI.
Exhibits. 608-256-175
info
Buckeye State Funeral Dirs &
Embs Assn 2017 State Convention
- Jun 15-17, 2017, Hyatt Place Hotel,
Cleveland, OH. 614-267-8310. www.
South Carolina Funeral Directors
Assn 119th Annual Convention -
Jun 18-20, 2017, Marriott Resort &
Spa at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach,
SC. Exhibits. 800-445-3427. www.
Florida Morticians Association Inc
93rd Annual Convention - Jun 18-
22, 2017, Sandestin Golf and Beach
Resort, Destin, FL. Exhibits. 727-
599-3221.
Western Pennsylvania Funl Dirs
Assn Inc - Jun 19-21, 2017, The
Ambassador Conference Center, Erie,
PA. Exhibits. 814-824-5000. www.
Funeral Directors &Mort’s Assn Of
NC Annual Convention - Jun 19-22,
2017, Hilton Greenville and Greenville
Convention Center, Greenville, NC.
Exhibits. 704-982-034
org
Florida Cemetery Cremation
& Funl Assn 2017 Annual
Convention & Trade Show - Jun
22-24, 2017, Turnberry Isle Miami,
Aventura, FL. Exhibits. 800-226-
3332. djessup@
Virginia Funeral Directors
Association 129th Annual
Convention - Jun 25-28, 2017,
Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg,
VA. Exhibits. 804-264-0505. www.
Southern Cemetery Cremation
& Funl Assn, Georgia Cemetery
Association&CemeteryAssociation
of Tennessee Inc (Joint Convention)
- Jun 25-27, 2017, Chattanooga
Marriott Downtown, Chattanooga,
TN. Exhibits. 985-206-5606. www.
Idaho Funeral Service Association
Annual Convention - Jun 25-27,
2017, Shore Lodge, McCall, ID.
Exhibits. 208-888-2730.
Illinois Funeral Directors
Association 137th Annual
Convention - Jun 26-28, 2017,
Holiday Inn Hotel & Tinley Park
Convention Center, Tinley Park, IL.
Exhibits. 217-525
org
Associated Cemeteries Of Missouri
Annual Convention - Jul 11-16,
2017, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage
Beach, MO. Exhibits. 314-863-3011.
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn University - Jul 20-26,
2017, Fogelman Executive Center at
the University of Memphis, Memphis,
TN. 800-645-7700.
National Funl Dirs & Morticians
Assn Inc 80th Annual Convention
& Expo - Jul 29 - Aug 03, 2017,
Myrtle Beach, SC. Exhibits. 770-
969-0064. nfdma@
Ohio Cemetery Association
Annual Convention - Jul 31 -
Aug 02, 2017, Hilton Garden Inn-
Cleveland East, Mayfield Village,
OH. Exhibits. 937-885-0283. www.
West Virginia Cemetery & Funeral
Assn 2017 Annual Convention -
Aug 04-05, 2017, Lakeview Resort,
Morgantown, WV. Exhibits. 304-342-
3769. office@wvcsi.
com
Cremation Association Of North
America 99th Annual Convention
- Aug 16-19, 2017, New York, NY.
Exhibits. 312-245-1077. www.
jennifer@
Washington State Funeral Directors
Assn, Washington Cemetery
Cremation & Fnl Assn (Joint
Convention) - Aug 17-19, 2017,
Northern Quest Resort & Casino,
Airway Heights, WA. Exhibits. 253-
941-3370. jewell@
New York State Funeral Directors
Assn 2017 Annual Convention -
Aug 20-24, 2017, The Saratoga Hilton
& Saratoga City Center, Saratoga
Springs, NY. 800-291-2629. www.
Catholic Cemetery Conference
68th Annual Convention & Expo
- Sep 19-22, 2017, JW Marriott Las
Vegas Resort & Spa, Summerlin,
NV. Exhibits. 708-202-1242. www.
info@
OntarioFuneralServiceAssociation
- Sep 25-27, 2017, Deerhurst Resort,
Huntsville, ON. Exhibits. 905-637-
3371.
New Jersey State Funeral Directors
Assn 2017 Funeral Directors
Convention & Expo - Sep 26-28,
2017, Harrah’sWaterfront Conference
Center, Atlantic City, NJ. Exhibits.
800-734-3712.
National Funeral Directors
Association 2017 Annual
Convention & Expo - Oct 29 - Nov
01, 2017, Various Hotel RoomBlocks,
Boston, MA. Exhibits. 800-228-6332.
Funl Dirs Servs Assn Of Greater
Chicago 12th Annual Trade Show -
Nov 08, 2017, White Eagle Banquets
and Restaurant, Niles, IL. Exhibits.
630-980-4010.
com
Virginia Funeral Directors
Association 130th Annual
Convention - Jun 09-12, 2018,
Boar’s Head, Charlottesville, VA.
Exhibits. 804-264-05
net
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn University - Jul 19-25,
2018, Fogelman Executive Center at
the University of Memphis, Memphis,
TN. 800-645-7700.
MEETINGS/SEMINARS
Association For Death Educ
& Counseling Pre-Conference
Institute - Apr 04-05, 2017, Portland
Marriott Downtown Waterfront,
Portland, OR. 847-686-2240. www.
Association For Death Educ &
Counseling 39thAnnual Conference
- Apr 05-08, 2017, Portland Marriott
Downtown Waterfront, Portland, OR.
847-686-2240. adec@
JewishFuneralDirectorsOfAmerica
Inc- Apr 05, 2017, Renaissance
Nashville and the Omni Nashville
Hotel, Nashville, TN. 800-645-7700.
National Funeral Directors
Association Professional Women’s
Conference - Apr 07-09, 2017,
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs,
Conference/Overview
Academy Of Graduate Embalmers
Of Georgia 62nd Annual Clinic
- Apr 10-12, 2017 770-445-3180.
National Funeral Directors
AssociationAdvocacy Summit - Apr
26-28, 2017, The Mayflower Hotel,
Overview
Selected Independent Funeral
Homes 2017 Spring Management
Summit -Apr26-28,2017,Doubletree
by Hilton Raleigh Brownstone-
University, Raleigh, NC. 800-323-
4219.
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 32nd Management and
Leadership Conference - May
01-03, 2017, Washington Hilton,
Washington, DC. 703-837-1500.
New York State Association Of
Cemeteries 39th Annual Public
Affairs Seminar - May 01-02, 2017,
Hilton Albany, Albany, NY. 518-434-
1134. info@nysac.
com
Kates Boylston Publications
Cremation Innovations Summit
- May 05, 2017, Hilton Baltimore,
Baltimore, MD. 800-500-4585.
National Funeral Directors
Association Business Bullpen - May
10-11, 2017, NFDA Headquarters,
Brookfield, WI. 800-228-6332.
Overview
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