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!  

Download the APP and plan YOUR convention!

Scan this QR code and download the app to find an attendee and exhibitor list, shuttle times, access the silent auction, chat with others at UMCS and MORE!

How to access/download the app:

If you have the Aventri app on your phone from last year, use Access Code 750626 to find the 2024 UMCS Convention info.

(Login is your email address used to register for UMCS and Password is your last name – first letter capitalized.)

Otherwise, download the Aventri app from the App Store or Google Play Store first, then use the access code and login.

UMCS is the best value you will find. Experience it for yourself!

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

ONLINE SILENT AUCTION FOR 2024

Register and bid today! You don't need to be present to bid or win.

Funds go to OUR Federal PAC

The money you put into our Federal PAC goes to our Federal elected delegation! 

Scan the QR code to register and start bidding.

Bid early, bid often! 

 

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 Track: 

1:00 - 2:00 PM  - Alternative Fuels - Aviation Fuel, Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel - Dave Slade, Chevron REG

2:00 - 3:00 PM - Biofuels Infrastructure & Grants - E15, Biodiesel, USDA & State Grants - Jeff Carpenter, USDA, Tim Gross, Fueling Minnesota, John Maynes, FUELIowa 

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

1:00 - 2:00 PM  - You Won't Believe What's in your Storage Tank -Tank Storage, Cleaning & Fuel Quality - Chris Biellier, Seneca Companies

2:00- 3:00 PM -Evolving Landscape of Electric Vehicle Charging - Richard Trebtoske, Pump Meter and Jim Pearson, Xcel Energy

1:00 - 3:00 PM
Hot Topics Track: 

1:00 - 2:00 PM - Vape - Where is it going? - Richard Marianos, Former ATF Agent

2:00 - 3:00 PM  - Succession & Strategic Planning - Positioning your Organization for the Future - Tammera Diehm, Jim Dierking, and Noreen Sedgeman, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

3:00 - 4:00 PM
Monday Featured 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 - 8:45 AM
State Association Meetings | 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 - 7:30 PM
Cocktails & Plated Dinner | IC
Great Food, Fun & Open Bar

6:15 - 6:45 PM
Federal Issues - Joint Iowa and Minnesota Discussion - Rob Underwood, President, EMA | IC 

7:30 - 12:00 AM
Casino Night, Hospitality & Comedian| 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 - Minnesota State Trooper Jacob LeTourneau

12:30 - 1:30 PM - My Driver Just Tested Positive - What Do I Do Now? - Chuck St. Martin

12:30 - 1:30 PM
Hot Topic: 

12:30 - 1:30 - THC & Cannabis : Where's it going? - Kirsten Libby, Libby Law

12:30 - 2:30 PM
CStore Track: 

12:30 -1:30 PM - Purpose & Compassion in the Workplace - Ben Leibl, Kwik Trip

CLOSING SESSION - SPECIAL ADDRESS

1:30 - 2:30 PM - Disruption or Distraction? Innovative Strategies to Position C-Store for Success - Frank Beard, Rovertown

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

 

Thank you to our 2024 Five/Four Star Sponsors