Keynote Speaker: Pamela Prickett, co-author of The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels
Confirmed Speakers: Victoria Haneman (Univ. of Georgia School of Law), Mel Bennett (Life Forest Cemetery), Sarah Chavez (The Order of the Good Death), Liz Dunnebacke (WAKE), Isabel Knight (National Home Funeral Alliance), Joyal Mulheron (Evermore), Sara Williams (FCA), Miranda Panther (NAGPRA Officer, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Dianna Repp (FCA), Charlotte Seto (Handled Milestones)
Conference Schedule
Thursday, June 26
- Evening: Movie screening (The Burial ) & snacks
Friday, June 27
- Morning: Opening ceremony & Land acknowledgement; Speaker sessions
- Afternoon: Speaker session; Tour of the Endswell Funeral Home’s alkaline hydrolysis facility (additional fee for bus)
- Evening: Reception
Saturday, June 28
- Morning: Speaker sessions
- Noon: Complementary salad & sandwich bar luncheon
- Afternoon: Speaker sessions
- Evening: Enjoy an elegant reception in the Hotel Ballroom. A networking cocktail hour will be followed by a seated banquet and an inspiring keynote speaker.
Sunday, June 29
- Morning: Tour of Bluestem Conservation Cemetery (additional fee for bus)
Hotel Information
A special room rate is available at the Embassy Suites by Hilton – Raleigh Durham Research Triangle until May 27. Single or double rooms are available for $160/night + tax. This rate includes complementary hot breakfast & evening cocktail reception, free internet, free parking, and free airport shuttle. Third and fourth persons are additional $10 each. Reserve room here.
Early Bird Registration (ends May 23)
Register by May 23 and save $25! Early bird registration fee of $250 includes Thursday evening movie & snacks, all speaker sessions Friday and Saturday, Saturday salad & sandwich bar lunch, and conference swag.
Reception and banquet with keynote speaker & awards presentations is $50.
Bus transportation for tours is $25 for one trip or $40 for both.
Premiere of the 2025 Edition: Before I Go You Should Know
Pre-order a spiral bound copy of FCA’s newly updated workbook, Before I Go You Should Know.
Save $5 – Order the new edition of Before I Go on the conference registration page and pick it up at the conference!