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CAPIO—Are you ready to Make Waves?
Registration is now open for the 2026 conference

Registration is officially open for the California Association of Public Information Officials’ 2026 Annual Conference, and we can’t wait to welcome you to sunny San Diego, May 11–14, 2026!

This is your opportunity to showcase your work, connect with colleagues from across the state, and learn from industry experts leading the way in public sector communications. Dive into sessions covering media relations, strategic communications, social media, emergency response, branding, emerging technologies (hello, AI!), analytics, public speaking and more.

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Now Welcoming 2026 EPIC Award Entries
Early bird pricing deadline - January 12, 2026

Submit an Entry

CAPIO’s EPIC awards program recognizes the most creative and effective efforts in the areas of communication and marketing campaigns, newsletter production, photography, special events, writing, website development and video production.

The EPIC Awards honor work that transcends innovation and craft - work that made a lasting impact, providing an equal chance of winning to all entrants regardless of company or agency size and project budget. If your work moved people, we want to give it a chance to take home an EPIC.

View 2025 Winners gallery