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CONVENTIONS/
CONFERENCES
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,
Grand Hyatt NewYork, NewYork,
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,
org
Catholic Cemetery Conference
68th Annual Convention &
Expo - Sep 19-22, 2017, JW
Marriott Las Vegas Resort
& Spa, Summerlin, NV.
Exhibits. 708-202-1242. www.
org info@
Ontario Assn Of Cmtry &
Fn Professionals Annual
Convention - Sep 21, 2017,
Caesar’s Windsor, Windsor, ON.
888-558-3335.
Ontario Funeral Service
Association - Sep 25-27, 2017,
Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, ON.
Exhibits. 905-637-3371. www.
New Jersey State Funeral
Directors Assn 2017 Funeral
Directors Convention & Expo
- Sep 26-28, 2017, Harrah’s
Waterfront Conference Center,
Atlantic City, NJ. Exhibits.
800-734-3712.
National Funeral Directors
Association 2017 Annual
Convention & Expo - Oct 29 -
Nov 01, 2017,VariousHotel Room
Blocks, Boston, MA. Exhibits.
org/
Funl Dirs Servs Assn Of
Greater Chicago 12th Annual
Trade Show - Nov 08, 2017,
White Eagle Banquets and
Restaurant, Niles, IL. Exhibits.
com
Alabama Funeral Directors
Association 2018 Mid-Winter
Tradeshow & Expo - Jan
15-16, 2018, Hyatt Wynfrey,
Birmingham, AL. 334-956-8000.
mtill@
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation
& Funeral Assn 2018 Annual
Convention & Expo - Apr 18-
21, 2018, Mandalay Bay Resort
& Casino, Las Vegas, NV. 800-
645-7700. kd@
Virginia Funeral Directors
Association 130th Annual
Convention - Jun 09-12, 2018,
Boar’s Head, Charlottesville, VA.
Exhibits. 804-264-0505. www.
Alabama Funeral Directors
Association 132nd Annual
Convention - Jun 17-20, 2018,
Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Point
Clear, AL. Exhibits. 334-956-
8000.
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn University - Jul
19-25, 2018, Fogelman Executive
Center at the University of
Memphis, Memphis, TN. 800-
645-7700.
Catholic Cemetery
Conference 69th Annual
Convention & Expo - Sep
17-21, 2018, Hilton Cincinnati
Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati,
OH. 708-202-1242. www.
org info@
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn University - Jul
18-24, 2019, Fogelman Executive
Center at the University of
Memphis, Memphis, TN. 800-
645-7700.
MEETINGS/SEMINARS
National Funeral Directors
Association Arranger Training
Seminar - Aug 02, 2017,
Callaway-Jones Funeral &
Cremation, Bryan, TX. 800-228-
6332. nfda@nfda.
org
National Funeral Directors
Association Cremation
Certification Program - Aug 02,
2017, Jefferson State Community
College/Jefferson Campus,
Birmingham, AL. 800-228-6332.
National Funeral Directors
Association Arranger Training
Seminar - Aug 22, 2017, Smith
Funeral & Cremation Services
Life Event Center, Maryville, TN.
800-228-6332.
National Funeral Directors
Association Cremation
Certification Program - Sep
08, 2017, Eastwick College,
Hackensack, NJ. 800-228-6332.
Selected Independent Funeral
Homes 99th Annual Meeting
- Sep 10-13, 2017, Radisson
Blu, Chicago, IL. 800-323-4219.
pattyn@selectedfuneralhomes.
org
National Funeral Directors
Association Arranger Training
Seminar - Sep 12, 2017,
University of Central Oklahoma,
Edmond, OK. 800-228-6332.
The North American Division
of the British Institute of
Embalmers 2017 AGM &
Professional Enrichment
Conference - Sep 14-15,
2017 There’s Always A Way:
New Thoughts & Techniques
Equal New Skills, Worsham
College of Mortuary Science,
Wheeling, IL. 207-841-6330.
New York State Association
Of Cemeteries 2017 Annual
Fall Conference - Sep 16-19,
2017, The Otesaga Resort Hotel,
Cooperstown, NY. 518-434-1134.
info@nysac.
com
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 2017 Fall Conference
- Sep 18-20, 2017, San Diego
Marriott Marquis and Marina,
San Diego, CA. 703-837-1500.
dcherry@nhpco.
org
National Funeral Directors
Association Cremation
Certification Program - Sep
19, 2017, Piedmont Technical
College, Greenwood, SC. 800-
228-6332. nfda@
Ohio Cemetery Association
Fall Maintenance Seminar-
North - Oct 05, 2017, Perry,
OH. 937-885-0283. www.
