The February issue of The Director is now available online.

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is offering a webinar on worker classification February 15 at 2 p.m. EST. This free webinar is for tax practitioners; small-business owners and industry organizations; payroll professionals; and tax-exempt and government entities.

NFDA has identified a number of incompatibilities when using Internet Explorer 9 to view the NFDA website other sites administered by NFDA (funeral home websites, state association websites, etc.), and when clicking on links in newsletter and informational emails from NFDA. We encourage you to use Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, or Mozilla Firefox (earlier versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported by Microsoft). We apologize for any inconvenience, but appreciate your cooperation.

It's back! Meet the Mentors returns on March 26-27, at Emory University in Atlanta. Meet and learn the secrets of success from three leading funeral directors while networking with other next generation funeral practitioners. Fifty NFDA members will be randomly selected to attend "Meet the Mentors" from entries received. To be eligible for the drawing, you must be a NFDA member licensed funeral director and/or embalmer and under 40 years of age. Enter by midnight on February 12. For more info and to enter, visit www.nfda.org/mentors.

For Immediate Release: February 8, 2012

Brookfield, Wis. – The fifth annual National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Asia Funeral Expo & Conference (AFE) will take place May 17-19 at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. This year, the Australian Funeral Directors Association and Necropolis Exhibition Russia will host events in conjunction with AFE, providing even more opportunities for funeral service professionals from around the world to build meaningful relationships, share ideas, and solve common challenges, which ultimately leads to improved service to the dying, the dead and the bereaved.