Colorado Funeral Directors Association and Colorado Association of Cemeteries
CFDA-CAC Combined Convention


 

 

 

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Preliminary Convention Schedule  subject to change

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon   Optional Preconvention Technical Workshops

PC-1: Burial Vaults 101  (3.6 contact hours)
–Tim Walker, Director of Dealer Development, Doric Products, Inc.

           Speaker sponsored by Western States-Doric

PC-2: Herbicide & Pesticide Applications (3.6 contact hours)
–Tony Koski, Professor and Extension Turf Specialist, Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University

12:00 to 1:30 p.m.  Lunch on your own

12:00 to 1:30 p.m.  CAC Board of Directors Meeting

1:30 to 5:00 p.m.  Optional Preconvention Workshop

PC-3: Colorado Cemetery Class  (3.6 contact hours)
–Tim Walker, Director of Dealer Development, Doric Products, Inc.

           Speaker sponsored by Western States-Doric

1:30 to 5:00 p.m. CFDA Board of Directors Meeting

3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Registration & Check-In

5:00 to 6:30 p.m.  Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Thursday, September 9, 2010

 

7:15 to 8:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by  Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank

8:00 to 10:00 a.m.    Welcome & Keynote Address (1.5 contact hours)

Generational Mixing and Managing in the Workplace
–Marguerite Ham, Author, Business Coach, Trainer, Memory Expert, Igniting Success

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.  Refreshments in Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by Polyguard & Co.

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Annual Business Meetings, CFDA and CAC

12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch (0.5 contact hours)

Lunch sponsored by Western States-Doric

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Education Programs (1.8 contact hours)

A. Cemetery Irrigation
–Michael O’Brien, DBC Irrigation Supply

B. Cremation Best Practices
–Christopher L. Farmer, General Counsel and Legal Advisor Member of the Board, Cremation Association of North America 

3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Refreshments in Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by Si Funeral Services

3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Education Programs (1.8 contact hours)

C. The Evolution of Green(er) Cremation
–Eduardo Romero, Matthews International Cremation Division

Speaker sponsored by Matthews International Cremation Division

D. Care of Young Trees
–David Whiting, Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist, Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Reception & Fundraising Auction  (0.5 contact hours)

Reception sponsored by Newmark of Colorado

The auction is a traditional event to help raise funds in support of the funeral and cemetery services profession here in Colorado. We need your help by donating auction items such as gift certificates, art, personal products and services to be sold at our live or silent auctions. You can also support our fundraising efforts by bidding on items at the auction. Please donate an item for our Fundraising Auction.

 

Friday, September 10, 2010

 

7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Veteran’s Tribute

Sponsored by Batesville Casket Company

8:45 to 9:45 a.m.  National Updates (1.2 contact hours)

–John D. Reed, Sr., CFSP, CPC, Immediate Past President, National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)
–Kevin R. Daniels, CCE, President, International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA)
–Christopher L. Farmer, General Counsel and Legal Advisor Member of the Board, Cremation Association of North America  (CANA)

9:45 to 10:30 a.m.  Refreshments in Exhibit Hall

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Education Program (1.8 contact hours)

Speaker sponsored by Batesville Casket Company

The Zero Turn Lawnmower and Your Funeral Home Website
–Troy L. Brake, Marketing Group Director, General Manager, Batesville Interactive

12:00 p.m. Networking Lunch & Closing Session (1.0 contact hours)

Lunch sponsored by Federated Insurance

From First Call to Final Disposition
–Monsignor Tom Fryar, Archdiocese of Denver

1:30 p.m. Convention adjourns