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Page B2 SEPTEMBER 2017 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B CALENDARof Events
CONVENTIONS/
CONFERENCES
Catholic Cemetery Conference
68th Annual Convention &
Expo - Sep 19-22, 2017, JW
Marriott Las Vegas Resort
& Spa, Summerlin, NV.
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, Various
Hotel Room Blocks, Boston,
org
Funl Dirs Servs Assn Of
Greater Chicago 12th Annual
Trade Show - Nov 08, 2017,
White Eagle Banquets and
com
Alabama Funeral Directors
Association 2018 Mid-Winter
Tradeshow & Expo - Jan
15-16, 2018, Hyatt Wynfrey ,
Birmingham, AL. 334-956-8000.
mtill@
TANEXPO 2018 International
Funeral and Cemetery
Exhibition - Apr 05-07, 2018,
Bologna Fiere, Bologna, Italy.
Exhibits.+39 051 4298311. www.
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@
Iowa Funeral Directors
Association 2018 Premier
Mid-West Funeral Service
Expo - May 15-16, 2018, Prairie
Meadows Event Center, Altoona,
org
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 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. www.
pattyn@
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.
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 2017 Fall Conference
- Sep 18-20, 2017, San Diego
Marriott Marquis and Marina, San
Diego, CA. 703-837-1500. www.
National Funeral Directors
Association Cremation
Certification Program - Sep 19,
2017, Piedmont Technical College,
Greenwood, SC. 800-228-6332.
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation
& Funeral Assn 2017 Fall
Management Conference - Oct
04-06, 2017, Hyatt Regency
Indian Wells Spa and Resort,
IndianWells, CA. 800-645-7700.
kd@iccfa.
com
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.
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
Twelfth Annual Funeral
Service Business Plan
Conference - Dec 07-08,
2017, Marriott Renaissance,
Nashville, TN. 800-500-4585.
Kates Boylston Publications
Cremation Innovations Summit
- Dec 15, 2017, The Claridge,
Atlantic City, NJ. 800-500-4585.
Funeral Service Association
Of Canada 2018 Educational
Cruise - Jan 06-13, 2018,
CelebritySummitCruise289-863-
Int’l Cemetery, Cremation &
Funeral Assn 2018 Wide World
of Sales Conference - Jan 10-
12, 2018, New Orleans Marriott,
New Orleans, LA. 800-645-7700.
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 Funeral Directors
Association Cremation
Conference - Feb 23-25, 2018,
Tradewinds Island Grand Resort,
St. Petersburg, FL. 800-228-6332.
National Funeral Directors
Association Meet the Mentors
- Mar 11-13, 2018, Emory
org
National Funeral Directors
Association Professional
Women’s Conference - Apr
13-15, 2018, One Ocean Resort
& Spa, Atlantic Beach, FL. 800-
228-6332. nfda@
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 33rd Management
and Leadership Conference -
Apr 23-25, 2018, Washington
Hilton, Washington, DC. 703-
837-1500.
National Funeral Directors
AssociationAdvocacy Summit -
Apr 25-27, 2018, The Mayflower
Hotel, Washington, DC. 800-228-
6332. nfda@nfda.
org
National Funeral Directors
Association Business Bullpen
- May 10-11, 2018, NFDA
Headquarters, Brookfield, WI.
800-228-6332.
National Funeral Directors
Association Leadership
Conference - Jul 08-11, 2018,
The Omni Grove Park Inn,
Asheville, NC. 800-228-6332.
National Hospice & Palliative
Care Org 2018 Fall Conference
- Nov 05-07, 2018, Hyatt Regency
New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
703-837-1500.
Myers noted that he is optimistic about the future. “As we
start this new chapter for S&S and Superior, we appreci-
ate the support we received from our industry partners and
dealers. When looking to the future, we are poised for con-
tinued growth, and we believe that our best days are ahead
of us,” Myers concluded.
