Conference in Australia brings many different cultures together
 Close to 300 delegates from 15 different countries attended the Joint ACCA / ICF Conference, held in Sydney (Australia), 11th – 15th of October 2009. They were greeted by the excellent staff of the Australasian Cemeteries & Crematoria Association, that managed to present an excellent program.
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ICF president Jerry Sullivan re-elected
At the General Council Meeting (2009) in Sydney Jerry Sullivan was re-elected as President of the International Cremation Federation. Jerry Sullivan was first elected President in 2005 at the ICF meeting in New York City. Sullivan is the President of the Cremation Society of Illinois and the international delegate of the Cremation Association of North America. Sullivan on his election: “I am very pleased that our members have given me their trust again. With the support of the other members of the Executive Committee, I am very much looking forward to my second term in office.”
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General Council Meeting 2007
At the latest General Council Meeting - 12 november 2007 in the Hilton Newcastle Cateshead Hotel - the new Executive Comittee of the ICF was elected.
From left to right the members of the Executive Comittee: Gabriele Righi (Vice President), Duncan McCallum (Vice President Treasurer), Henry Keizer (Secretary-General), Peter MacLean (Vice President), Dr. Rolf Lichtner (Vice President) and sitting in the front Gerald Sullivan (President).
Past Congresses
The General Council is the main policy making organ of the Federation. It meets at least every two years or more often as determined by the Executive Committee. It determines the principal aspects of the Federation's work and is the forum in which voting takes place.
ICF General Council Meeting 2005
The Joint ICF – CANA Convention 2005, with over 500 delegates, can truly be called a great success. The “Big Apple”, New York - the city that never sleeps - , proved to be everything it promised. Educational and social events provided the delegates with countless opportunities to take note of the cultural and historical differences between countries and exchange views with their peers.
During the ICF General Council Meeting the proposed new statutes, facilitating the new regional structure, were adopted unanimously. Mr. Gerald Sullivan was elected President and Mrs. Elisa Krcilek Vice-President.
The General Council decided to present Mr. Ulf Lagerström, president from 1997 to 2005, with the Honorary Membership of the ICF. At this occasion the Secretary-General praised Mr. Lagerström for his great commitment and dedication to the Federation during his presidency.
 
The opening of the General Council Meeting An impression of the Trade Exhibition.
by Mr. Ulf lagerström.
 
Conference audience returning from one Treasurer Fok de Wit presents the
of the coffee breaks. Annual Financial Report.
The Secretary-General, Mr. Henry J. Keizer, The newly elected Executive Committee
presents the outgoing President, Mr. Ulf (from left to right): Peter MacLean, Henry
Lagerström with the Honorary Membership of Keizer, Gerald Sullivan, Elisa Krcilek, Fok
the ICF. de Wit and Roger Arber.
Members of the Technical Committee (from left
to right): Dr. Ian Hussein, Nico Willemse, Fok
de Wit and Alan Kroboth.
Past Congresses
1937 London
1948 The Hague
1951 Copenhagen
1954 Oslo
1957 Zurich
1960 Stockholm
1963 Berlin
1966 Vienna
1969 London
1972 Grenoble
1975 Helsinki
1978 Rotterdam
1981 Berlin
1984 Stresa
1987 Liege
1990 Bournemouth
1993 Paris
1996 Adelaide, Australia
1999 The Hague
2003 Barcelona
2004 Amsterdam
2005 New York
2007 Newcastle
2009 Sydney
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