The 2019 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report projects that by 2040, the cremation rate in the U.S. will reach 78.7%. NFDA members may download their complimentary copy of this critical report. 

The NFDA Policy Board met today in San Diego, Calif., and elected Linda Allan and Daniel Ford to serve as at-large representatives on the association's Board of Directors. They will begin two-year terms of service immediately following the 2019 NFDA Convention.

The 2019 NFDA International Convention & Expo will offer funeral professionals an opportunity to get their future in focus, while reliving the past and exploring the present, through unequalled opportunities for learning, networking and discovering new products and services.

Embalmers: Reserve your seat at NFDA's second Embalming & Restorative Art Seminar of 2019, taking place August 15-16 at John A. Gupton College in Nashville, Tenn.

Seth Godin, bestselling author, teacher, entrepreneur and founder of altmba.com, will give the opening keynote address of the 2019 NFDA International Convention & Expo, October 27-30 in Chicago, Ill. Registration and housing are now open for the 2019 Convention.