MONDAY 7TH JULY
*(All papers and speakers subject to change)
12.30 hrs Buffet Lunch
14.15 hrs Opening of Conference
Cremation Regulations- 'Consolidation and Modernisation' - update.
Brian Patterson - Ministry of Justice
'Cemeteries the New Parks'
Bill North, Macclesfield Borough Council
15.15 hrs Refreshment Break
15.45 hrs A New Crematorium for Milton Keynes - 'Ticking all the Green Boxes'
Adrian Morrow, architectureMK
Abatement – 'The Real Challenge – The True Costs'
Adrian Britton, Commercial Director, Westerleigh Group Plc.
End of session – Drinks reception in Exhibition area
TUESDAY 8TH JULY
9.30 hrs Developing Crematoria in Russia
Dieter Zahn, Geschaftsfuhrer, IFZW Indusrieofen und Feuerfestbau GmbH
'Take it with you when you go: Mausolea, Catacombs and Vaults of the 21st Century'
Dr. Julian Litten FSA, member Association of Burial Authorities Executive.
10.30 hrs Refreshment Break
11.00 hrs Valuation of Crematoria and Burial Grounds
Stephen Corpe (Specialist Rating Unit)
'Management of Trees in Cemeteries and Burial Grounds'
(In light of new HSE Guidance)
Nigel Fagg, Consultant - Arboricultural Association
12.30 hrs Buffet Lunch
14.00 hrs Memorial Safety
Richard Broughton, Health and Safety Executive
Chairman of the BCAG sub-group on memorial safety
Scottish Burial and Cremation Law Reform
Sheriff Bob Brodie Group Chairman
15.15 hrs Refreshment Break
15.45 hrs "What is so special about cremation in France"
Pierre Vidallet, Président et Directeur Général, La Société des
Crématoriums de France
'The Design and Layout of Cemeteries: Opportunities & Restraints' Stoneguard Phoenix Premier Award Winner 2007
Michael Howe – MA(RCA)RIBA, mae LLP Architects
End of session – Drinks reception in Exhibition area
WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY
9.30 hrs Improving the Process of Death Certification
Simon Bennett, Clinical Programme Directorate
Department of Health
CAMEO Update
Brendan Day, CAMEO Manager
10.30 hrs Refreshment Break
11.00 hrs Jewish Approaches to Death and Funerals
Rabbi Ian Morris, Chair of the Assembly of Rabbis (Reform)
Sinai Synagogue, Leeds and
Burial Customs and Contemporary Issues Facing the Muslim Faith
Dr. Mohammed Kassamali, Imam of Burton Street Mosque, Peterborough
Crystal-Air: Advances in Crematorium Emissions and
Mercury Abatement Management
Malcolm Gorst, Crystal Technica
12.30 hrs Buffet Lunch
14.00 hrs Aberdeen and the Tale of Two Scandals
Revd. Dr. Peter Jupp, Chairman, The Cremation Society of Great Britain
Provision and Management of Burial Grounds
Andrew Tucker, Ministry of Justice
15.15 hrs Refreshment Break
15.45 hrs Presidents Panel
Moderator: Professor Geoffrey Woodroffe
19.30 hrs Conference Banquet
