2022 Annual Conference
May 16-19, 2022
Lansing Center and Radisson Hotel
Please note: You will receive a registration confirmation email after registering. This is not a payment receipt. You will receive a separate payment confirmation email if you are paying by credit card.
Registration Rates
| If Registered by May 9, 2022 |
Onsite Registration | |
|---|---|---|
| Member / Spouse | $100 | $150 |
| MFDA Retiree / Spouse | $75 | $75 |
| Non-Member | $300 | $300 |
| MFDA Student | $0 | $0 |
| MFDA Past President | $0 | $0 |
| 777 Club | $0 | $0 |
| Golf Outing | $200 per person |
|
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE AT 5PM ON MAY 9.
Agenda
| Monday, May 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:00a - 3:00p | Golf Outing | Eagle Eye Golf Club |
| 6:00p - 9:00p | Exhibitor Move-In | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A |
| Tuesday, May 17 | ||
| 7:00a - 2:00p | Exhibitor Move-In | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A |
| 8:00a - 6:00p | Registration | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A Foyer |
| 9:00a - 10:30a | Annual Meeting (MEMBERS ONLY) | Lansing Center/Meeting Rm 203/204 |
| 10:45a - 11:45a | Workshop: Dominick Astorino - “Relevance of Restorative Art” | Lansing Center/Meeting Rm 201/202 |
| 12:00p - 1:15p | Past President's Lunch | Lansing Center/Governor's Room |
| 1:15p - 2:15p | Keynote Speaker: Chuck Gallagher - “I Have Just Been Dying To Tell You About Ethics!” | Lansing Center/Meeting Rm 201/202 |
| 2:30p - 6:00p | Exhibit Hall - Grand Opening | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A |
| 4:00p - 5:30p | Michigan Mortuary Science Foundation Meeting | Lansing Center/Governor's Room |
| 6:00p - 7:00p | Rodney Wakeman Reception - Please join us for a reception honoring Michigan’s only funeral professional serving in the state legislature. | Lansing Center/River Street Pub |
| Wednesday, May 18 | ||
| 7:30a - 5:30p | Registration | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A Foyer |
| 8:00a - 10:00a | Workshop: Michael Sharkey - “Legal Concerns and Best Practices for the Modern Funeral Director” | Radisson Hotel/Regency I |
| 10:15a - 11:15a | Service of Remembrance | Radisson Hotel/Capitol III & IV |
| 11:30a - 12:00p | Legislative Advocacy Briefing | Radisson Hotel/Regency II |
| 12:00p - 1:15p | Legislative Advocacy Luncheon | Radisson Hotel/Capitol I & II |
| 1:30p - 5:00p | Exhibit Hall Open | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A |
| 5:00p | Exhibitor Move Out | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A |
| 5:15p - 6:15p | Honors Reception | Lansing Center/Banquet Rooms 1-4 |
| 6:15p - 7:15p | WSU Mortuary Science Program Alumni Reception | Lansing Center/River Street Pub |
| 8:00p - 11:00p | MFDA Party | The Exchange |
| Thursday, May 19 | ||
| 8:30a - 11:00a | Registration | Lansing Center/Exhibit Hall A Foyer |
| 9:30a - 10:30a | Workshop: Jason Troyer - “Families Gone Wild: Defusing Conflict in the Arrangement Room” | Lansing Center/Meeting Rm 201 |
| 10:45a - 12:45p | OSHA Seminar - Stephen R. Kemp, CFSP | Lansing Center/Meeting Rm 203/204 |
Hotel Reservation Instructions
Reserve your room at the Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol by calling the hotel reservation’s department at 1-800-333-3333 and use the promotional code MFDA22 to receive the discounted rates. Or click on Radisson Hotel Lansing. MFDA’s discounted rates are available through May 2, 2022.
Golf Outing
MFDA’s annual golf outing will be held on Monday, May 16, with a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. at:
Eagle Eye Golf Club
15500 Chandler Road
Bath Township, MI 48808.
Golf Digest ranks Eagle Eye as one of the top 20 Michigan courses in 2022. Golf includes: a grilled lunch at the turn, a post golf reception, and 2 drink tickets (to be used either on the course or at the reception).