GCCA Midwestern Cold Chain Connection – St. Louis

The 2025 GCCA Midwestern Cold Chain Connection will be held August 6 & 7 in St. Louis, MO at the St. Louis Central Station Hotel. The Midwestern Cold Chain Connection will consist of two days of programming with a networking activity and reception on the first night.

GCCA Cold Chain Connections are designed to bring together professionals working in the temperature-controlled warehouse, logistics, transportation, and design/build industries from around the region to network, build relationships and address industry and business issues in an engaging and informal setting. These events are open to both members and non-members.

Programming

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
2:45 – 5:15pm	Optional Networking Activity - Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour Please note: the tour is an additional fee and there are a limited number of tickets.
5:30 – 6:30pm	Reception

Thursday, August 7, 2025
8:00 – 9:00am	Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30am	Association Update
9:30 – 10:00am	Educational Programming
10:00 – 10:30am	Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15am	Educational Programming
11:15am – 12:00pm	Round Table/Open Discussion

Hotel Information

St. Louis Union Station Hotel
1820 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63103

Room Rates

We are pleased to offer a discounted room rate of $189 + tax.  To take advantage of our group discount, please book online here. Make your reservation by Monday, July 14, 2025 to secure your reservation at the special discounted rate.

Any guaranteed reservation not cancelled 72 hours prior to arrival will be subject to a cancellation fee of the first night’s room and tax.

Registration Rate

GCCA Warehouse Member – $375

GCCA Associate Member – $475

Non-Member – $575

Sponsorship

GCCA’s Cold Chain Connections are open for sponsorship to GCCA associate members, construction members (CEBA) and all other non-logistics members. Sponsorship provides exclusive access to decision makers from temperature-controlled logistics companies attending as well as unique insights into industry trends and developments.

Benefits of sponsoring include:

• Logo recognition on event website and all event-related communications, including social media publications
• Brand exposure at event
• Direct access to a qualified audience of potential customers
• Unique insight into the trends and challenges pertaining to temperature-controlled logistics in the broader sense
• Ability to participate in roundtable discussions and meet with participating operators
• Receive list of participants
• Display banner at event
• Two registrations for the event

Sponsorship value

Cost of sponsorship is $5,000 USD

Sponsorship is available to GCCA members only. Interested in joining? Contact Brian Lynch at blynch@gcca.org.