{"id":"SEC-18-GM-035","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, \u00272021 NFDA International Convention \u0026 Expo: Reunited and It Felt So Good\u0027 (Nov. 3, 2021): Oct. 17-20, 2021, Nashville, \u0027After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027; attendance sentence as printed: \u0027The 2022 [sic] NFDA Convention drew 5,052 total attendees (3,316 attendees and 2,021 exhibitor representatives)\u0027; 323 exhibiting companies","title":"NFDA International Convention \u0026 Expo","dateIssued":"2021-11-03","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2021-11-03","endDate":"","quarters":[],"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/61902-2021-nfda-international-convention-expo-reunited-and-it-felt-so-good","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1835151,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"Connecting Directors, \u00272021 NFDA International Convention \u0026 Expo: Reunited and It Felt So Good\u0027 (Nov. 3, 2021): Oct. 17-20, 2021, Nashville, \u0027After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027; attendance sentence as printed: \u0027The 2022 [sic] NFDA Convention drew 5,052 total attendees (3,316 attendees and 2,021 exhibitor representatives)\u0027; 323 exhibiting companies","collection":"SEC-18","url":"/library/SEC-18-GM-035","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-18-GM-035","citation":"National Funeral Directors Association, Connecting Directors, \u00272021 NFDA International Convention \u0026 Expo: Reunited and It Felt So Good\u0027 (Nov. 3, 2021): Oct. 17-20, 2021, Nashville, \u0027After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027; attendance sentence as printed: \u0027The 2022 [sic] NFDA Convention drew 5,052 total attendees (3,316 attendees and 2,021 exhibitor representatives)\u0027; 323 exhibiting companies (Ex. SEC-18-GM-035)","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"]}