New Thinking

Interested in seeing print, specialty effects, digital/variable and wide format real time? Additional tours of local print and finishing plants in San Diego throughout the week have been added to the week’s line-up of events.

New Rules

Tighter regulation on student attendance means more qualified buyers for you.

New Faces

Complete overhaul of our mailing list to incorporate more of San Diego businesses that need your products and services – that means new faces at the show, as well as your established contacts and customers.

New Schedule

We’re making every minute count! We’ve adjusted trade show hours to sync up with education programming so you can multi-task between learning and networking!

New Layout

New plan layout that will bring more traffic through the Trade Show floor.

New Partners

We are partnering with other graphic arts associations like the San Diego Ad Club, AIGA, and MSMA, to co-host our popular seminars that coincide with the trade show so you only need this one-stop shop.

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About PIA Expo

The world of marketing has been flipped upside down with new technology – and today’s savvy marketer is integrating print with non-traditional media to create campaigns that reach the masses where they live and breathe.

As design takes on new forms, the event formerly known as Print Week is transforming to reflect the new challenges you face! The PIA Expo is the largest and most comprehensive gathering of graphic arts, marketing, print professionals, and products in San Diego – and more than 1,500 people will be there to see how they can learn and make the most of this great opportunity.

This exciting week will include NEW plant tours, NEW educational seminars, NEW San Diego vendors, and NEW opportunities to make connections with business resources that will bring NEW synergy to your marketing goals! Save the date for Southern California’s ONLY graphic arts expo!