A limited number of rooms are available at the host hotels on a first-come, first-served basis for most meetings. Once our room block is filled, we cannot guarantee the availability of rooms, so members are encouraged to make their reservations as early as possible.
Questions about your registration?
Contact Headquarters at:
1-800-323-4219,
Fax: 847-236-9968
Young Professional of the Year Award This award is designed to specifically spotlight career achievements, community/organization involvement and awards/achievements of funeral professionals under the age of 50. All award nominees must be active employees of Selected member firms (domestic or international) and under the age of 50 as of February 1, 2011. Individuals may self-nominate. Completed nomination application packets must be received no later than October 22 for consideration for the 2011 award. The Young Professional of the Year award will be presented during a special ceremony at Selected’s 2011 NextGen Seminar to be held January 23-27.
Register now for the: 2011 NextGen Seminar Jan. 23-27 Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa, Grand Cayman Reservation deadline: Dec. 17, 2010 To make reservations,
call the hotel at 345-945-3800, fax to 345-949-5825 or email the
Make sure to indicate you are with Selected Independent Funeral Homes to receive our negotiated rate of $259.
Selected Audio Excerpts from the Seminar (9 minutes)
by business consultant Buz Buzogany on strategic plan implementation and by Tony Lloyd and Mark McCrocklin of member firm Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Centers, Indianapolis, IN. Tony and Mark presented a session titled “Funeral Service in the Real World.” In the exerpts, Tony shares how important it is for leaders to pick a goal and then identify someone who can help hold you accountable. This will significantly increase the likelihood that the goal will be implemented. In his comments, Mark outlines the “rules” that Flanner and Buchanan has developed for the Work Teams it creates to work on various goals. Mark emphasized the importance of involving staff at all levels in the Work Teams.
Photos from the Seminar on Facebook
NextGen provides a forum for the next generation of funeral service leadership as well as those new to the profession. NextGen participants share ideas and discuss topics of vital interest as they prepare to lead their Selected firms into the future.
