To: CCC Supplier Members From: Irene K. Lazaroski April 2014

To:
CCC Supplier Members
From: Irene K. Lazaroski
April 2014
CATHOLIC CEMETERY CONFERENCE
CONVENTION & EXPOSITION
September 29 – October 3, 2014
Newark, New Jersey
When was the last time you stepped out of a convention center, caught a bus right out the front
door and were a $4.00 bus ride to New York City? Newark, New Jersey is THE place to be this
September when the Catholic Cemetery Conference welcomes attendees from all parts of the
globe to reflect, learn and network, September 29 through October 3, 2014.
I invite you to join us and meet face to face with the largest gathering of Catholic cemeterians,
cemetery directors, managers, diocesan directors and parish administrators from around the
world. CCC Convention attendees are the decision makers in their cemeteries responsible for
purchasing your firm’s products and services.
Because of the unique location of the Meadowlands Exposition Center, the CCC for the first time
will afford attendees their choice of respective hotels, all are located but a few minutes walking
distance. More information on registration and group codes will be provided in late April.
Holiday Inn - $162.00
Hyatt - $169.00
Courtyard by Marriott - $159.00
Residence Inn by Marriott - $169.00
CCC has scheduled non-competitive exposition hours to ensure that you will have every
attendee’s undivided attention. We encourage you to attend the educational sessions and
network with CCC members. The CCC provides complimentary food and beverage service to
exhibitors and attendees throughout the Exposition functions to encourage attendees to stay in
the hall and visit every booth.
Official Exposition Hours:
Tuesday, September 30
5:30 - 8:00 pm
Exposition Grand Opening & Welcome Reception
Wednesday, October 1
9:00 - 10:30 am
12:00 - 1:30 pm
2:30 - 3:00 pm
5:30 - 9:00 pm
Breakfast with attendees
Lunch with attendees
Coffee/Refreshments with attendees
CCC - IMSA Reception / Dinner / Prize Drawings
Thursday, October 2
9:00 - 10:30 am
12 Noon - 1:30 pm
3:00 – 11:30 pm
Breakfast with attendees
Lunch with attendees
Tear-down/move-out
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April, 2014
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Exhibiting with CCC in Newark, New Jersey:
Booth Fees
The standard booth size is 10’X10’. Your booth space will be framed with an 8’-high backdrop
and 36”-high side rails. Show colors are gold and white. You will also receive a 7” x 44” booth
identification sign showing your company name and booth number. Any alterations made to the
standard 8’ height dimension, where permitted, will be at the exhibitor’s own expense. The
exhibit hall IS NOT CARPETED. The CCC contracts for 24-hour security from move-in through
move-out.
Fees: $1,750.00 per booth - CCC Supplier Members – inclusive of two (2) registrations
$2,300.00 per booth - non Supplier Members - inclusive of two (2) registrations
Table Tops
The table top fee includes an 8’ x 24” skirted table; and 8’ high backdrop. You will also receive a
7” x 44” booth identification sign showing your company name and booth number. The exhibit
hall is carpeted with a solid gray/black. The exhibit hall IS NOT CARPETED. The CCC contracts
for 24-hour security from move-in through move-out.
Fees: $ 950.00 per table top - CCC Supplier Members - inclusive of one (1) registration
$1,500.00 per table top - non Supplier Members - inclusive of one (1) registration
When your booth selection is made, CCC will send you a contract from the CCC National Office
along with the Exhibitor Prospectus and decorator information. Once you received, you must sign
and return this contract along with a full payment within two weeks of date shown on contract.
If the contract and payment are not received in that time frame we will resell said booth. Under
no circumstances will an exhibitor be allowed to set up an exhibit unless full payment of the
booth(s) space has been received.
EXHIBIT ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment of booth space for 2014 will once again be based on our point system. The Catholic
Cemetery Conference has maintained records of those suppliers who have exhibited at the CCC
Expositions since 1965 along with the number of booths reserved by each company. Each
supplier receives one (1) point for each year exhibited, one (1) point for each booth occupied,
and one (1) point for Supplier Membership.
The total points were calculated for each respective company, and the company with the most
points will have the opportunity to select their booth(s) first.
Companies who purchased booth space at the 2013 Palm Springs, California Exposition will be
contacted first for booth selection. Then the booth selection process will be opened to all other
Supplier Members, Past Exhibitors, according to point system, and then to other companies that
have expressed an interest to exhibit with us. We plan on starting the booth selection process in
April, after the ICCFA Convention & Exposition
BOOTH SELECTION PROCEDURE
1. All companies who purchased space in the 2013 Exposition will be contacted first by
e-mail / telephone for booth selection.
