February 2020

Page B2 FEBRUARY 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B CALENDAR of Events The Dodge Company Inc Technical Seminar - Hawaii  - Feb 03-05, 2020, Royal Lahaina Resort, Lahaina, Maui. 800- 443-6343. www.dodgeco.com seminars@dodgeco.com South Carolina Funeral Directors Assn 33rd Mid- Winter Conference & Expo  - Feb 03-05, 2020, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, SC. Exhibits. 843-881-3634. www.scfda.org rion@scfda.org West Virginia Funeral Direc- tors & Crematory Operators Association 2020 Mid-Winter Advocacy Summit Meet- ing  - Feb 03-05, 2020, Four Seasons Resort by Sheraton, Charleston, WV. 304-345-4711. www.wvfcoa.org rlkimes@ yahoo.com National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - Feb 03, 2020, Columbia Convention Center, Columbia, SC. 800- 228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@ nfda.org Cemetery & Mortuary Assn Of California 2020 Annual Conference  - Feb 05-07, 2020, Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, CA. 916-441-4533. www. cma c c a l i f o r n i a . o r g cmac@usa.net National Funeral Directors Association 2020 Napa Wine Train Bucket List Adventure  - Feb 05-07, 2020, River Terrace Inn, Napa, CA. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org/adventures nfda@nfda.org National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - Feb 05, 2020, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Monument Builders Of North America Inc 2020 Monument Conference  - Feb 06-08, 2020, The Classic Center, Athens, GA. 800-233-4472. www.monumentbuilders.org info@monumentbuilders.org Maryland State Funeral Di- rectors Assn 2020 Mid-Win- ter Retreat  - Feb 07-09, 2020, Dunes Manor Hotel, Ocean City, MD. 410-553-9106. www. msfda.net msfda@msfda.net Pennsylvania Funl Directors Association 2020 Mid-Winter Conference  - Feb 11-13, 2020, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA. 717-545-7215. www.pfda.org donna@pfda.org Michigan Funeral Directors Association 2020 Mid-Winter Conference  - Feb 15-22, 2020, The Royal Hawaiian Resort, Ho- nolulu, HI. 517-349-9565. www. mfda.org pdouma@mfda.org Ohio Cemetery Association 2020 Awards Presentation Night/Casino Event  - Feb 15, 2020, Embassy Suites, Dublin, OH. 937-885-0283. www. ohiocemeteryassociation.com jburrowes@cemeterydata.com National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - Feb 15, 2020, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Front Runner Professional 2020 Caribbean Work- shop Cruise  - Feb 16-23, 2020, Royal Caribbean’s Har- mony of the Seas, Western Caribbean. (866) 748-3625. www.FrontRunner360.com/cruise The International Confer- ence of Funeral Service Ex- amining Boards 116th An- nual Meeting  - Feb 19-20, 2020, Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, FL. 479-442-7076. www.theconferenceonline.org services@theconferenceonline.org California Assn Of Public Cemeteries 62nd Annual Conference  - Feb 20- 22, 2020, Embassy Suites Mandalay Bay, Oxnard, CA. 951-925-1111. www.capc.info publiccemeteries@aol.com Alliance Of Illinois Cemeterians 2020 Annual Convention  - Feb 20-21, 2020, Holiday Inn & Suites, East Peoria, IL. Exhibits. 309-788- 6622. www.aicemeterians.org aic_secretary@mediacombb.net National Funeral Directors Association 2020 Cremation Conference  - Feb 21-23, 2020, Tradewinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach, FL. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org/ cremationconference nfda@ nfda.org Cremation Association Of NorthAmerica2020Cremation Symposium  - Feb 26-28, 2020, Paris Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. 312-245-1077. www.cremationassociation.org info@cremationassociation.org National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - Feb 28, 2020, John A Gupton College, Nashville, TN. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org M K J Marketing Ski Summit  - Mar 02-04, 2020, The Arrabelle at Vail Square, Vail, CO. 888-655-1566. www.mkjmarketing.com mkj@ mkjmarketing.com New Mexico Funeral Service Association 2020 Annual Convention  - Mar 05-06, 2020, Santa Ana Star, Bernalillo, NM. 505-843-6333. www. nmfuneralserviceassociation.com nmfuneralserviceassociation@ gmail.com National Funeral Directors Association 2020 Meet the Mentors  - Mar 08-10, 2020, Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA. 800-228- 6332. www.nfda.org/mentors nfda@nfda.org Kentucky Cemetery Association 2020 Spring Seminar  - Mar 10, 2020, Bowling Green, KY. 859-255-5522. www. kentuckycemeteryassociation.org miles@lexcem.org M K J Marketing Semi- nar  - Mar 16-18, 2020, La Playa Beach & Golf Resort, Naples, FL. 888-655-1566. www.mkjmarketing.com mkj@ mkjmarketing.com National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - Mar 17, 2020, Hosted by Salt Lake Community College Mortu- ary Science Program, West Jordan, UT. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Illinois Cemetery & Funeral Home Assn 2020 Annual Convention  - Mar 18-19, 2020, Wyndham Springfield City Centre, Springfield, IL. Exhibits. 866-758-7731. www.icfha.org icfha@hotmail.com Ontario Assn Of Cmtry & Fn Professionals 2019 Crematorium Operators Certification & Training  - Mar 23-24, 2020,HiltonMississauga/ Meadowvale, Mississauga, ON. 905-383-6528. www.oacfp.com info@oacfp.com Finger Lakes Funeral Directors Association 15th Annual Convention  - Mar 24- 25, 2020, Harbor Hotel,Watkins Glen, NY. 607-734-6196. www. fingerlakesfuneraldirectors.org kalecfh@aol.com National Hospice & Palliative Care Org Leadership and Advocacy Conference  - Mar 25-27, 2020, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. 703-837- 1500. www.nhpco.org TANEXPO 2020 International Funeral and Cemetery Exhibition  - Mar 26-28, 2020, Bologna, Italy. Exhibits. +39 051 4298311. www.tanexpo.com info@tanexpo.com Int’l Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Assn Annual Convention  - Mar 30 - Apr 02, 2020, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX. 703- 391-8400. www.iccfa.com kspann@iccfa.com North Dakota Funeral Directors Assn 2020 Annual Convention  - Mar 30 - Apr 01, 2020, Hilton Garden Inn, Fargo, ND. Exhibits. 701-845- 2414. www.ndfda.org ndfda@ oliver-nathanchapel.com Submit Your Convention, Meeting or Seminar Online at www.nomispublications.com or send to: PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com NORTHBROOK,IL— AmpliVox Sound Systems’ Mega Hailer PA System has been recognized with two more awards: 2019 Award of Excellence by Tech and Learning magazine, and a 2019 Secu- rity Solution Award Runner Up by Se- curity Sales and Integration magazine. Previously, the Mega Hailer received a 2018 Astor Award as Best Mass Notifi- cation System – Hardware by American Security Today magazine. 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