imPRESS 2025

Join us at imPRESS 2025

Celebrate the best of Georgia's print and graphic communications industry

Join your colleagues from around the state at imPRESS 2025 on August 14 at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast.

Gather with your peers, make new friends, and celebrate the outstanding pieces that have been produced in Georgia. During the Showcase & Reception, you'll have the chance to network with vendors and colleagues while viewing finalist pieces from the Print Excellence Competition (PEC). Afterward, enjoy a seated dinner as the PEC winners are recognized and the Benjamin Franklin Award and Emerging Leader Award winners are announced.

View photos and winners from last year's event.

Agenda

4:30 PM - Showcase & Reception
6:30 PM - Dinner & Awards

Hotel Reservations

PIAG has reserved a small room block for attendees wishing to stay Thursday night. Room rate is $129 and reservations must be made by July 24. You can reserve your room online or by calling the hotel at 770-447-4747 and mentioning PIAG Awards Banquet.

Russ Webb Named as Emcee

Russ Webb, CAE, Executive Director of the Bay Area Apartment Association, has a successful background in hospitality, event and non-profit management. He enjoys the challenge of a not-for-profit trade association in that every day is completely different from the day before. Speaker/trainer on all things mobile tech, customer service ninja, leadership, emotional intelligence and how to build the perfect team. Strategic planning is a passion, and he loves helping organizations reach their potential. 

Registration Pricing

Dinner tables are currently set for 8 people per table, subject to change.

Dinner Ticket (includes showcase/reception attendance)

• Early Bird (until Friday, June 27): $110 member / $225 guest
• Regular (until Friday, August 8): $140 member / $250 guest
• On-Site (after Friday, August 8): $160 member / $275 guest

Dinner Ticket & Showcase Table (includes vendor table for showcase/ reception, plus dinner attendance)

• Early Bird (until Friday, June 27): $360 member / $575 guest
• Regular (until Friday, August 8): $390 member / $600 guest

Showcase Only Ticket (does not include dinner)

• $50 member / $100 guest 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Various sponsorship opportunities are available to view online here. Please contact Jennie Thomas with any questions.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellation by Friday, August 8, 2025 warrants a refund less a $15 administrative fee. Cancellations after August 8, 2025 will not be refunded. Name changes/transfers are always welcome. Simply send an e-mail to jennie@piag.org with the name of your replacement. 

Acknowledgment of Enhanced Safety and Health Measures
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, PIAG’s in person events constitutes an agreement by the registrant to abide by PIAG’s and the host property's safety protocols and to engage in certain health-and-safety-beneficial conduct while attending the event as requested by PIAG (not attending the event if feeling sick or showing certain symptoms). 

Consent for Use of Photographic Images
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, PIAG meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to PIAG’s use and distribution (now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities.