September 2000
The Director - Features
NFDA Leadership Conference Recap
During NFDA's 2000 Leadership Conference in Vail, Colorado, 191 funeral service leaders and 203 guests participated in educational activities, enjoyed social events and talked about funeral service issues.
NFDA Leadership Conference Recap gives a summary of the conference and includes details of some of the events, including the NFDA Policy Board Meeting, which discussed preneed regulations; a panel discussion of government regulators, which included presentations from representatives of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; a presentation on The Funeral Rule by FTC attorney and Funeral Rule Coordinator Myra Howard; and a speech given by Miss America 2000 Heather French urging funeral directors to honor the nation's veterans through support of the National World War II Memorial.
The recap coverage was written by Andrew C. Smith, NFDA's director of communications.
