| Virginia Cemetery Association |
2024 Annual Conference
Agenda:
Download Agenda and Registration Form to Print HERE.
REGISTER TODAY!
Thursday, June 6th
| 9:40am – 10:10 am | David Pattishall – Davey Tree, Golf Chairman | Tee Off Times & Course TBD |
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Registration and Vendor Set-Up | Ocean Grand Hallway |
| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | VCA Board of Directors | Cape Hatteras |
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Presidents Reception | Ocean Grand Foye |
Friday June 7th
| 8:00am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | Ocean Grand Hallway |
| 8:30am | Welcome and Early Bird Raffle | Cape Charles |
| 8:45am – 9:15am | VCA Annual Membership Meeting | Cape Charles |
| 9:15am | Legislative Report, Jimmy Stewart | Cape Charles |
| 9:30am | VFDA Report | Cape Charles |
| 9:45am | SCCFA Report | Cape Charles |
| 10:00am | ICCFA Report | Cape Charles |
| 10:15am | Break with Sponsors | Cape Henry I & II |
| 10:45am | “Creating a Grief Trail”; Ivy Spicer, Historyland Memorial Park | Cape Charles |
| 11:30am | “Relevant Cemetery Websites”; Andrew Rountree, Addison Clark Marketing Agency | Cape Charles |
| 12:15pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00pm | “Tomb of the Forgotten”; Emily Mitchell, Historyland Memorial Park | Cape Charles |
| 1:45pm | DPOR Update; Don Wilson, Board Member | Cape Charles |
| 2:00pm | Veteran’s Update; Wally Frankland | Cape Charles |
| 2:15pm | VCA Directors Meeting | Cape Hatteras |
| 2:30pm | Afternoon Activities and Dinner on your on | |
| 8:00 pm | Hospitality Suite; Sponsored by Matthews International | TBD |
Saturday, June 8th
| 8:00am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | Ocean Grand Hallway |
| 8:30am | Welcome and Early Bird Raffle | Cape Charles |
| 8:35am – 12:35pm | Cemetery Training for the Compliance Agent; Mike Doherty | Cape Hatteras |
| 9:00am | “Making your Cemetery a Tier 1 Arboretum”; Matthew Amato, Horticulturist | Cape Charles |
| 10:00am | “Radical Hospitality; Danny Jefferson, Two Guys and a Question | Cape Charles |
| 11:00am | “ Innovative Community Programming and Outreach”; Kurt Deion, Historic Congressional Cemetery | Cape Charles |
| 12:00pm | Lunch with Exhibitors | Cape Henry I & II |
| 1:00pm | “Creating a Natural Cemetery or Garden" | Cape Charles |
| 2:00pm | Family Time “Enjoy the Beach” | |
| 5:00pm – 8:30pm | Presidents Awards Reception and Banquet; Danny Jefferson, guest speaker | Cape Charles |
| 8:30pm – 10:00pm | Hospitality Suite |