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NPGA Fall Board Meeting: Oct. 7-9 in San Antonio,
TX

Register today for NPGA's 2024 Fall Board of
Directors Meetings!
• Open to ALL NPGA Members
• October 7 - 9, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas

• Registration is now open. Click HERE to Register
for the Board Meeting

• See the Preliminary Schedule here.
Hotel Reservations
Individuals are responsible for reserving
their own room at the Omni La Mansión del Rio. The Benchmarking before joining, the Council offers one
hotel is offering participants a group rate of $260 for visit to member prospects for a minimal fee. If you
single or double occupancy, plus tax. Triple occupancy can’t make Milwaukee, the next meeting is March 13 –
is $280 and quadruple is $290, plus tax. There are also 14, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.
river view rooms available starting at $294. The NPGA Thank you to the Council sponsors: Bergquist,
room block rate will be available until Wednesday, Cetane Associates, Gray, Gray and Gray, Matrix Capital,
September 11, 2024 or until the block is sold out One Tank, Rural Computer Consultants, Twin Feathers,

You may book a room by: and Tiger Payments for their continued support.
1. Clicking HERE to Reserve Online If you have any questions related to Bench-
marking, planning a visit, or the Cylinder Exchange
2. Contacting the Omni reservations line directly at group, contact the NPGA Staff Liaison, Eric Sears.■
1-800-843-6664 and requesting the NPGA Board
of Directors rate. Propane Powers the State Fair
Contact Brett Gold at bgold@npga.org with Few summer traditions produce as strong a
any questions.■ sense of Americana as the state fair. Each year, tens
of millions of Americans flock to state fairs to take in
Benchmarking: Oct. 17-18 in Milwaukee, WI
the attractions and amenities. New York held the first
Register today for the next Benchmarking state far in 1841. Since then, all states have followed
Council meeting October 17 – 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, suit. Today, each state holds at least one annual state
Wisconsin. The Cylinder Exchange Group will meet for fair.
a half-day on October 16, 2024. This event will include
a lunch speaker and an evening reception. Register These outdoor festivities spur local econo-
now for the meeting and book your hotel room before mies, create jobs, and bring joy and merriment to
the room block expires on September 20. millions. And without question, the unsung hero of
this annual summer tradition is propane. Propane’s
The NPGA Benchmarking Council provides versatility, portability, and nimble infrastructure
opportunities for propane marketers to create, learn, makes it the ideal energy source to power state fairs.
and compete more effectively by working with other It’s also an energy-rich molecule that can be relied
marketers who share the same challenges. Even the upon to perform the toughest tasks without sacrific-
most experienced marketers identify new ideas and ing air quality.
better business practices as members of Benchmark- Open your eyes and you will see that pro-
ing!
pane is omnipresent at state fairs. It’s used for power
Click here for more information on joining generation, heating, material handling, construction
the Benchmarking Council. If you want to experience equipment, and of course, cooking. Yes, whether your

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