S&S…A Tradition of Excellence
S&S was founded in 1876 as the Sayers and Scovill Com-
pany by William Sayers and A. R. Scovill. In the early
1900’s, the internal combustion engine was revolutionizing
the funeral carriage trade. Unsurpassed quality and engineer-
ing ingenuity enabled S&S to be the only firm to accom-
plish the motor car changeover and continuously maintain
its position in the marketplace. The succeeding years saw the
design of the professional car assume various appearances –
from ornate, lavishly-carved body panels to town car and
limousine concepts – and all along the way, the S&S name-
plate denoted leadership in quality, innovation and refine-
ment. Now, the S&S brand is still recognized as the leader
in professional car design and quality, a legacy that has been
built on an unrelenting tradition of excellence.
Superior Coaches…Superior in Every Respect
In 1923, a group of local Lima, OH businessmen formed
the Superior Motor Coach Body Company to produce
deluxe motor coach bodies. A short two years later, the
company introduced a line of hearse and ambulance bod-
ies that were contemporary in appearance and constructed
to high quality standards which set the stage for Superior’s
future. With more than 90 years in the funeral coach busi-
ness, Superior has made significant contributions to the ad-
vancement of the modern hearse, and has built more funeral
vehicles than any other brand. Superior is known for the de-
signing and manufacturing funeral coaches and limousines
with superior style, superior quality and superior value.
S&S/Superior Coach Company, Inc is the industry’s pre-
mier specialty vehicle manufacturer that traces its roots back
to 1876. With two distinctive and prestigious funeral vehicle
brand names – S&S and Superior – and a range of distinc-
tively styled, high quality products, the company is poised
for future growth by aggressively meeting the needs of the
professional vehicle market. For more information on S&S/
Superior Coach Company, Inc and its extensive vehicle offer-
ings, visit or call 888-324-7895.
A New Chapter for S&S
and Superior
Submit Your Convention,
Meeting or Seminar
Online at
or send to: PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514
Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email
Funeral Nation TV Show
Introduces Industry
“Change Makers”
Roundtable Segment
ZANESVI LLE,OH—The
hosts and proprietors of the
Funeral Nation TV show
are excited to announce the
launch of their new FN seg-
ment, Change Makers. The
segment features funeral
and cemetery industry su-
perlatives in a panel discus-
sion format for the entirety
of the show. “Unfortunate-
ly, many funeral and ceme-
tery professionals are unable
to attend conferences where
industry leaders provide
their insights,” says co-host
Jeff Harbeson, The Funeral
Commander. “With our al-
ready broad base of FN view-
ers combined with addition-
al social media and Disrupt
Media distribution chan-
nels, Change Makers will be
available to everyone,” says
co-host Ryan Thogmartin,
owner of Disrupt Media.
“In an era of content gen-
eration through video and
the busy lives of our FN pro-
fessional audience, Change
Makers offers anytime/any-
where information relevant
to our listeners,” according to
Thogmartin. The inaugural
Change Makers was episode
83 of Funeral Nation fea-
turing the LA ads duo Dan
Katz and Rolf Gutknecht as
panel members along with
Thogmartin. The panel dis-
cussed marketing challenges
funeral professionals face and
solutions to consider. Future
Change Makers episodes will
broach funeral/cemetery spe-
cific subjects like education,
financial challenges, busi-
ness management, market-
ing, embalming, and train-
ing with industry leaders.
The Funeral Nation TV
show is an internet broad-
cast approaching its second
year of bringing up to date
news along with commen-
tary, interviews, Spotlight
on a Funeral Director, and
the infamous WTF (What
the Funeral) segments with
viewership of over 20,000
in over 80 countries weekly.
The FN show is the brain-
child of Ryan Thogmar-
tin, the funeral profession’s
leading social media ex-
pert and Jeff “The Funeral
Commander” Harbeson,
the leading voice of inno-
vation on the battlefield of
funeral industry innova-
tion. Change Makers de-
buted on Thursday, August
3rd on Connecting Direc-
tors, Facebook, LinkedIn,
and other media channels
of distribution.