#UMCS2024

April 15-17, 2024 in St. Paul!

Don't miss the largest show for fuel marketers and c-store professionals in the Upper Midwest - #UMCS2024

The Upper Midwest Convenience Store and Energy Convention (UMCS) is a joint venture between FUELING MINNESOTA and the FUELIowa trade associations consisting of more than 1,200 regular member companies and 420 associate companies in the states of Minnesota and Iowa. 

UMCS continues to grow each year and features our award winning show floor, keynote speakers, educational workshops and incredible networking opportunities including hospitality nights, expanded workshops including tracks and paths, prayer breakfast and much more.

UMCS 2024 is designed to help DRIVE YOUR BUSINESS!  

UMCS is the best value you will find. Experience it for yourself!  Registration information coming soon! 

Exhibitors - Contracts, Exhibitor Information and Convention Floor Map is available on our Exhibitor Page. 

2024 Schedule At-A-Glance *

St. Paul RiverCentre  |  RC               Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront Hotel  |  IC

*Tracks and Times Subject to Change

Registration Desk Open 9am - 4pm

1:00 - 3:00 PM
Alternative Fuels / EV Track: 

1:00 - 2:00 PM  - Electric Vehicles - Do you have a plan, and should you? - Presenter TBA

2:00 - 3:00 PM - Biodiesel - Presenter TBA

1:00 - 3:00 PM
Business Ownership Track: 

1:00 - 2:00 PM  - Succession & Strategic Planning in Todays Environment - Tentative

2:00- 3:00 PM -E15 & E15 Infrastructure & USDA Grant Funding - Presenter TBA

1:00 - 3:00 PM
Hot Topics Track: 

1:00 - 2:00 PM - Building an Effective Loyalty Program - Presenter TBA

2:00 - 3:00 PM Planning for the Future of Tobacco & Cannabis - Tentative

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Monday Keynote Speaker - "The Future of Fuels" - John Eichberger

5:00 - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception & Silent Auction | IC
Open Bar & Appetizers - Preview Silent Auction Items

6:30 - 8:00 PM
Supplier Company Dinners Or Dinner On Your Own  (Network!)

8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Hospitality Night & Silent Auction | IC
Open Bar & Snacks

10:00 PM
Silent Auction Bid Winners Announced | IC

 

Registration Desk Open 8am - 4pm

8:00 - 8:30 AM
State Association Meetings | RC

8:30 - 9:00 AM
Federal Issues - Joint Iowa and Minnesota Discussion - Rob Underwood, President, EMA | RC

9:00 - 10:00 AM                                Tuesday Keynote Speaker - "Energy Future - Climate, Carbon, China - Impact on Liquid Fuels " - Frank Kelly

10:00 - 4:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open | RC

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch | RC

2:30 - 4:30 PM
Happy Hour(s) on Show Floor | RC
Complimentary Beer, Wine, Soda

6:00 - 7:00 PM
Cocktails, Plated Dinner & Comedy| IC
Great Food, Fun & Open Bar

7:00 - 12:00 AM
Casino Night, Hospitality & Entertainment | IC
Open Bar , Snacks & FUN!

 

Registration Desk Open 8am - 12pm

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Prayer Breakfast - Speaker Billy Molls, The Mountain Man

9:00 - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open | RC

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch | RC

12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Closes

11:00 - 1:30 PM
Driver Track: 

11:00 - Noon - Roadside Inspection on Show Floor

12:30 - 1:30 PM - Hazmat - Tentative

12:30 - 2:30 PM
Human Resources Track: 

12:30 - 1:30 - Expert Advice for Hiring, Training, and Retaining your Team

1:30 -2:30 PM - Who's Covering the Shift? - Trends in Turnover, Labor, and Planning

12:30 - 2:30 PM
CStore Track: 

12:30 -1:30 PM - Building Your Brand and Customer Engagement on a Budget

1:30 - 2:30 PM - Innovataive Strategics to Grow Impulse Sales - Digital, Seasonal, and Proven Techniques

For more info contact
Holly Werner and Ann Leikam at 
info@umcs.energy

 

Thank you to our 2023 Five/Four Star Sponsors