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North American Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conferences - Previous Years

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2010

8^th North American Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference Atlanta, GA - Marriott Perimeter Center - June 6-8, 2010 - Sunday 1pm to Tuesday 1pm
Registration	Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center Hotel	Course 2 of the Gamliel Institute is Tahara and Shmira - Ritual Washing and Guarding. Part A will be presented at the conference and in a post conference session. Pre-registration is required. The Gamliel Institute courses are part of a 6 course certificate program.
Conference Program - Draft	Travel Logistics	Jewish Cemetery Association of North America (JCANA)
Atlanta Jewish News - 6 articles	Tours	Raising Scholarship Money - Template

2009

7^th North American Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference Berkeley, CA - Netivot Shalom - June 7-9, 2009 - Sunday 6pm to Tuesday 7pm
Registration	Hotels	Jewish Cemetery Association of North America (JCANA)
Raising Scholarship Money - Template	San Francisco California East Bay Scholarship Information	Travel Logistics
Conference Program	Scholar in Residence - Reb Mimi Feigelson	Ground Burial and Cremation
Conference Evaluation Form

2008

6^th North American Chevra Kadisha Conference Edison, NJ - Holiday Inn Hotel - Raritan Conference Center - June 1- 3, 2008 - Sunday 1pm to Tuesday 1pm
Registration	Hotel and transportation	Flyer
Program Model	Plenary Sessions	Chaplaincy Track
Jewish Cemetery Track	Physical Chevra Kadisha Track	Spiritual and Emotional Chevra Kadisha Track

2007

5^th North American Chevra Kadisha Conference Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - West Edmonton Mall Conference Center - June 10-12, 2007 - Sunday 1pm to Tuesday 1pm
Save the Date	Hotel	Registration
Food	Transportation	Program
Cantorial Performance	Brochure	Where is Edmonton?
Speakers	Pictures

2006

North American Jewish Cemetery and 4^th Chevra Kadisha Conference Portland, Oregon - Portland Hilton - June 11-13, 2006
Save the Date	Hotel	Rose Festival
Registration	Neveh Shalom sets 1st national cemetery conference - Jewish Review (Portland)	Travel Portland
Conference Brochure	Twin conferences here attract wide interest - Jewish Review (Portland)	Travel Oregon
Vendor Registration

2005

3^rd North American Chevra Kadisha Conference New York, NY - Columbia University Hillel - June 5-7, 2005
Overview	Housing
Conference Program Timing	Workshop Summary	Workshop Detail
Conference Brochure	Text Study	Hillel and Dorms information
Great Sites in NY	Tips	Davening
Restaurants

2004

2^nd North American Chevra Kadisha Conference Las Vegas, NV - Temple Beth Sholom - June 6-8, 2004
Program	Brochure	Presentations	Feedback
Overview	Page 1	Borodowsky	Herzfeld
Program	Page 2	Greenhough	Pitegoff
Logistics	Page 3	Pitegoff
	Page 4

2003

1^st North American Chevra Kadisha Conference Rockville, MD - B'nai Israel Congregation - June 22-24, 2003
Conference Announcement	Conference	What to Expect
Plenary Sessions	Workshops	Speakers
Schedule	Demonstrations	Holocaust Museum Pre-Conference
Rockville	B'nai Israel	Jewish Campus
Vacation	Airlines	Ground Transportation
Driving and Metro Directions	Hotel	Local Support
Co-Sponsors	Letter of Invitation to JFPCGW Meeting
The Meaning of Our Work - Rabbi Jack Riemer	Conference slide show	New York Jewish Week
Attendee Feedback	Audio of Selected Presentations from the 2003 Rockville Chevra Kadisha Conference	Washington Jewish Week
Beth Emeth (AZ) Congregational Newsletter		Baltimore Jewish Times