Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025

12:30 MFDA Board Meeting Iron Horse

Lunch served

6:00-7:30 PM Cocktail Legislator Reception

Thursday, Feb 6, 2025

8:30-9:00 AM Registration-

9:00-9:15 AM Welcome and Association Update

MFDA President Steve Kirkegard

MFDA Lobbyist Brad Longcake-Report on MFDA Legislation

9:15-10:00 1 CE Funeral Honors Coordinator Navy Reserve Center

Kaden Carlson E PO3 USN

Christopher Towers L CPO USN

10:00-11:00 AM 1CE Rose James, Attorney, Morrison Law Firm-Estate Planning

11:10-12 PM- 1 CE Dennis Beverlin, “Healing with a purpose, and how do we assist families as they heal”

12:00-12:15 PM Lunch

12:15-1:00 PM Annie Kurtz 1 CE-State Registrar/Section Supervisor

Montana Vital Records will be rolling out a new electronic death registration system to replace VSIMS in early 2025. This system will be called VERS (Vital Record Event Registration System). Some important items to note:

• New system will go live in March, and at that time VSIMS will no longer be in use.

• You must obtain a login prior to the system going live to ensure you have access. The process for obtaining a login will be multistep and different than the process used for VSIMS. Obtaining a login could take several business days. Guidance on this will be sent out prior to the go live date.

• VERS will not allow for any transcription of cause of death. This means the cause of death portion of the certificate must be electronically transferred within the system to the coroner or medical certifier for completion. The medical certifier or coroner must also have a login to VERS to complete certification.

• A demo of the system will be given at the upcoming Mid-Winter MFDA Meeting, so please attend.

1:15-2:00 PM 1 CE Lisa Sokoloski , Mike Meyer, Lions World

2025 MFDA Schedule

February 5-6, 2025, Mid-Winter Conference

Great Northern Hotel Helena

February 5, 2025, MFDA Winter Board Meeting 12:30

April 9-11, 2025 NFDA Advocacy Washington DC

April 18 MFDA Board Meeting Virtual

Spring District Meetings

May 7-Butte/Anaconda

May 8-Missoula Mustard Seed

May 13-Great Falls

May 14-Miles City

May 15-Billings

June 22-24 2025 MFDA Convention Northern Hotel, Billings

June 23, 2025, MFDA Board Meeting 9 am

August 3-6, 2025, Leadership Conference, Napa, CA

October 26-29, 2025, NFDA Convention, Chicago

November 6, 2025-District Meeting Virtual

November 13, 2025- Board Meeting Virtual