Programme

All papers and speakers subject to change.
Further details to follow.

Monday 6 July
09.30 hrs onwards	Arrival and registration
12.30 hrs	Buffet Lunch
14.15 hrs	Opening of Conference
	The Rating Valuation of Crematoria and Burial Grounds by Graeme Smale, Specialist Rating Unit, Valuation Office Agency, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor
	Formaldehyde – Is There a Substitute? by Sarah Dean, Managing Director dh2uk
15.15 hrs	Refreshment Break
15.45 hrs	Tell Us Once by Melanie Scott, Local Authority Liaison Tell Us Once Programme, Department for Work and Pensions
	Between Two Fires: Cremation in the 20th-21st Centuries, Romania by Dr Marius Rotar, Researcher, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba lulia
17.00 hrs	End of Session – Drinks reception in Exhibition area
Evening	Dinner
Tuesday 7 July
09.30 hrs	Water Conservation Through Efficient Land Drainage by Steve Gant, General Manager, Dignity Crematoria and Cemeteries
	Cremation in Greece by Antonis Alakiotis, President of The Committee for the Right of Cremation in Greece
10.30 hrs	Refreshment Break
11.00 hrs	Memorial Safety by Anton Matthews and Stephen Laing, Stone-Safe
	Not Quite King Tut! by Peter Mitchell, Peter Mitchell Associates
12.30 hrs	Buffet Lunch
14.00 hrs	Bereavement Awareness Training by John Parson, Service & Development Manager, Cruse Bereavement Care
	Resomation® Update- A great concept becoming reality by Sandy Sullivan, Managing Director, Resomation Ltd
15.15 hrs	Refreshment Break
15.45 hrs	Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 – The First Six Months Stakeholder Panel Brian Patterson - Coroners Unit, Ministry of Justice Dr Chris Stretton - Medical Referee, Gloucester Crematorium Patrick Gallagher - President, National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors John Rotherham - President, Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities
17.00 hrs	End of Session – Drinks reception in Exhibition areas
Evening	Dinner
Wednesday 8 July
09.30 hrs	Money to Burn? Gas Consumption in Crematoria (Management Techniques) by Andrew Mallalieu, Vice-President Technical Affairs, Facultatieve Technologies Ltd
	Four Funerals and a Wedding - Reforming Parochial Fees Legislation by Sarah Smith, Senior Policy Adviser, The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England
10.30 hrs	Refreshment Break
11.00 hrs	Crematoria Abatement of Mercury Emissions Organisation (CAMEO) Brendan Day - CAMEO Manager Richard Barradell - Secretary and Treasurer, Association of Private Crematoria and Cemeteries Adrian Britton - Commercial Director, Westerleigh Group Ltd Tony Hall - Stuton Associates Limited
12.30 hrs	Buffet Lunch
14.00 hrs	Pandemics – How Prepared Are You? by Andrew Platts, Managing Director, Technochem UK Ltd (incorporating Anubis Consulting) and Duncan McCallum, Secretary of The Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities
15.15 hrs	Refreshment Break
15.45 hrs	Presidents’ Panel A lively question and answer session involving Presidents from leading organisations within the death care profession.
17.00 hrs	End of Conference
19.45 hrs	Conference Banquet

(Subject to change – all timings are provisional)