engag - OACFP
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engag - OACFP
oacfp agm, education conference and tradeshow october 5–7, 2015 sheraton on the falls niagara falls Conference Program ENGAG EW IT H embrace energize empower U S! For complete details about the conference and our speakers, visit www.oacfp.com or call 888-558-3335 CONFERENCE AGENDA (subject to minor change) With the exception of the Annual General Meeting and break-out sessions, all plenary sessions and exhibition will take place at the Sheraton on the Falls Convention Centre, Great Room located on the 3rd floor. The exhibition will take place in the Great Room A & B, and the plenary sessions will take place in the adjoining Great Room C. MONDAY OCTOBER 5 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Stronco and electrical services set up Great Room A & B 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Exhibitor set up and registration Great Room 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Presentation for exhibitors – Barry Siskind, “How to Become A Level 4 Boother” Upper Fallsview Room B 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM Delegate registration open Great Room Foyer 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Small and Municipal Cemetery Initiative Strategy Room 1 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tradeshow Opening featuring casino tables and buffet dinner Casino Night in the Tradeshow Great Room A & B TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 ~ CONFERENCE DAY 1 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration open Breakfast buffet with exhibitors Great Room A & B 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Welcome from Committee Chair and OACFP President Opening Comments from the Mayor of Niagara Falls, Jim Diodati Great Room C 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Annual General Meeting (open to Members Only) Fallsview Studio 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Update from the Bereavement Authority of Ontario Great Room C 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Refreshment break with exhibitors Great Room A & B 11:15 AM – 1:15 PM Opening Keynote – Soul Drums A high energy, high impact, innovative and interactive session Great Room C 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM Buffet lunch with exhibitors Great Room A & B 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM “What’s New” - Exhibitor Showcase Great Room C 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Linda Lee, Linda Stuart and Michelle Methven Stella’s Story Great Room C 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Past President’s reception (by invitation only) Fallsview Studio 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pre-Banquet Reception Great Room Foyer 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM Banquet and entertainment Great Room C WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7 ~ CONFERENCE DAY 2 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast buffet with exhibitors Great Room A & B 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM Bobby Umar Create a Living, Lasting Legacy Great Room C 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Green Burial Society of Canada presented by Mark Richardson Great Room C 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM “What’s New” - Exhibitor Showcase Great Room C 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Refreshment break with exhibitors Great Room A & B 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Dr. Bill Webster It’s All Good…Right? Great Room C 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Buffet lunch with exhibitors Great Room A & B 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Concurrent break-out sessions Erik Lees: Cemeteries, The Forgotten Landscape: How Cemeteries Unify People and Integrate Multiple Community Needs Great Room C Frank Biancone: Creating the Experience and Managing the Expectation Fallsview Studio 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Coffee stations available Great Room Foyer 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Closing Keynote - Bill Carr Deep Service: A Call to a Higher Level Great Room C 4:00 PM Exhibitors are prohibited from dismantling the booth displays until the conclusion of the last speaker This concludes the Annual Conference and Tradeshow COMPANION PROGRAM: OCTOBER 6 — OCTOBER 7 The Companion Program is a separate program for guests of exhibitors and delegates who are NOT participating in the main conference and tradeshow. Registered delegates for the companion program are also invited to attend the opening night in the tradeshow featuring a variety of casino games tables and dinner stations. Day 1 Starts with a tour of the magical Niagara Butterfly Conservatory where guests will see over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies floating amongst the lush tropical greenery and exotic blossoms. Participants will then delight in a traditional High Tea served at the historic Prince of Wales hotel located in the heart of Niagara-on-the-Lake; partake in a wine tasting, and enjoy some shopping in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake. Day 2 Guests will partake in a delightful shopping experience at the Niagara Outlet Collection; enjoy a culinary demonstration at Niagara College’s Benchmark Restaurant; and if time permits, tour and tasting at the Niagara College Teaching Brewery and the Wine Visitor and Education Centre. EDUCATION PROGRAM Soul Drums Inc. Soul Drums Ltd. will provide an interactive, high energy, high impact kick-off! During this thoroughly collaborative session, this group will focus on ‘value-centred leadership’, inclusive leadership and conscious behaviour — what a way to ENGAGE!! You will see how value centre leadership will positively affect your bottom line and improve the overall health and team effectiveness of employee to management relationships. Dr. Bill Webster: It’s All Good. Right? Br. Webster will look at current societal attitudes towards aging, death and grief from a new perspective, and how we can understand and communicate more realistically with people who find themselves in those situations and at our doorsteps. People today talk about good death, good aging, good funerals and good grief. But why does our society insist that everything must be “good”? Dr. Bill Webster is a grief counsellor, author, TV host and increasingly well known international speaker. Bill Carr: Deep Service: A Call to A Higher Level Using humour and a rich sense of humanity, Bill helps his audience explore how each individual, at every level of an organization, and the organization as a whole, can re-craft and reframe their work life and personal life to be one of “Deep Service”. You will laugh, you will think; and you will change! Deep Service explores the idea of servant leadership in specific industry context. Bill has performed on stages across the country. He has written and performed in radio drama and news programs for CBC and has appeared on countless television programs. Linda Stuart, Linda Lee and Michelle Methven: Stella’s Story Some stories need to be told, and some stories we will never forget. Stella’s story is one of those. Diagnosed with DIPG at the age of two and given 3 months to