Schedule of Events

Thursday, February 7, 2019
8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Registration Open
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. President's Welcome & Kick-Off (Open to everyone)
Friday, February 8, 2019
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Open
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. MBNA Ambassador’s Council Meeting (for Past Presidents only)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Certified Memorialist Lunch and Workshop (for CMs only)
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. MBNA Annual Business Meeting and Memorial Service
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. The Four Pillars of MBNA
MBNA Vice Presidents
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. OSHA’s New Silica Rule – What You Need to Know
Matt Pruitt, Elberton Granite Association, Inc. & Dave Sharamitaro, Husqvarna Group
4:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Opening Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
9:30 p.m. – Midnight “Gateway” Hospitality Lounge
Saturday, February 9, 2019
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Open
8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open with Continental Breakfast on the Show Floor
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Newcomer’s Social
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. That Won’t Sell In My Area
Charlie Hunt, FICA, Hunt Memorials, Inc.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Awards and Recognition Luncheon
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. A History of Cremation Memorialization: Hope, Not Dispair
Jason Engler, Cremation Historian, Cremation Association of North America
1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Supplier/Bronze Division Meeting
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Manufacturer/Wholesaler Division Meeting
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Closing Happy Hour
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Installation Celebration Reception
10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. “Gateway” Hospitality Lounge
Sunday, February 10, 2019
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Worship Service
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open with Brunch on the Floor
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lettering: Spacing & Kerning
Jed Hendrickson, CM, AICA, Santa Barbara Monumental Company, Inc.
12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Move-Out
   
The following sessions are open to those registering for the optional Commitment to Excellence courses (additional fees apply) offered by the American Institute of Commemorative Art and MBNA.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lettering: It’s Relationship to Design
Jed Hendrickson, CM, AICA, Santa Barbara Monumental Company, Inc.
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Six Basic Shapes: Design Possibilities from Ordinary Shapes
Charlie Hunt, FAICA, Hunt Memorials, Inc.
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Group Dinner & Informal Design Session: Trump That Monument!
Monday, February 11, 2019
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Move-Out
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. American Grabstein: Bringing German Influence into your Memorials
Tony Watson, AICA, Watson Signs & Monuments
For your convenience, an information desk will be open throughout the Convention to assist attendees with any questions.  Schedule is subject to change.  

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