2024 Conference and AGM
The BC Funeral Association’s Annual AGM and Conference will take place at The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport in Richmond, British Columbia from April 30th – May 2nd, 2024.
Registration is now closed. See you soon!
2024 Conference and AGM Agenda
Tuesday, April 30th
10:45am Next Steps in Funeral Services Education- Membership Consultation
1:00pm AGM & Town Hall
3:00pm Trade Show Opening Cocktail Reception
7:00pm Networking Social- Legacy Lounge, Richmond Olympic Oval
Wednesday, May 1st
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Welcome
9:30am Session 1 – Keynote – Jennifer Moss – (re)Discovering Happiness at Work (2 FD or EMB CEU)
10:30am Break
11:00am Session 2 – Adele Warner – Coaching in Leadership (1 FD or EMB CEU)
12:00pm Lunch and In Memoriam
1:00pm Concurrent Sessions
Session 3 – Amanda King – Pediatric Funeral Care (2 FD CEU)
Session 4 – Cemetery Fireside Chat Panel
Ken Munday – Database Management | Lacee Barr – Landscape Design | Mark Harrison –
Employee training and policy development | Laura Casey – CPBC Regulatory Requirements
2:30pm Happy Hour with Exhibitors
5:30pm President’s Banquet Cocktail Reception
6:30pm President’s Banquet – Service Awards & Entertainment by “Very Very Improv”
10:30pm Late Night Snack
Thursday, May 2nd
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Recap & Welcome
9:15am Concurrent Sessions
Session 5- Amanda King- Biology Behind Better Cosmetics (1 EMB CEU)
Session 6- Jesse Kemp- Unleashing Performance: Harnessing Psychological Safety and Intrinsic Motivators (1 FD or 1 EMB CEU)
10:15am Break
10:30am Session 7- Closing Speaker- Michael Dixon – Funeral Peer Support (2 FD or EMB CEU)
12:00pm Closing Remarks
12:15pm Lunch-To-Go
Exhibitor Showcase and Tradeshow
We are excited to welcome a diverse group of exhibitors showcasing the latest in Funeral, Cemetery, and Crematorium products and services. This year’s vendors include:
Algordanza Canada – Avanti – Batesville Canada – Begin Urns – Core Scientific – E. Lees and Associates – Eternity’s Touch – Fraserway Prekast – Funeral Professional Peer Support – Guaranteed Funeral Deposits (GFD) – Innovexia – Legacy Private Trust – Manchester Supply – Messenger – Mortimer’s Monumental Works – Pyrox Industries – Raincoast Memorials – Sunset Memorial and Stone – The Dodge Company Canada – TruStage Life of Canada – Urban Systems – Vancouver Casket
Session Details
Session 1: (re)Discovering Happiness at Work- Jennifer Moss
Session 2: Coaching in Leadership: Building a Coaching Culture- Adele Warner
Session 3: Pediatric Funeral Care- Amanda King
Session 4: Cemetery Fireside Chat Panel
Session 5: Biology Behind Better Cosmetics- Amanda King
Session 6: Cautionary Lessons for Organizational Learning- Jesse Kemp
Session 7: Funeral Peer Support- Michael Dixon
Hotel Details
The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport
3099 Corvette Way
Richmond, BC
V6X 4K3
Hotel features:
- Rates starting at Starting at $249/night CAD
- Located in the same venue as the education portion of the conference
- Complimentary airport shuttle
- River Rock Casino nearby
Parking: Available on-site parking – Hourly: $4.25 Daily: $27.73
Flying into Vancouver?
YVR is located is 4km from the hotel and will take you approximately 8 minutes to travel by taxi
Sponsored By:
In Kind Donations:
Funeral Professional Peer Support
Frigid Fluids