Dear colleagues and friends,
I
am delighted to share with you that the
preparations for the FIAT-IFTA Annual Meeting
2023, 7 to 9 June – Varna, Bulgaria, are well
underway. The Union of the Funeral Companies
in Bulgaria and FIAT-IFTA International Office
have been busy making sure this meeting will be
a successful, educational and enriching experience
for everyone. I am personally really looking forward
to meeting all our colleagues and friends from
across the region, and all over the world in person.
During the three-day program, we will have our
annual FIAT-IFTA I.C.D. (International Council
of Direction) meeting which will be a great
opportunity to set out the next steps for the
development of the organization. During the
Conference we will discuss digital aspects of the
funeral industry, sustainable practices in the
funeral industry especially in thanatopraxy. This
year’s meeting is going to be a great opportunity
to get familiar with Bulgarian Funeral Culture
during the conference as well as a technical visit.
Participants will have the opportunity to listen
to experts and discuss the future of funeral
services, and meet potential business partners
from all over the world. They will also take part in
a dazzling welcome cocktail party, and stunning
Gala Dinner.
I invite you all to read this edition of THANOS
magazine, whose theme is e-Commerce in the
funeral industry. I would like to thank all of the
companies which we feature in this issue for
accepting the invitation to share their insights.
In this issue we also invite all FIAT-IFTA members to
join the supervised practical embalming workshop
in Barcelona organized by SORTEM in cooperation
with FIAT-IFTA. Members of the organization will
have a special discount! The FIAT-IFTA Board of
Directors hopes that this training course will be the
beginning of a Global Education Program that will
continue in the future and will be the first of other
initiatives by its members with the aim to promote
the development of the industry worldwide.
I look forward to seeing you all in Varna or at one
of the funeral events taking place around the
world.
Marek Cichewicz
FIAT-IFTA President
Marek Cichewicz
FIAT-IFTA President
THANOS MAGAZINE
THANOS magazine, the official magazine of FIAT-IFTA
Editor-in-Chief: Katarzyna Supa, e-mail: fiatifta-magazine@thanos.org
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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
THANOS MAGAZINE | No. 102 – SUMMER 2023