Cremation and Burial Conference and Exhibition 2013

The Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon

Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd July 2013

 

Monday 1st July 2013

14.15 hrs

Opening of the Conference by Rt. Hon. the Earl Grey, President of the Cremation Society of GB and Gordon Hull, President of Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities

Eccentric - The Life of Dr William Price, Dean Powell BA (English & Welsh Joint Hons)

14.45 hrs

Scottish Death Certification, Gareth Brown, Head of Blood, Organ Donation, Death and Sexual Health Scottish Government

15.15 hrs

Refreshment Break

15.45 hrs

CAMEO: What you should be doing now, Brendan Day MBA, Dip ICCM, Service Manager: Registration and Business Excellence, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

16.15 hrs

A Coffin Standard for Cremation, David Crampton, President, Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers' Association

17.00 hrs

Drinks Reception in Exhibition area


Tuesday 2nd July 2013

09.30 hrs

The Flexible Application of Memorial Safety Guidance, Ron Dunn FICCM, MIPGS (DipPRA, DipRM) Dunn & Co

10.00 hrs

The changes to BS8415 and how they might affect you, Professor Stuart Moy, BSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton

10.30 hrs

Refreshment Break

11.00 hrs

Resomation - An Update from the Working USA Installations, Sandy Sullivan BSc (Hons), Managing Director, Resomation Ltd

11,30 hrs

Is this the worst time to be bereaved?, Debbie Kerslake, CQSW, BA (Hons), CEO Cruse

12.30 hrs

Buffet Lunch

14.00 hrs

Update from the Ministry of Justice on Coroner, Cremation and Burial Matters, Judith Bernstein MA, LLM, ead of Coroners, Burials, Cremation and Inquiries Team, Access to Justice, Justice Policy Group, Ministry of Justice

14.45 hrs

Making Death Visible: The Future Cemetery Project, Dr John Troyer PhD, Deputy Director, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath

15.15 hrs

Refreshment Break

15.45 hrs

Panel Discussion - Issues Facing Burial and Cremation Authorities, Moderator: Harvey Thomas CBE

Debbie Kerslake, Cruse
Judith Bernstein, Ministry of Justice
David Crampton, FFMA
Dr John Troyer, University of Bath

Topics will include coffin standards, retention of cremated remains, new registration offices, baby cremations

17.00 hrs

Drinks reception in Exhibition area


Wednesday 3rd July 2013

9.30 hrs

The 125th Anniversary of the Scottish Cremation Society and the Establishment of Maryhill Crematorium

The Scottish Cremation Society and Maryhill Crematorium (1893), Revd Dr Peter Jupp MA, MTh, MSc, PhD, FRSA

James Chalmers "A Scheme of Cremation For Scotland": Glasgow Maryhill, Professor Hilary Grainger, BA (Hons), PhD, FRSA

10.30 hrs

Refreshment Break

11.00 hrs

It could happen to you; Business Continuity Plans, Frederick Gentile MBE, BA (Hons), AMEPS, Dip MgmtRisk, Management Executive, Willis UK Retail

11.45 hrs

The Natural Death Handbook, 5th Edition, Rosie Inman-Cook, DnTprag, Manager, Natural Death Centre and Association of Natural Burial Grounds

12.30 hrs

Buffet Lunch

14.00 hrs

Reuse of Graves in London, Gary Burkes MICCM(Dip), Superintendent and Registrar, City of London Cemetery & Crematorium

14.30 hrs

Tommy's - Support for Mums and Dads who have lost their baby, Dr Beckie Lang BsC (Hons), PhD, PG Dip, Health Campaigns Manager, Tommy's, the Baby Charity

15.15 hrs

Refreshment Break

15.45 hrs

Presidents' Panel, Moderator: Harvey Thomas CBE

Scott Grigsby, British Institute of Embalmers
David Crampton, Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers Association
Simon Fisher, National Association of Funeral Directors
Ivan Ash, National Association of Memorial Masons
Richard Edwards, National Society of Allied and Independant Funeral Directors

17.00 hrs

Closing of Conference

19.45 hrs

Conference Banquet