2. Supplier Members who have exhibited in previous years, and other members will be
contacted next.
3. After all CCC Supplier Members have been contacted, booth selection will be
opened to companies that have expressed an interest in exhibiting.
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4. Once contacted, companies will have a twenty-four (24) hour period in which to
respond for booth selection. If within that time frame, you do not respond, we will
contact the next exhibitor on the list. You can contact me at 315/696-5919
or [email protected] upon notification.
5. CCC will confirm your space assignment and send out the Exhibitor Prospectus
and Exhibitor Contract for signature and payment.
EXPOSITION – General Information
Exposition Hall Information:
The Exposition will be held at the: Meadowland Exposition Center
355 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
PSI Floor Factor: concrete floor with unlimited floor capacity
Dock Location: Rear of Facility.
Interior Freight Doors: 2 Overhead Doors to exhibit hall - 14’ wide x 16’ high
Expo Hall Ceiling Height: 22 feet
Expo Hall Utility Information: All utilities in the Exhibit Hall are provided from the ceiling.
Electrical, Compressed Air and Cold Water are readily available. Pricing will be provided in the
Exhibitor Kit.
Electric: Please refer to CCC Exhibitor Kit for electrical pricing
Electric: 120 Volt Power: 500 watts/5 amp up to 3000 watts/30 amp
208 Volt Power: 15 amp single phase/3-phase up to 50 amp single phase/3-phase
480 volt power: Available upon request
Steele Tradeshow Services has been selected as our Exposition Service Company. Contact
information will be available in all reference materials that will be sent to each respective
company upon booth selection.
For those who wish to get an early start or need additional time for an extensive set up, the
Exhibition Hall set-up hours are:
Monday
September 29
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday
September 30
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday
September 30
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Exposition Grand Opening & Welcome Reception
Exhibitor Convention Registration
CCC is pleased to provide each exhibiting firm with two (2) complimentary registrations per each
8’x10’ booth reserved. Table Top exhibitors receive one (1) complimentary registration per table
top. Please note tickets to the Friday evening closing reception and banquet are not included
in the registration fee and may be purchased separately at $200.00 per ticket. Additional
registration fee for member exhibitor is $575.00 - Spouse registration is $475.00
We look forward to your participation in our 2014 Newark Exposition. We expect a large
registration this year because of the exceptional location of the city. If you have any questions,
or if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
Best regards and I look forward to seeing you in this September!
Irene K. Lazaroski
Director of Meetings & Education
Catholic Cemetery Conference
315.696.5919
2014 Newark Convention Program
Catholic Cemetery Conference 65th Annual Convention &
Exposition
Secaucus (Newark), New Jersey
September 30, - October 3, 2014
Meadowlands Exposition Center
Through God's Grace, We are a Beacon of Christ’s Light In our fast paced world there are a myriad of challenges facing God’s people. We are mobile,
hurried, pressed for time. There are a multitude of choices for our time, our money, and our
attention. We want instant entertainment and instant answers. We find ourselves drawn to the
wonders of our age and occasionally find ourselves focused solely there. All of this influences the
choices we make.
When confronted by death, our culture expects easy and quick direction. With increasing
numbers of Catholics choosing cremation, what choices will they make and why? Where will they
turn?
While our culture offers many expedient options, as Catholic cemeterians we know that the
human person is called to more – a relationship with Jesus Christ, the Community of the Faithful,
and the Communion of Saints. We, as Catholic cemeterians, are in the best position to witness
Gospel values, encourage the use of the Catholic Funeral Rites, and provide sacred burial for the
faithful departed. We have been called; we have been chosen to bring Christ’s light into our world
today.
Over the years, the light of the Statue of Liberty’s torch has greeted millions of people as they
journeyed to New Jersey’s Ellis Island. With them they brought their hopes and dreams in the
pursuit of a better life. This year we cemeterians also journey to the great state of New Jersey
with our hopes and dreams in the pursuit of improving our cemetery ministries. Through God’s
grace we are a beacon of Christ’s light, shining forth brightly – A Beacon of Perpetual Light.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Golf – Francis A. Byrne Golf Course
8:30 am Shot Gun Start
Registration
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
7:30 a.m.
Registration
7:30 a.m.
Educational Cemetery Tour:
Maryrest Cemetery
11:00 a.m.
Mass at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Principal Celebrants: Most Reverend John J. Myers, J.C.D., D.D.
