Start your planning now. The Kansas Motor Carriers Association has opened registration for the 2019 Annual Convention being held at the brand new Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan, Kansas. This year's convention will feature education sessions on issues that affect the trucking industry as well as offer opportunities for interactions with regulatory agency representatives, businesses that serve the trucking industry and your fellow truck company owners, executives and managers.
Convention Schedule
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
9:00 a.m. Golf - Colbert Hills Golf Course - Manhattan, KS
10:00 a.m. Clay Shoot - Ravenwood Lodge - Topeka, KS
3:00 p.m. Convention Registration Opens - Grand Foyer
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. KMCA Board Meeting - Tuttle Ballroom
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. KTA Reception - Kaw Nation Ballroom
Thursday, September 26, 2019
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration - Lobby - Grand Foyer
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast & Keynote Speaker - Steve Gilliland - Kaw Nation Ballroom
9:30 a.m. Spouse Function - DIY Board & Brush - Tuttle Ballroom
9:40 - 10:30 a.m. Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse - Jeff Ellett, FMCSA Kansas Division Administrator - Flint Hills/Kings/Konza Prairie Ballroom
10:40 - 11:30 a.m. Agricultural Hours of Service ELD - Mark Rupert, GeoSpace Labs - Flint Hills/Kings/Konza Prairie Ballroom
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Luncheon & State of the Industry - Bill Sullivan, Executive Vice President, Advocacy, ATA - Kaw Nation Ballroom
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Booths Open - Grand Foyer
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Regulatory Panel- Jeff Ellett, FMCSA and LT Keith Mintzmyer, KHP - Flint Hills/Kings/Konza Prairie Ballroom
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. MirrorEyes - Glynn and Lisa Spangenberg - Flint Hills/Kings/Konza Prairie Ballroom
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Spouses Bunko - Tuttle Ballroom
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social - Grand Foyer
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Division Elections Meetings - McDowell Ballroom
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Movers Conference - Little Apple Boardroom
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Capitol Club Reception - By invitation only - Blue Earth Plaza, Flint Hills Discovery Center
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception - Grand Foyer
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Banquet - Entertainment - In-A-Chord K-State Acapella Group - Kaw Nation Ballroom
Friday, September 27, 2019
8:15 - 10:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet - Kaw Nation Ballroom
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Compliance Reviews in an ELD World - Dave Osiecki - Kaw Nation Ballroom
*To attend the education sessions without registering for meals, please contact Jeny Grubb at the KMCA office - (785)267-1641 or jgrubb@kmca.org