Welcome to new FIAT-IFTA President 2010 - 2012

Immediate Past President Mr. Chen Qunlin ( P.R. of CHINA) welcomes new International President,  Mr. Gus Nichols (IRELAND) at the 11th FIAT-IFTA International Convention - Beijing, 22 - 26 June 2010.

The 11^th FIAT-IFTA International Convention that has taken place in Beijing and in Shanghai, June 21 – June 28, 2010 has been an overwhelming experience.

The achievements in the two years President Mr. Chen Qunlin and his staff of CFA - The China Funeral Association -  have culminated in the days of this Convention.

Funeral Service Directors from 30 countries have gathered in meetings, technical visits and festivities. A Funeral Repatriation specialist from the United Kingdom told that he never has had such a great value for his money at any international venue before.

Heritage is Hot - European and Global Approach

FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Museums Meeting at BEFA Expo ( left to right):

Mr. John Harris (London); Mr. Gus Nichols (Dublin); Mr. Sergei Yakushin

(Novosibisrsk); Mrs. Muriel Ghys-Perrin (Paris); Mrs. Luisa Yzaguirre Blanes

(Barcelona); Mr. Wittigo Keller (Vienna); Mr. Guus Sluiter (Amsterdam);

Mrs. Kerstin Gernig (Düsseldorf); Mr. Dirk Van Vuure (Hilversum);

Mr. Henry Keizer (The Hague); Mrs. Teresa Saavedra (Bogotá)

Friday 20 November 2009 at the Headquarters UNESCO, Paris. Members of the FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Committee have met Mrs. Marie-Ange Theobald , Chief Section Non-governmental organizations of UNESCO. It was mutually aknowledged that FIAT-IFTA is the appropriate institution to cooperate with the UNESCO World Heritage Center.

Together with Mr. Francesco Bandarin, the newly nominated Assistant Director General for Culture; Mrs. Cecile Duvelle, Chief Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage and Mr. George Poussin, Chief Section Culture FIAT-IFTA focusses on setting up a Committee of Funeral Heritage Experts and the International Association of Funeral Museums.

IN MEMORIAM DARYL BLACKWELL 1925 – 2010

FIAT-IFTA Associate Member Mr. Ken Maurer of Maurer Funerals, Australia has informed the Board of FIAT-IFTA of the passing away of Mr. Daryl Blackwell – National President 1973 - 1974 of AFDA and International FIAT-IFTA President 1980 – 1982. The Board of FIAT-IFTA wished to offer the deepest  condolences to the family and relatives.

FIAT-IFTA Initiative : IAFM – International Association of Funeral Museums

The International Board of FIAT-IFTA and the FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Steering Committee chaired by Mr. Henry Keizer, CEO of Facultatieve Technologies have the honor to invite FIAT-IFTA Heritage Partners; Funeral Heritage Experts; Directors and Conservators of Funeral Museums and FIAT-IFTA Members interested in preserving Funeral Heritage to attend  the First FIAT-IFTA International Meeting  on the Conservation and Safeguarding of Funeral Heritage, hosted by BEFA Expo – Germany.

UGANDA - New National Member of FIAT-IFTA

Uganda Funeral Services Ltd. has applied for National Membership of Uganda in FIAT-IFTA
Managing Director: Mrs. Regina Mukiibi Mugongo states that UFS wants:

“To be the leaders in the professionalism and modernization of funeral services management in Uganda”


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MONGOLA - National Member Application

FIAT-IFTA Secretariat has received from the President of the Mongolian Funeral Association Mrs. Garavsuren Idermaa the official application for National Membership of FIAT-IFTA.
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Three new FIAT-IFTA Members from HUNGARY

At the FUNËRAIRE in Paris 6 Companies applied for Associate Member of FIAT-IFTA
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FuSeMBA - January 2010 - New Registration

Management of Funeral Services
Master of Business Administration
JANUARY, 2010 > DECEMBER, 2011

Open to University graduates and funeral service professionals alike, the MBA in the Management of Funeral Services is an 800-hour European course comprised of 6 modules, blending on-line education and training with face-to-face and practical sessions in 5 countries, including a virtual Business Game.


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11th FIAT-IFTA International Convention 2010- P.R. of CHINA

Provisional Program
21 June 2010 -- 27 June 2010
Full information on : www.iftachina2010.com

June 21 - Registration

June 22 - 9.00 - 11.30
Visit to the 4th China International Funeral Expo Opening Ceremony


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