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SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018 9:00 am - 11:00 am MFDA Services Board of Directors, Horn Island Ballroom 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MFDA Board of Directors Lunch, Horn Island Ballroom 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm MFDA Board of Directors Meeting, Horn Island Ballroom 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm MFDA Foundation Board Meeting, Horn Island Ballroom 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm LFDA Executive Committee Meeting, Cat Island Ballroom 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Set Up, Grand Ballroom D, E, F, G 3:00 pm - 7:30 pm Registration, Pre-Function Area 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Reception, Ship Island Ballroom 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Horn Island Ballroom **Sponsored by Unity Financial & Miller and Sons Funeral Car Sales**

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018 7:30 am Past President’s Breakfast, Horn Island Ballroom 9:00 am Registration, Pre-Function Area 8:30 am - 9:30 am MFDA Membership Meeting, Deer Island Ballroom 9:30 am - 11:30 am Do You Know Me? What Your Funeral Home Customers REALLY Want, Georganne Bender & Rich Kizer, Kizer & Bender Speaking!, Grand Ballroom A, B, C **Sponsored by Selected Funeral Life Insurance Company** 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Luncheon with Keynote Speaker, Ship Island Ballroom LFDA Gerald M. Robbins Sr. Scholarship Presentation MFDA Student of the Year Presentation LFDA Certificate of Excellence Sponsor Recognition 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Exhibitor Hall Viewing, Grand Ballroom D, E, F, G 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Monday Night Party, Wig Out at the Disco, Ship Island Ballroom **Sponsored in part by Batesville**

TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am LFDA General Membership Meeting, Deer Island Ballroom 9:30 am Registration. Pre-Function Area 9:30 am - 10:30 am NFDA Update, Grand Ballroom A, B, C 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Brunch in Exhibitor Hall, Grand Ballroom D, E, F, G 12:30 pm Exhibitor Tear Down, Grand Ballroom D, E, F, G 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Service of Remembrance, Deer Island Ballroom **Sponsored by Dignity Memorial** 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm President’s Cocktail Reception, Pre-Function Area **Sponsored by National Funeral Directors Association** 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Installation Banquet, Grand Ballroom D, E, F, G 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Horn Island Ballroom **Sponsored by Unity Financial & Miller and Sons Funeral Car Sales**

**This agenda was accurate at the time of printing. We make every effort to present the schedule as listed on the agenda.

Due to unforeseen circumstances times, location, speakers and/or presentations are subject to change.**

CONTACT INFORMATION

REQUIRED: Please select your membership affiliation

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FULL REGISTRATION (Includes entry to all events and activities) BEFORE 5/15/18 AFTER 5/15/18

# ____ LFDA/MFDA 1st Member Registration $350 $400

# ____ LFDA/MFDA Additional Member Registration (or guest) $250 $300

# ____ Non-Member Registration $425 $475

# ____ Student/Intern/Faculty Registration $225 $275

# ____ 12 & Under Registration $100 $150

A LA CARTE TICKETS (Individual Days/Meals)

# ____ Sunday Welcome Reception ONLY $55 $55

# ____ Monday ONLY $125 $125

# ____ Monday Lunch ONLY $40 $40

# ____ Monday Night Party ONLY $55 $55

# ____ Tuesday ONLY $75 $75

# ____ Banquet ONLY $100 $100

TOTAL DUE: $_____________ $_____________

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Check made payable to MFDA

Credit Card: MC AMEX VISA DISC

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Billing Address (if different from above)

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CANCELLATION POLICY The full amount of the registration fee will be refunded until May 15, 2018. Registrations received after May 15, 2018 will incur a $50 late fee. There will be no refunds after May 15, 2018. No shows will be responsible for full payment and not entitled to a refund.

Please return completed forms and payment to: MFDA, P.O. Box 82531, Baton Rouge, LA 70884

Or Fax: (225) 767-7648

Questions? Contact MFDA at (225) 767-7640 or MFDA@tatmangroup.com

ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE!

