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Start your convention experience by attending one of these two educational programs: Insurance Seminar or Embalming Seminar.
Monday, April 24 |
Event/Program |
Presenter(s) |
Location |
CE |
6:30 - 7:30 am |
Rise & Shine Breakfast (Insurance Attendees Only) |
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Lilac Foyer |
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7:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Morning Insurance Seminar: Understanding and Protecting Today's Ohio End-of-Life Planners |
Kevin Gaffney, Pam Ulery & Michael Kachenmeister |
Lilac Room |
5 CEC (Insurance CE Only) |
12:00 - 12:30 pm |
Power Lunch (Insurance Attendees Only) |
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Magnolia Room |
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12:30 - 5:30 pm |
Afternoon Insurance Seminar (2 Sessions - Must Attend Both):1. Stop Losing Customers: A 3-Part Framework to Easily Grow Your Market
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1. John T. Feher2. Kevin Gaffney, Pam Ulery & Michael Kachenmeister |
Lilac Room |
5 CEC, Includes 3 Ethics (Insurance CE Only) |
1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Embalming Seminar - Implantable Devices and Therapies: What You May Not Know |
Sharon L. Gee-Mascarello, CFSP, MBIE & Jeffrey P. Bellefleur, B.S., M.S., M.D. |
Juniper Room |
4 General |
Tuesday, April 25 |
Event/Program |
Presenter(s) |
Location |
CE |
7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Registration |
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8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: Write, trust, profit. Repeat! |
Laura Dempsey, Chrissy Fichtner, Scott Serafin, CSRIC™, & Paul vonSchoeler |
Juniper Room |
1 Preneed |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: Funeral Business Financing: How to Avoid Costly Mistakes |
Tim Bridgers |
Magnolia Room |
1 General |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: We Spent $5,000,000 on Funeral Home Ads - Here's What We Learned |
Ryan Thogmartin |
Lilac Room |
1 Preneed |
9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: If Not Now, When?—The Truth About Your Business Succession |
Chris Cruger |
Juniper Room |
1 General |
9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: Beating Mental Bias |
Greg Logue, BS, MBA, MA |
Lilac Room |
1 General |
10:30 - 11:15 am |
Service of Remembrance |
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Regent Ballroom |
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11:15 - 11:45 am |
Service of Remembrance Reception |
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Magnolia Room |
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10:45 - 11:45 am |
Partners Info Session |
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Juniper Room |
N/A |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
Mega Munch Lunch |
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Regent Ballroom |
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12:30 - 12:45 pm |
Opening Ceremony |
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Regent Ballroom |
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12:45 - 1:45 pm |
Keynote: The Answer is Yes. What is the Question? |
Cameron Mitchell |
Regent Ballroom |
1 General |
1:45 - 2:15 pm |
Annual Meeting, Past President Introductions and Board Installation |
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Regent Ballroom |
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2:15 - 2:30 pm |
Refresh & Recharge |
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Regent Foyer |
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2:30 - 3:30 pm |
Keynote: Evolving Funeral Service Education |
Leili McMurrough |
Regent Ballroom |
1 Laws & Rules |
3:30 - 6:00 pm |
Exhibit Hours |
Easton Ballroom & Foyers |
1 General |
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3:30 - 6:00 pm |
Welcome Reception |
Easton Ballroom & Foyers |
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3:30 - 6:00 pm |
Portrait Studio |
OFDA Booth |
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6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Young Funeral Directors Social Event @ Pins Mechanical - CASUAL ATTIRE NOTED |
Pins Mechanical |
Wednesday,April 26 |
Event/Program |
Presenter(s) |
Location |
CE |
6:30 am - 5:30 pm |
Registration |
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7:00 - 8:00 am |
Breakfast of Heroes |
Regent Foyer |
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8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: 7 Steps to a Winning Cremation Marketing Strategy that Actually Works! |
Ashley Montroy |
Juniper Room |
1 General |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: Emotional Intelligence for Funeral Directors |
Melanie Carr, Ph.D. |
Lilac Room |
1 General |
9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: How to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service & See How It Impacts Value |
Jake Johnson |
Juniper Room |
1 General |
9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: Putting the “Extra” in Extraordinary! |
Deborah Thomas-Nininger |
Magnolia Room |
1 General |
9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: Pediatric Funeral Care |
Amanda Marie Eilis King, CFSP |
Lilac Room |
1 Ethics |
10:30 - 11:30 am |
Learning Lab: Climbing the VA Tower |
Donald B. Ferfolia, Jr., J.D., CFSP |
Lilac Room |
1 Laws & Rules |
10:30 - 11:30 am |
Learning Lab: Grief Therapy Dogs, A Benefit to your Client Families |
Amie L. Burr & Gary M. Burr, CFSP |
Juniper Room |
1 General |
10:30 - 11:30 am |
Learning Lab: Fabulous Food For Funerals; Catering the Funeral Experience |
Justin Zabor, CFSP |
Magnolia Room |
1 General |
11:30 am - 12:15 pm |
Power-Up Lunch |
Regent Ballroom |
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11:45 am - 1:15 pm |
Job Fair |
Hilton Private Dining Room |
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11:45 am - 1:15 pm |
Student Portrait Studio |
Juniper Room |
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12:15 - 12:45 pm |
National Update |
Christopher P. Robinson, CFSP, Robbie L. Pape & Barbara Kemmis, CAE |
Regent Ballroom |
.50 General |
12:45 - 1:30 pm |
Awards and Recognition Ceremony |
Regent Ballroom |
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1:30 - 1:45 pm |
Refresh & Recharge |
Regent Foyer |
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1:15 - 2:45 pm |
Mortuary Student Forum: Emerging Leaders |
Deborah Thomas-Nininger |
Juniper Room |
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1:45 - 2:45 pm |
Keynote: Breathing Oxygen |
Jason V. Barger |
Regent Ballroom |
1 General |
3:00 - 5:30 pm |
Exhibit Hours |
Easton Ballroom & Foyers |
1 General |
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3:00 - 5:30 pm |
Portrait Studio |
OFDA Booth |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
President's Reception |
Regent Ballroom |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (CCMS) Alumni Reception - Register Here! |
Courtesy of and hosted by CCMS |
Franklin Room |
Thursday, April 27 |
Event/Program |
Presenter(s) |
Location |
CE |
7:00 - 12:00 pm |
Registration |
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8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: The Right of Disposition Referee |
David A. Ingram, Esq. |
Juniper Room |
1 Laws & Rules |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
Learning Lab: Aftercare: Strengthen Your Families and Your Business |
Nancy Weil |
Lilac Room |
1 General |
9:00 - 11:00 am |
Brunch for the Brave |
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Easton & Regent Foyers |
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9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: Reach More Families: How to Turn the Tide Against Direct Disposition |
Tyler Anderson |
Lilac Room |
1 Preneed |
9:15 - 10:15 am |
Learning Lab: Cremation is ______: Understanding cremation motivations |
Barbara Kemmis, CAE |
Juniper Room |
1 General |
10:15 am - 12:15 pm |
Exhibit Hours |
Easton Ballroom & Foyers |
1 General |
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10:15 am - 12:15 pm |
Portrait Studio |
OFDA Booth |
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11:45 - 12:45 pm |
Keynote: Burning Shield - The Jason Schechterle Story |
Jason Schechterle |
Regent Ballroom |
1 General |
12:45 - 1:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Regent Ballroom |