NFDA Leadership Conference: Building Skills to Make a Difference

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NFDA Leadership Conference: Building Skills to Make a Difference

Register by June 14 and save $50

State and national funeral service associations are fortunate to have dedicated volunteers and leaders serving on boards, committees and work groups. Funeral professionals who want to enhance their leadership skills to make a positive difference in their associations and the profession should attend the 2016 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Leadership Conference, which will take place July 10-13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev.

NFDA has invited respected leadership and association management experts to present at this year’s conference; attendees will leave feeling inspired and have ideas and tools to help them be innovative and effective funeral service leaders.

Leadership Today presented by Michael Dominquez, chief sales officer of MGM Resorts International

Tough Talking: Initiating and Managing Difficult Discussions presented by Mary Byers, president of the association consulting firm Mary Byers Inc.

Road to Relevance: Five Strategies for Competitive Associations also presented by Byers.

Leadership Conference attendees will also participate in the popular “Breakout by Office” discussions during which association officers and executives talk about challenges they face in their particular roles and share strategies for success. NFDA Director of Member Development Lacy Robinson will give conference attendees a glimpse at the new NFDA Arranger Training program and Funeral Service Foundation Executive Director Danelle O’Neill will share an update on the Foundation’s activities.

In addition to valuable educational programs, attendees will have plenty of time to network with colleagues and friends while exploring the sights, sounds and excitement of Las Vegas. There is so much to see and do in Las Vegas – from spas and shopping to golf and gambling – the choices are as numerous as the lightbulbs on the marquee of a casino. Attendees should visit vegas.com to begin making plans with colleagues and friends.

Attendees can register online at nfda.org/leadership or by calling NFDA at 800-228-6332.

  On or before June 14 After June 14
NFDA Member (includes welcome reception, presentations, continental breakfasts, handouts and CE) $425 $475
Non-member (includes welcome reception, presentations, continental breakfasts, handouts and CE) $660 $710
Spouse/guest (includes welcome reception, presentations, continental breakfasts) $150 $200

Located in the Mandalay Bay tower, the Four Seasons Hotel has the same amenities offered by Mandalay Bay along with the upscale comfort travelers expect from Four Seasons hotels. NFDA has secured a limited number of rooms for the discounted rate of $189 plus tax. A resort fee of $20 per day will be added to the room rate; the fee includes: one king bed or two double beds; premium high speed internet access for multiple devices in guest rooms, lobby, restaurants, pool and spa; daily newspaper delivery; access to Mandalay Bay pools, lazy river and wave pool; in-room coffee/tea maker; in-room safe; refrigerated private bar. Attendees should visit the Leadership Conference web page, nfda.org/leadership (click the “Hotel/Travel” link on the top of the page), to make reservations.

NFDA thanks the following companies for their generous support of the 2016 Leadership Conference: Johnson Consulting Group, ASD – Answering Service for Directors, Live Oak Bank and Nomis Publications Inc.

NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving 19,700 individual members who represent more than 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 39 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.