Please visit www.mississippifuneraldirectors.com/jointconvention

Rich Kizer & Georganne Bender Kizer & Bender Speaking!

Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender are consumer anthropologists, professional speakers, authors and consultants whose client list reads like a "Who's Who" in business. Their clients

depend upon them for timely advice on consumers and the changing retail market place.

KIZER & BENDER are contributors to MSNBC’s television program Your Business. They made Meetings & Conventions Magazine's list of Meeting Planners Favorite Keynote Speakers, have been named two of Retailing's Most Influential People, and have been listed among the Top 40 Omnichannel Retail Influencers and the Top 50 Retail Influencers since 2015. Their award winning Retail Adventures blog was named the Top Retail Blog by PR Newswire Media. In 2017 they served as official correspondents for the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Shop.org

conference, covering the future of digital and online retail trends.

Rich and Georganne are experts on generational diversity, consumer trends, marketing and promotion, and everything retail. They are well known for their intensive consumer research. In addition to focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and detailed on-site studies, they’ve been mystery shopping funeral homes and cemeteries since 2005. KIZER & BENDER are known for their unique research because they stalk and study that most elusive of mammals: today's consumer. The result of their research is literally straight from the customers' mouth: solid

ground level intelligence you can use to better serve your own customers.

**Presentation Sponsored by Selected Funeral Life Insurance Company**

T. Bubba Bechtol

T. Bubba started out as James Terryl Bechtol, a baby boomer raised in the tiny fishing village of Fontainebleau in the heart of Mississippi’s Cajun country. His grandfather, a circuit-riding Southern Baptist minister, exposed Bechtol to oral tradition. At 12, Bechtol was preaching himself at tent revivals up and down the Gulf Coast. “I broke away from that once I got to high school and discovered Jack Daniels and cheerleaders,” he says. Bechtol left formal education to pursue a career in direct sales. He found that his natural sense of humor gave him the ability to talk to anybody about anything, whether it was selling home fire alarm systems or tanning beds. On the speaking circuit Bechtol developed a friendship with another humorist, syndicated columnist Lewis Grizzard. When Grizzard’s health problems became severe, he asked Bechtol to serve as a substitute for personal appearances he was not able to make. With a growing reputation as a standup comic, Bechtol was taken under the wing of Grizzard’s management company, which began booking him on comedy dates. He made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 24, 1998, and has performed regularly there ever since.

Soon, the one-time salesman-turned-politician found himself in high demand as a motivational speaker at conferences, conventions, and industrial events. He has been a proud member of the National Speakers Association for 37 years, and earned the highest Professional Speaking designation in the world, the CSP, Certified Speaking Professional. He did not come into stand up comedy from comedy clubs and night clubs, but took a different route as a Professional Speaker. T. Bubba says, “I did that, because that’s where the money was!!”

Bechtol became one of the few standup comics in the nation to receive a major recording

contract when he was signed to MCA Nashville.

Due to the high demand for hotel rooms, please make your reservations NOW by calling the hotel directly at (800) 777-7568. Be sure to reference the group code S186104 and mention that you are attending the LFDA & MFDA Joint Convention in order to receive the special negotiated room rate of $229 per night for June 1-2, 2018 and $109 per night for June 3-5, 2018, plus applicable fees and taxes. The deadline to receive this special room rate is May 9, 2018 or until the room block is full. Reservations made after this date will be accepted based on hotel availability and rates. Rooms are limited, so please register early! Complimentary valet and self-parking is available. Visit MississippiFuneralDirectors.com for online reservation link.

P.O. Box 82531 Baton Rouge, LA 70884

Monday, June 4, 2018 from 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Wig Out at the Disco

Tickets are included with registration. Additional tickets may be

purchased at $55 each Wear your favorite wigs or disco digs, and join us for the Monday night party! With light food, drinks, disc jockey, and tons of fun, you’re sure to have a groovy time.

**Sponsored in part by Batesville Casket Company**