Archbishop of Newark
Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, D.D., J.C.L., J.D.
Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark
Welcome from Archdiocese of Newark
Lunch
Holy Cross Cemetery
5:30 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Grand Opening of Exhibition & Reception
7:30 p.m.
First Timers’ Night-Cap Reception (by invitation)
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
7:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Vesting
Eucharistic Celebration
Principal Celebrant: Most Reverend Manuel Aurelio Cruz, D.D.
Regional Bishop for Union County
8:30 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Exhibitors
TBD
Spouse/Guest Tour
10:30 a.m.
Opening Session:
Welcome from Archdiocese of Newark:
Most Reverend John J. Myers, J.C.D., D.D. Archbishop of Newark
Guest Speaker:
The Honorable Chris Christie, Governor of the State of New Jersey
11:30 a.m.
President’s Address
Carol Giambalvo, M.A., CCCE, FAAGC
12:00 p.m.
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:30 p.m.
General Session: “Heal Your Heart and Rejoice in Hope”
Speaker: Most Rev. John M. Quinn, Bishop of Winona
CCC Episcopal Moderator
2:30 p.m.
Caffeine & Casual Conversation Break
3:00 p.m.
General Session: “Cremation – The Beauty & Brilliance of the Funeral Rites”
Speaker: Msgr. Anthony F. Sherman, Parochial Vicar, St. Anastasia (Brooklyn)
Past USCCB Executive Director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship
4:00 p.m.
Committee Meetings
5:30 p.m.
Reception
Visit with exhibitors prior to dinner.
6:30 p.m.
Dinner with your Exhibitors
Sponsored by: Catholic Cemetery Conference &
International Cemetery Memorialization Association
This is your opportunity to break bread with our exhibitors
Prize drawings will be held after dinner.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
7:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Vesting
Mass of Remembrance:
Principal Celebrant: Most Reverend Edgar M. daCunha, S.D.V., D.D
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia
Memorial Rose Commemoration
8:30 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Exhibitors
10:30 a.m.
General Session: “Unleashing Excellence”
Speaker: Dennis Snow, President, Snow & Associates
Stretch Break
General Session: “Performance Excellence - The Employee Factor”
Speaker: Dennis Snow, President, Snow & Associates
12:00 p.m.
Lunch with Exhibitors
Thursday, October 2, 2014 (continued)
1:30 p.m.
General Session: “Enlightening Catholics –
Driving Families Through Your Gates”
Speakers: Greg Sherry and Katie Timiniski, Gibbs and Soell
Jo Ann LeSage, Nelson Pierce Communications
2:45 p.m.
Sugar & Caffeine Break
3:00 p.m.
Diocesan Delegates Meeting
Open to CCC members to audit without voice or vote.
Evening Free to Explore New Jersey and New York City
Friday, October 3, 2014
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
General Session: “Employees Do The Darndest Things”
Speaker: Sue Salvi Buckwalter, PHR
President, HR Concepts, Inc. 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.
General Session: “Spotlight on Cremation”
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
General Session: “Shine a Light on Cremation”
Speaker: Poul Lemasters, Esq., Lemasters Consulting
2:45 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:00 p.m.
General Session: “You Did What?! Practices for Avoiding Cremation Liability”
Speaker: Poul Lemasters, Esq., Lemasters Consulting
5:45 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Vesting
Eucharistic Celebration
Principal Celebrants: Most Reverend John J. Myers, J.C.D., D.D.
Archbishop of Newark
Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, D.D., J.C.L., J.D.
Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark
7:00 p.m.
Reception
7:30 p.m.
Banquet & Awards:
Guests of Honor: Most Reverend John J. Myers, J.C.D., D.D.
Archbishop of Newark
Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, D.D., J.C.L., J.D.
Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark
Installation of New Officers
25 Year Recipients
CCCE Designations & CCCE Recertification’s
Cemeterian of the Year
Entertainment: THE UNEXPECTED BOYS
For the last four years, The Unexpected Boys have amazed audiences and garnered
international acclaim as the top Four Seasons tribute act in the world! They have
headlined in such cities and venues as The Atlantis Hotel and Resort in Dubai, Formula
One Singapore, The Pentagon, Yankee Stadium, to name but a few. They were
recently featured on the season finale of The Housewives of New York. With unmatched
vocal talents taken only from the world of Broadway (many whom have performed in
Jersey Boys), these Jersey wise guys sing the unforgettable hits like Sherry, Let’s Hang
On, My Eyes Adored You, Walk Like a Man in a customized performance that you will
never forget!

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