live, Stella’s parents were determined that even if they “couldn’t add days to her life, they would add life to her days.” While planning the funeral with Stella’s family, the funeral director and the lifecycle celebrant come to learn valuable lessons in what it truly takes to help a family celebrate life while enduring such a devastating loss. Their experience will encourage you to re-evaluate the role you play with every family you deal with and to inspire you to become better at what you do. Linda Stuart is Founder of Seasons Change Ceremonies; Linda Lee has been a licensed funeral director with Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries and Funeral Homes; Michelle Methven shares her experience from the perspective of a grieving family member and reminds us of the impact our jobs have on those we have been given the privilege to serve. Michelle’s message to our profession is a powerful one and inspires all who hears it. Bobby Umar: Create a Living, Lasting Legacy How do you best share your story, create a lasting legacy and build an engaged community? One of Inc Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers, Bobby Umar will deliver an interactive and fun session, sharing stories and case studies along with some key takeaways for your business. By diving into and understanding core leadership values, he will demonstrate some of the best practices and learnings for the most thoughtful, connected and authentic brands. Bobby brings an engaging presence, endless exuberance and dynamic people skills and years of experience in brand marketing to his presentations. With a background in brand marketing, engineering and the performing arts, Bobby draws on his diverse 20-year career. AND MORE… Mark Richardson, Green Burial Society of Canada: Introducing the Green Burial Society of Canada Mark Richardson will introduce delegates to the Green Burial Society of Canada. GBSC was founded in response to public interest in environmentally responsible death care options and is committed to working inclusively and collaboratively with industry, regulators and the public to establish “made in Canada” green burial certification. Mark Richardson is Director, Green Burial Society of Canada; Administrator, Cemetery Services, City of Niagara Falls. GBSC is now developing a membership strategy and educational resources. Frank Biancone, MacKinnon & Bowes: Creating the Experience and Managing the Expectation [Break-Out Session] Customer care is a crucial element of business success. Customer care involves putting systems in place to maximize our customer’s satisfaction with our business and ensure each client care interaction ends with a positive and memorable experience. This presentation will define attributes that make up your brand strategy. Frank has extensive experience working in the bereavement sector and is the Operations Manager for the Communications Division, at MacKinnon & Bowes Ltd. Erik Lees, LEES + Associates: Cemeteries, The Forgotten Landscape: How Cemeteries Unify People and Integrate Multiple Community Needs [Break-Out Session] Delegates will gain insight directly applicable to enhancing the planning, design, programming and operations of their own cemeteries and to communicating with internal and external stakeholders about how cemeteries are an integral part of their community. Erik will present how thoughtful, comprehensive cemetery planning and design creates high quality, affordable, and self-sustaining cemetery systems that respond to a multiplicity of community and business needs. With his background in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Management, Erik has been involved in landscape planning, design and construction since 1972. Barry Siskind: How to Become a Level 4 Boother Barry Siskind is providing a one-hour seminar for exhibitors to provide further advice and solutions for a successful tradeshow that will clarify personal and corporate objectives; discuss techniques to proactively approach delegates on th e show floor. Understand the six steps to qualifying visitors; what is a meaningful booth; how to gather information with the use of a lead card. Barry is a trade show consultant, trainer, speaker and internationally recognized expert in trade and consumer shows. Small and Municipal Cemetery Initiative Facilitated by Crystabelle Fobler, join us for this unique opportunity for representatives from the smaller and municipal cemeteries to meet and exchange information about the challenges they are faced with. This informal session will be held on Monday October 5th while exhibitors are setting up. This is a chance to make new acquaintances and to form a network with those that share similar circumstances. Crystabelle has been with the Hamilton Municipal Cemeteries for 20 years, and is the Superintendent of Cemeteries, overseeing the day-to-day administration and operation of 67 cemeteries within the City of Hamilton. CONFERENCE INFORMATION SHERATON ON THE FALLS, 5875 FALLS AVENUE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO Located on Falls Avenue in heart of the Niagara Falls tourist district, the 4-Diamond/5-Star Sheraton on the Falls Hotel is home to spacious guestrooms and suites. Over half of the rooms in the hotel offer the best Falls views guaranteed from the floor to ceiling windows. For more information about the facility, including driving directions to the Sheraton on the Falls, please see: http://www.sheratononthefalls.com/hotelinfodriving-directions.php?refid=954 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS OACFP has reserved a variety of room types and pricing at the Sheraton on the Falls. City View rooms starting at $129 per night; Falls view rooms starting at $159/night; plus applicable taxes. A reservations team is available to assist by phone at 1-800-519-9911 and attendees are to request the special rate for OACFP or Ontario Association of Cemetery and Funeral Professionals. To book hotel accommodations online, go to this direct link: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/OACF15 Block of rooms will be held until September 12, 2015. After this date, any unreserved rooms will be released. IMPORTANT DATES August 14, 2015 • Sponsorship commitments due. August 31, 2015 • Exhibitor contracts and company profiles due. • Final day for early registration. September 12, 2015 • Hotel block of rooms cut-off. (remaining rooms will be released to the general public and room rates will not be guaranteed) September 15, 2015 • Last day for delegate registration cancellations • Final day to register to ensure your information appears on the attendee lists. ATTIRE Attire for daytime meetings and activities is business casual (no jeans). Attire for receptions and banquet is business dress. CANCELLATION POLICY We understand that circumstances may arise requiring cancellation. A written notice of a cancellation must be submitted to the OACFP office by September 15, 2015. Written cancellations received on or before September 15, 2015 will be issued a full refund. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows will not be eligible for any refund. Equivalent substitutions are permitted and must accompany notification to the OACFP office. Questions? Please contact OACFP with any questions at: Phone: 1-888-558-3335; 905-383-6528 • Fax: 905-383-2771 • Email: [email protected]