{"id":"SEC-18-GM-006","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"2020: New Orleans (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center); 2021: Nashville, LA (2020); TN (2021)","state":"LA","metro":"","industry":"18","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"National Funeral Directors Association","authority":"","instrument":"Connecting Directors, \u0027NFDA Cancels In-person International Convention \u0026 Expo and Will Unite the Profession During Its First-ever Virtual Convention\u0027 (July 1, 2020) (republication of the NFDA release: \u0027With the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in many states, canceling our in-person event was necessary to assure the health and safety of everyone\u0027 (Christine Pepper); New Orleans, Oct. 18-21, 2020; NFDA \u0027more than 20,000 individual members representing nearly 11,000 funeral homes\u0027)","title":"NFDA International Convention \u0026 Expo","dateIssued":"2020-07-01","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2020-07-01","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0022With the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in many states, canceling our in-person event was necessary to assure the health and safety of everyone\u0022 (Christine Pepper, NFDA CEO); \u0022For the safety and health of all involved, we are cancelling the on-site convention in New Orleans\u0022","enforcement":"","functions":["FH","HR","SC","MK","OP","CB"],"notes":"2020: In-person convention cancelled (announced June 30-July 1, 2020); NFDA\u0027s first virtual convention held the week of Oct. 18, 2020 (S). 2021: Held in person in Nashville Oct. 17-20, 2021, \u0027After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027 (S; fourth quarter of 2021). Usual dates: October annually (2020: Oct. 18-21, 2020; 2021: Oct. 17-20, 2021). Scale: NFDA \u0027more than 20,000 individual members representing nearly 11,000 funeral homes\u0027; the 2021 convention drew \u00275,052 total attendees (3,316 attendees and 2,021 exhibitor representatives)\u0027 and 323 exhibiting companies (Connecting Directors, Nov. 3, 2021, whose sentence reads \u00272022\u0027 [sic]). Venue orders 2020: LA-018, LA-020, MET-MSY-012, MET-MSY-013, LA-069. Venue orders 2021: TN-035, TN-037, MET-BNA-024, MET-BNA-025, FED-020, FED-021, FED-050, FED-052, FED-053.","sourceUrl":"https://connectingdirectors.com/57210-nfda-cancels-in-person-international-convention-expo-and-will-unite-the-profession-during-its-first-ever-virtual-convention","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1844958,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"Connecting Directors, \u0027NFDA Cancels In-person International Convention \u0026 Expo and Will Unite the Profession During Its First-ever Virtual Convention\u0027 (July 1, 2020) (republication of the NFDA release: \u0027With the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in many states, canceling our in-person event was necessary to assure the health and safety of everyone\u0027 (Christine Pepper); New Orleans, Oct. 18-21, 2020; NFDA \u0027more than 20,000 individual members representing nearly 11,000 funeral homes\u0027)","collection":"SEC-18","url":"/library/SEC-18-GM-006","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-18-GM-006","citation":"National Funeral Directors Association, Connecting Directors, \u0027NFDA Cancels In-person International Convention \u0026 Expo and Will Unite the Profession During Its First-ever Virtual Convention\u0027 (July 1, 2020) (republication of the NFDA release: \u0027With the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in many states, canceling our in-person event was necessary to assure the health and safety of everyone\u0027 (Christine Pepper); New Orleans, Oct. 18-21, 2020; NFDA \u0027more than 20,000 individual members representing nearly 11,000 funeral homes\u0027) (Ex. SEC-18-GM-006)","stateName":"Louisiana","related":["LA-018","LA-020","MET-MSY-012","MET-MSY-013","LA-069","TN-035","TN-037","MET-BNA-024","MET-BNA-025","FED-020","FED-050","FED-052"]}