We can't wait to
see you in person!
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Inwood Oaks Event Center
Oakdale/Woodbury, MN
Exhibit Hours: 10am - 2pm
Welcome to the Brand Connection Expo, a table-top show designed to connect your customers with new ideas.

UMAPP has combined the best of its two major shows - the former Fire & Ice Booth Show with the newer end buyer expo.

The result? Not just another show, but an experience. A fun, summer golf outing the day before plus a national keynote speaker on show day, makes this a two-day networking and business event meeting with superstar exhibitors.

Come to the show yourself to browse and get ideas, and/or invite your clients so they can see the vast variety and amazing displays of promotional products to meet their marketing projects coming up.

Distributor Members: $0
Clients: $10 each

Nonmember distributors: $10
Clients: $15 each

Buffet Lunch Ticket: $25 p/person
Soup & Sandwich | Fireside Room, Inwood Oaks
Deadline August 13, 2021
Click the graphic above to download an invitation to send to your clients.
"The Power of Authenticity" - an inspiring message of resilience. This is one not to miss and it's FREE for everyone.  

August 19
8:00 am - 9:45 am
Lobby of Inwood Oaks

Yoga with Dan Nevins
6:30-7:30 am
Fireside Room at Inwood Oaks

Sign up for both options during registration.

Keynote speaker, Dan Nevins of the Wounded Warrior Project is a professional speaker who has been inspiring audiences around the world with his message of perseverance, resiliency and hope for more than a decade, and has been featured on the Steve Harvey Show, Good Morning America, BuzzFeed, Fox News, CBS News and ABC News among others.

A highly decorated soldier, Dan was severely injured during combat in Iraq in 2004 after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated beneath his vehicle. He lost both legs below the knee, and lives with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the emotional wounds of war. READ MORE
Show Sponsor
Pen Sponsor.
Beverage Sponsor
Golf, Golf, Golf!
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
StoneRidge Golf Course
St. Paul, Minnesota
11:30am - 6pm *
Located just a few miles from the show venue, this golf course is well known around Minnesota for being one of the best. Beginner and experienced golfers alike will enjoy the country views and the friendships as UMAPP hosts a summer golf event in conjunction with our Brand Connection Expo.

Invite your customers to join you in a round of golf!

  • $125 per golfer
  • All promotional products professionals invited (member or nonmember)
  • Your customers, family and friends as well!
  • Hole in One - $10,000 prize **
  • Donations to the Wounded Warrior Project
  • Sponsorships
  • Gift bags
  • Lunch
  • Cart
  • And more

* Depending on number of golfers and speed of play

** $5,000 of this prize will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project
What is UMAPP?
The Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals is a non-profit trade association for companies and staff in the promotional products industry. UMAPP covers the states of Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and western Wisconsin. We host events, provide networking opportunities, assist with legislative action, and are a resource for members.