2025 Annual Convention
POCI'S 2025 Convention
June 8 - June 12, 2025
Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Please note: the convention registration fee is non-refundable. The registration fee includes member, spouse and children.
Online registration and activity sign-up instructions
The first step is to make sure you are registered. If you’re not, you’ll need to pay the $65 registration fee (use the “Convention Registration” link.)
Instructions for Convention Activities Registration:
- Use the “Convention Activities/Add Ons” link on the Member Dashboard page
- Choose your convention activity line items (add to the shopping cart one at a time)
- Verify your item choices and click on the “Checkout” button
- Enter your credit card number when prompted
- You will get an email receipt
Instructions for entering car show vehicles:
For Popular Vote and Road Warriors Car Show registration: use the “My Convention Overview” link on the Member Dashboard page. Enter the vehicle information and choose the correct Popular Vote Class (use the pull-down menu choices).
For Points-Judged Car Show registration: use the “Convention Activities/Add Ons” link on the Member Dashboard page and choose the Points- Judged Vehicle registration. Important: after paying for the registration, you will need to go back to the “My Convention Overview” link to enter the vehicle information. You also need to fill out and return a Points-Judged Registration Form (found on-line on our website: use the “Annual Convention” tab, then choose the Annual Convention Information link). The form is also in the 2025 Issue #2 of the Smoke Signals.
For Name Badges: use the “My Convention Overview” link on the Member Dashboard page, click on the “Add a Guest” button, then the “Save Guests” button
Call the Club Office at (763) 479-2111 if you have any questions.
Convention Related Information/Forms:
Schedule of Events Activity Sign-Up Sheet Points-Judged Registration Form 2025 Judging Manual Popular Vote Classes Youth Judging Forms
Convention Trailer Parking
All trailers will be required to park in Lot V, across the street from the Host hotel. This is a fenced in lot and the open hours are 7am - 8pm each day. Members must purchase and display a trailer parking tag before being allowed to enter the lot.
ATTN- INDOOR VENDORS:
You can bring your own tables, our rent them from the hotel. The exhibit table rentals are $55.00. This includes one 18ft table, two chairs and a trash can.
2025 Convention Updates
Online registration for the event is now available. Sign in as a member, and use the "2025 Convention Registration" link on your dashboard page to register.
Please note: the convention registration fee is non-refundable. The registration fee includes member, spouse and children.
Once you register for the Convention you will find links for making hotel reservations within your Member Dashboard (after registering you may have to refresh the screen to see these). Those links will take you directly to the hotel's room page with the POCI discounted rates already applied.
If you have questions about the accommodations of a particular hotel use the information and links on the left of this page to contact the hotels directly.
Keep scrolling below for information about the tours offered during the convention.
The link below will play a video of all the fun things to see in Louisville.
Click here to play Louisville, KY video
A word from our Host Chapter:
"The Louisville Pontiac Club is excited to once again host POCI’s international convention, coming June 8-12, 2025. For those of you who were here when our group hosted the convention back in 2015, you will readily remember having a great time with a super turnout. We’re determined to make this year’s POCI experience even better!"
Tours and events available at this years Louisville Convention
SOLD OUT
If you would like to be put on the wait list for this event please contact Paul Bergstrom at the club office
Monday, June 9th: Churchill Downs Track and Derby Museum
During our 2015 POCI Convention, we toured the Churchill Downs track and Derby Museum, but don't let that dissuade you from checking it out again because it's been totally redone since then. In 2015 this destination proved to be very popular and generated numerous compliments from our members, so it didn’t take much discussion to realize that it was worth revisiting again. After all, the Derby Museum is voted the #3 Best Attraction for sports fans by USA Today!
The 2025 POCI Convention will kick off the first of its bus tours on Monday morning, June 9th. We’ll board a chartered coach at the Crowne Plaza Hotel that will deliver us directly to Churchill Downs. From there we’ll take a trackside tour of the world-famous racetrack. You’ll get to see up-close and personal the very track where the horses run, along with a look at other famous elements of the Downs. Then we’ll go inside the museum where you will have plenty of time to inspect over 20,000 artifacts and fascinating exhibits, including an all-new 360° film. You can even have lunch at the Derby Café which is conveniently located onsite. (Lunch will be on your own).
SOLD OUT
If you would like to be put on the wait list for this event please contact Paul Bergstrom at the club office
Tuesday, June 10th: Frazier History Museum Tour
The Frazier History Museum was founded in 2004 and bills itself as “Where the World Meets Kentucky.” It’s an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and offers artifacts and exhibitions for everyone. It’s also the official starting point for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
Upon our arrival at the Frazier, we’ll enter as a group and then you’ll be free to explore the various exhibits at your own pace. There are three floors so there’s a lot to see! When you’ve had your fill, lunch will be on your own at any of the various local restaurants within walking distance.
From there, patrons will have additional time to take in any of the various other attractions within walking distance.
There are several options to consider, including the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. The Evan Williams Experience and Kentucky Peerless Distilling will provide fascinating insights to our bourbon industry. The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Glassworks, and the 21c Museum Hotel. The Louisville Science Center is an interactive learning headquarters for kids and adults alike. Experience the life of Louisville’s hometown hero at the Muhammad Ali Center where you can explore award-winning exhibits, historic civil rights-era footage, and more.
Be sure to register early as this event is likely to sell out quickly!
Wednesday, June 11th: Road Warrior Cruise
A visit to Central Kentucky wouldn’t be complete without time spent at one of the Commonwealth’s premier attractions, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. That’s exactly where this year’s Road Warrior cruise will find its participants traveling as they get away from the hustle and bustle of Louisville. They'll pass through neighboring Bullitt County where the roadway opens to a more rural landscape, passing by small farms and quaint century homes as they make they're way to the destination for the cruise... the small town of New Haven and the Kentucky Railway Museum (KRM)!
Arriving in New Haven, our cruisers will have ample time to explore the small museum that includes artifacts and a large HO model train layout, browse the gift shop, and use the facilities. The museum also includes outdoor displays where you can inspect some of the classic rail cars under repair and refurbishment in the adjacent car barn.
From here cruisers will board a vintage passenger train car for the roughly 30-minute scenic ride to Gethsemane where we’ll visit the Log Still Distillery. Distillery tours are limited in size, so depending on the size of our Road Warrior contingent, some cruisers will have lunch while others tour, then reverse the process until all have had time to tour and dine. The lunch buffet menu is still being defined for 2025; however, we expect a full hot barbeque meat sampler buffet with sides, salads, and cobbler for dessert.
Upon our return to the KRM, participants will be able to spend more time exploring the museum and displays, or they can fire-up their classic to venture back to the host hotel.
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