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ICFA 2002 Small Cemetery & Funeral Management Conference
August 22-24
Best Western Greeley Regency Hotel
Greeley, Colorado
Program Chairman: Tom Van Buskirk, CCE
Program Schedule
Prices
Continuing Education Credits
Cancellation Policy
Speakers
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Program Schedule
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21
noon
Golf Outing: Boomerang Golf Course
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m. - noon
MUNICIPAL, NONPROFIT AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAM
Program Chairman: Thomas Van Buskirk, CCE
Moderator: Phil Carpenter
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Reclaiming Unused Graves
Phil Carpenter, Steve Toler, Teresa Aldao
We’ll offer direction on how you can add a new revenue stream by the reclamation of unused interment sites. A success story in the making!
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. - noon
Alternative Revenue Sources
Nancy Hilliard,
Arthur Ivester
Join us as two municipal cemeterians share their successful experiences in soliciting and receiving significant revenue from outside sources.
noon - 12:45 p.m.
Opening Lunch With Exhibitors
12:45 - 1:00 p.m.
Welcome
- Thomas Van Buskirk, CCE, Program Chair, and Manager, Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colorado
- Jerry Wones, Mayor, City of Greeley, Greeley, Colorado
- Leonard Wiest, City Manager, City of Greeley, Greeley, Colorado
- Ron Williams, Director of Parks, City of Greeley, Greeley, Colorado
- Scott Moser, President, Colorado Funeral Directors Association, Eaton, Colorado
- George Malesich, CFSP, President, Colorado Association of Cemeteries, and Assistant Supervisor, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
- Nancy Hilliard, Chairman, Small Cemetery and Funeral Advisory Committee, and Manager, City of Rochester Cemeteries, Rochester, New York
- William Wright, CCE, President, ICFA, General Manager, Fairlawn Burial Park, and Vice President, Heritage Funeral Home, Hutchinson, Kansas
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Introduction of Suppliers/Exhibitors
Stan Scruggs Jr.
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Alan Wolfelt
Dr. Alan Wolfelt, noted grief therapist, will offer added insights on how we should assist people during their time of grief. You will be surprised.
Sponsored by the Colorado Association of Cemeteries
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Coffee with Exhibitors
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
CAC Business Meetings
5:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Opening Reception with Exhibitors
Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Together It Does Apart It Doesn't
Debbie Dalton, John Berg, Jon Stephenson
This distinguished panel of experts will discuss how working together can help you and your staff achieve common goals.
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Fairmount Cemetery
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Choosing the Right Turf for Cemetery Operations
Dr. Tony Koski
Dr. Koski, world-renowned turfgrass expert, will provide valuable hints to help you develop better turf habits.
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Exhibitors
Build your own sandwich
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Burial and Funeral Customs
Margaret "Peg" Goralski
Peg Goralski will discuss our role in meeting burial and funeral customs from varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Sponsored by Polyguard Burial Vaults
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Break with Exhibitors
2:30 -3:30 p.m.
Creating Heritage: Prearrangement and Community Relations
Tim Gaffney
Mr. Gaffney will offer advice on how to develop and strengthen relationships with the people in your community and how to educate them about the benefits of prearrangement.
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Break with Exhibitors
Last chance to meet with the year's exhibitors.
5:30 p.m.
Bus Trip to Bruce's Bar
An adventure in dining and entertainment.
"Where the geese fly and the bulls cry."
Buses to Bruce's sponsored by Land Plan Design Group, Colorado, and Aqua Engineering, Colorado
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
8:00 a.m. - noon
Registration
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Nature and the Cemetery
Marge Vorndam, Sherri Baca
Sherri and Marge will explain and illustrate how a cemetery can be the homeland of a community nature project by sharing with you a wonderful success story.
Sponsored by Roselawn Cemetery of Pueblo, Colorado
19:30 - 10:30 a.m.
World Trade Center 9-11
Scott Moser
Scott tells of his experiences as a member of the Disaster Recovery Team who spent more than a month at Ground Zero in New York City.
10:45 a.m. - noon
Pre-Planning: The Wise Choice
Doug Flin, Robert Beccard
Doug and Robert will describe the advantages of pre- and post-planning of new or existing cemetery developments. Additionally, they will guide you through a tour of Linn Grove’s newest section development. They will also offer insight on the importance of a unified relationship between owner, planner and irrigation designer.
noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m.
Bus trip to Linn Grove
2:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Tours
Tour area cemeteries and participate in an afternoon of equipment demonstrations and presentations on reduction of blade-sharpening procedures and memorial straightening.
4:30 p.m.
Social Hour
Evening sponsored by: Adamson Funeral Chapels, Allnutt Funeral Services, Colorado Association of Cemeteries, Evergreen Cemetery, Garland Brook Cemetery, Grandview Cemetery, Greeley Monument Works, Linn Grove Cemetery, Moser Funeral Home, Norman's Memorials, Northern Colorado Crematory, Roselawn Cemetery, Stoddard Funeral Home, Sunset Memorial Gardens
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Closing Western Steak Banquet and Dance
Featuring succulent T-bones, wonderful prairie fire beans, delicious grilled corn, Tom's potato salad and carrot cake.
Prices
Registration fees are as follows:
- ICFA Member: $200 before July 31; $245 after July 31
- CAC Member: $200 before July 31; $245 after July 31
- CFDA Member: $200 before July 31; $245 after July 31
- Non-Member: $270 before July 31; $270 after July 31
- Municipal/Non-Profit (August 22): $75 before July 31; $100 after July 31
Please note that all full registrations include admission at no additional cost to the municipal/non-profit program.
All lunches, receptions and dinners are included in your registration. Additional tickets may be purchased for guests. Please see the registration form for prices.
Continuing Education Credits
Funeral directors may earn continuing education credits at the conference, pending state credit awards. CE Attendance Certificates will be available at the ICFA on-site registration desk.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants who cancel their registration by July 31, 2002, will receive refunds. All cancellations must be in writing and will be subject to a $50 per peson processing fee. Cancellations made after July 31, 2002, will not be refunded.
Refunds for ticketed events will be offered if the cancellation request is received in writing at ICFA headquarters by July 31, 2002, less a $5 processing fee per ticket. No refunds will be offered after this date.
For more information, call the ICFA Meetings Department at 1-800-645-7700
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