California Assn Of Public
Cemeteries Educational
Seminar & Area Meeting - Oct
06-07, 2017, Holiday Inn Capitol
Plaza, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
888-344-9858.
Ohio Cemetery Association
Fall Maintenance Seminar-
South - Oct 10, 2017,
Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton,
OH. 937-885-0283. www.
National Funeral Directors
Association Arranger Training
Seminar - Oct 12, 2017, Des
Moines Area Community
College, Ankeny, IA. 800-228-
6332. nfda@nfda.
org
National Funeral Directors
Association Arranger Training
Seminar - Oct 28, 2017, Boston
Convention & Exhibition Center,
Boston, MA. 800-228-6332.
National Funeral Directors
Association Cremation
Certification Program - Oct
28, 2017, Boston Convention &
Exhibition Center, Boston, MA.
800-228-6332.
Funeral Service Foundation
17th Annual Golf Classic - Oct
29, 2017, Stow Acres Golf Club,
Stow, MA. 877-402-5900. www.
info@funeralservicefoundation.
org
Virginia Cemetery Association
2017 Mid Atlantic State
Conference - Nov 02-04, 2017,
The Golden Nugget, Atlantic
City, NJ. 804-675-7502. www.
Kates Boylston Publications
Seventh Annual Cremation
Strategies Conference - Dec
06, 2017, Marriott Renaissance,
Nashville, TN. 800-500-4585.
Kates-Boylston Publications
TwelfthAnnual Funeral Service
Business Plan Conference
- Dec 07-08, 2017, Marriott
Renaissance, Nashville, TN. 800-
com/events
Funeral Service Association
Of Canada 2018 Educational
Cruise - Jan 06-13, 2018,
com/OakvilleSouth
California Assn Of Public
Cemeteries 60th Annual
Conference - Feb 22-24,
2018, Embassy Suite San Luis
Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA.
888-344-9858.
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 33rd Management
and Leadership Conference -
Apr 23-25, 2018, Washington
Hilton, Washington, DC. 703-
837-1500.
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 2018 Fall Conference
- Nov 05-07, 2018, Hyatt Regency
New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
703-837-1500.
Hekman’s “Jacob”
Model Accommodates
High-Use Funeral Home
Requirements
Clary Glenn Funeral Home’s free standing digital sign
addition to our services and facilities,” said Joel Glenn of
Clary Glenn Funeral Home.
FuneralScreen is quickly becoming a standard withinmod-
ern funeral homes. In the past five years FuneralScreen, win-
ner of the NFDA Innovation award, has been acknowledged
by the industry and funeral homes nationwide. Funer-
alScreen is owned and operated by Jeff McCauley, Greene
Valley Media Co, in Romeoville, IL. FuneralScreen and its
products may be seen at
FuneralScreen Innovation
and New Products –
Happy Customers Agree
Jacob 9000 with firm box cushions and standard Moisture
Barrier Decking
MISHAWAKA,IN— Hek-
man Contract Furniture,
manufactured in High
Point, NC offers sofas, lo-
veseats and chairs specifi-
cally designed for high use
businesses. “Jacob,” a new
frame style, is offered in
coordinating chair, love-
seat and sofa versions. Ex-
tra firm cushions used in all
Hekman Contract furni-
ture make the seating more
comfortable for people
with hip, knee, and back is-
sues. And Hekman’s “Lift
& Clean” cushion feature
ensures that seat cushions
won’t shift or look messy,
regardless of the traffic.
All Hekman furniture
frames are built to with-
stand the rigors of high use.
Combined with high densi-
ty, extra firm cushions and
cover fabrics that boast a
minimum of 50,000 dou-
ble rubs Hekman uphol-
stered furniture offers the
perfect seating solution for
busy funeral homes.
“Fabric choices are avail-
able in solids, vinyl, and
even bright Sunbrella fab-
rics,” assures Cheryl Stor-
mzand, director of design
and merchandising for
Hekman/Howard Mill-
er companies. “These extra
sturdy fabrics are light-re-
sistant as well as stain- and
moisture-resistant.”
MaryAnne Scheuble, de-
signer and Hekman sales
director for Cressy Memo-
rial Group commented,
“Hekman Contract furni-
ture is always appropriate
in a hospitality setting. And
our Jacob 8000 and Jacob
II 9000 series are specifical-
ly styled to enhance tradi-
tional, transitional or con-
temporary settings. Fabric
choices make the difference
on these pieces.”
Hekman Furniture, a di-
vision of Howard Miller
(clocks, curio cabinets and
memorial products) has
been producing fine fur-
nishings since 1922. View
their product lines at www.
or at
or
contact 866-763-0485 for
design or purchasing infor-
mation.
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