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DEERFIELD,IL— Selected Independent Funeral
Homes will host its 99th Annual Meeting at Radisson
Blu Aqua in Chicago, September 10-13, 2017. This year
also represents a significant milestone year as it marks the
100th anniversary of the association.
“We may be celebrating a century of excellence,” said
Neil O’Connor, president of Selected Independent Fu-
neral Homes. “But more importantly we also are laying
the foundation for the future of funeral service and that is
evident in the educational content and progressive topics
covered at this year’s annual meeting.”
In addition to the usual offering of inspirational speakers,
impactful sessions, and fun activities, the meeting will also
feature numerous displays including a photo gallery and
museum cases of memorabilia from members and friends,
depicting the association’s history and highlights.
A special centennial website will be revealed to members,
providing a historical timeline with photos and stories shared
by members. A Share Your Story station will be in place dur-
ing the meeting to provide members the opportunity to sub-
mit their stories to the website. Members having achieved
100 years of continuous membership will receive unique his-
torical plaques and be inducted into the newly created Select-
ed Century Club. Here are a few of the meeting highlights:
Sunday, September 10
The Selected 99th Annual Meeting Welcome Celebra-
tion starts with the Selected Welcome Celebration for
participants and family members.
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Celebrates 100
Years and Hosts 99th Annual Meeting in Chicago
Phillip Van Hooser
Monday, September 11
Keynote speaker, Phillip
Van Hooser, will get the
meeting started on the right
foot with his presentation:
Professionalism Is a Choice.
Hooser helps organizations
build performance and
profitability by preparing
their managers to lead. In
his session he will challenge
the “good enough” mental-
ity that damages revenue
and reputation.
Gerard Braud of Braud
Communications will lead
the session Social Media: When “It” Hits the Fan helping
members understand and manage their firm’s social media
presence.
Miriam De Dios, CEO of Coopera Consulting will
cover the topic of Serving the Hispanic Market. De Dios
will share her approach to helping funeral professionals’
best meet the needs of this rapidly-growing market.
Tim Bridgers, general manager of Live Oak Bank will
lead Succession Planning: Take One, helping members
look at the critical transitions for survival and changing
ownership. Bridgers will highlight proper steps in making
the succession smooth for all parties involved.
Back by popular demand is the Conversation Café. Six Se-
lected Preferred Partners will offer unique educational insight
and opportunities for in-depth conversations on the follow-
ing topics: 4 Income Tax Tips to Uncover Your Cash Flow
from CSSI; What is Your Vision for Your Crematory? from
Facultatieve Technologies; Management Solutions You
Need from Johnson Consulting; Discussions about Tribute
Videos from Tukios; Collaborating with Families Online,
Passare; and Sharing the “Why” of Preneed from Precoa.
Tuesday, September 12
What Consumers Want: A Look at Preneed Trends will be
covered by Dean Lambert and Danielle Burmeister with
Homesteaders Life Company. They will be sharing data
gleaned from actual prearrangement consumers. A combina-
tion of statistics and analysis will offer insight and perspective
to assist funeral professionals in planning for future trends.
James R. “Bud” Strong of Husch Blackwell LLP, will
present Succession Planning: Take Two sharing insights
he had gained from 37 years as an estate planning and
business succession planning attorney. He will focus on
real-life examples that illustrate the main things to avoid,
not only from a legal and tax perspective, but also from
the standpoint of avoiding internal business management
conflicts and family conflicts.
Women’s Luncheon. During a special opportunity fo-
cused on women in the funeral professional, speaker
Marilyn Jansen of Association Management Center
will ask “Do You Have Grit?”
Improv: Discover a New Way of Thinking About Work
will be led by Meagan O’Brien from Second City Works.
She’ll focus on communication and collaboration through
an others-focused improv mindset and help members build
authentic and empathetic relationships with client families.
Members can take a private tour of Graceland Ceme-
tery in uptown Chicago and participate in a Q & A ses-
sion with cemetery directors.
Wednesday, September 13
Selected is offering a combo Funeral Home/Cemetery
Management Networking Breakfast for members to gather
and discuss the unique challenges faced by these operations.
During the Back to the Future: Best Practices Now and
Then session, Selected members will share current per-
spectives on topics discussed during the first Annual Con-
vention in 1918.
The Community Service Volunteer Project will allow Se-
lected members the opportunity to roll up their sleeves to
pack 10,000 meals to be distributed by the Greater Chica-
go Food Depository to food insecure families in the Chi-
cagoland area.
Funeral service professionals can participate in valuable ed-
ucational sessions that have been approved for up to 10.0
hours by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
Selected also has applied for credit to all states that require
continuing education. All approved continuing education
sessions are open to any funeral service professional.
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