RSA Conference booth staff who live in the Bay Area, booked for the RSAC 2027 Expo and the meetings that orbit it: theater presenters, console pod hosts, badge scanners, booth reps, meeting hostesses and RSA Conference trade show models. Everyone bills a flat $85 an hour, with zero travel charges.
Flat $85/hr · 4-hr shift minimum · 72-hour rush window
Five layers, one crew · from the aisle to the meeting room
Sources: 2027 dates and the North, South and West buildings from Moscone Center’s RSAC 2027 Conference listing (moscone.com) and RSAC’s sponsorship page (rsaconference.com). Exhibitor and speaker counts for 2026 from RSAC’s 2026 opening press release. Expo halls in Moscone North and South from our RSAC 2027 exhibitor guide. RSAC posts 2027 Expo hours to exhibitors. Rate and minimum: Purple Exhibits pricing.
RSA Conference booth staff have one job that matters more than the giveaway: turning a skeptical security buyer into a named, tagged lead. Purple Exhibits books theater presenters, console pod hosts, badge-scanning brand ambassadors, meeting hostesses, booth reps and trade show models for RSAC 2027. Each person costs a flat $85 an hour in any role, and shifts run four hours or longer. Because the crew is based around the Bay, airfare and hotel rooms never appear on the invoice. RSAC 2027 runs April 5 to 8 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, and the conference returns every year.
Security buyers are trained to doubt what they are told. A crew that looks organized and speaks plainly earns the next minute. These are real Purple Exhibits teams at past events, and they show the standard we send to an RSAC booth.
A host in a navy blazer greets a visitor with a firm handshake at the counter, while a colleague in a dark suit works the desk behind her. That first ten seconds decides whether a busy security buyer stays.
See the hero photo ↑Real Purple Exhibits events.
One outfit for the whole crew, or a look for each job: tailored at the meeting room, relaxed at the pods, one bold color at the aisle. Ship any branded pieces to us and we confirm sizes before move-in.
Black or charcoal suits, white shirts and one accent color in a tie or scarf. The safe choice for a CISO room and the lead desk.
Works best: Lead desk, CISO roomYour polo or quarter-zip with dark trousers and clean sneakers. Practitioners talk to people who look like peers.
Works best: Console pods, challenge deskThe whole front line in one strong color from your logo, so the booth is easy to find on a crowded floor.
Works best: Aisle edge, scan gateOnce the Expo shuts for the night: dark suits, simple cocktail dresses and polished shoes for receptions and hosted dinners.
Works best: Receptions, dinnersSecurity teams build defense in depth, and a good booth works the same way: someone on the perimeter, someone checking identity, someone showing the product and someone guarding the meeting room. Pick your stations and the plan stacks the layers, counts the people and prices it.
Eight jobs we cover for security vendors at RSAC, from the scan gate out to the hosted dinner, all at the same flat hourly rate.
In your brand colors on the open side of the booth, models give a wary security buyer a friendly reason to slow down and look.
At the scan gate, ambassadors read every badge first and keep a long giveaway queue polite and short.
For a launch or a photo wall, promotional models introduce the product and hold a crowd in front of the screen.
Hostesses guard the CISO room calendar and handle check-in at hotel suites and customer dinners.
Presenters memorize your attack replay or walk-through and deliver it on a headset mic, just as crisp on day four as on day one.
Pod hosts guide one guest through your dashboard and pass the deep technical questions to your sales engineers.
Check-in staff run the RSVP list for receptions, briefings and executive dinners around SoMa.
Reps work your lead app on a tablet and label each scan as practitioner, manager, CISO or partner.
Two roles carry most security booths. Read how our product demonstrators for live software demos learn a script, and how our lead capture staff who scan and qualify badges tag every visitor. Also exhibiting at the other big security show? Our crews work Black Hat USA booth staffing in Las Vegas each summer, and the same San Francisco teams return to Moscone each January for Winter Fancy Food booth staff.
Below is a sample island for a security vendor: an attack replay theater, console pods, a challenge desk and a closed meeting room. Click or tap any zone for its job description, or follow the numbered key.
Sample 30×30 layout, not drawn to scale. Before move-in we mark staff spots on your actual Moscone plan.
The station that stops the aisle. A presenter on a headset mic replays a real-looking attack and shows where your product catches it, on a set loop, so a fresh group gathers every quarter hour.
Security buyers want to see the dashboard, alerts and response steps for themselves. A pod host sits with one visitor, follows your click path and calls your sales engineer when the questions get specific.
Giveaways draw a long line at a security show. No badge read, no gift: an ambassador runs every badge first and asks the visitor what their job is.
A short puzzle or capture-the-flag style challenge keeps practitioners at the booth for minutes, not seconds. A host explains the rules, keeps the leaderboard current and scans every player.
Senior buyers come for scheduled conversations, not demos. A hostess holds the meeting calendar, greets each guest by name and keeps the closed room ready and quiet for the next slot.
The last stop for any real prospect. A rep on a tablet runs your questions and labels the record practitioner, manager, CISO or partner, so sales knows who to call first.
Standing where the carpet starts, a greeter says hello first and points each guest to the theater, a pod or the challenge, so no one leaves without talking to somebody.
Keep it locked. One named person refills the giveaway bins and charges tablets whenever traffic dips.
Brands that have booked Purple
RSAC fills Moscone North, South and West around Yerba Buena Gardens. Our Moscone Center venue guide explains the buildings, loading docks and union labor, and our RSAC 2027 exhibitor guide covers booth costs and the move-in timeline. Below is how the crew plan changes in each part of the campus.
One of the two Expo floors. Traffic peaks when keynotes and sessions let out, so we schedule the biggest crew for those bursts.
Presenters, pod hosts, repsThe second Expo floor, across Howard Street from North. Tell us which hall your booth is in, and we brief the crew on the doors and the nearest loading area.
Ambassadors, greeters, hostsMost track sessions run here. Our crew stays out of these rooms, yet the session timetable decides when your booth gets busy.
Plan shifts around the breaksMany vendors book a meeting suite or a dinner within a short walk, at hotels such as the Marriott Marquis or around Union Square.
Suite hostesses, check-in hostsThe Expo crowd is not one audience. Our staff learn to spot each type in a few seconds and send them to the right person, and the lead tag follows the same four labels.
Wants to see the product work, not a slide. Send them to a pod and let them drive.
Handled by: Pod hostAsks how it fits the tools they already own. A rep logs the stack and books a call.
Handled by: Booth repOften arrives for a booked slot. Greet by name, walk them to the room, keep it on time.
Handled by: Meeting hostessNeeds your channel lead, not a demo. A rep tags them and makes the introduction.
Handled by: Booth repEach job on a security booth, a sensible headcount and the latest week to confirm it.
| Role | What they do at RSAC | How many | Book by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theater presenter | Runs your live attack replay or product walk-through on a headset mic, on a fixed loop all day | One per theater | 6 weeks out |
| Console pod host | Seats one visitor at a time, walks the dashboard click path and brings in your sales engineer | One per pod | 6 weeks out |
| Brand ambassador | Reads each badge at the giveaway table, then asks the visitor’s role before handing anything over | One or two per counter | 5 weeks out |
| Challenge host | Explains the puzzle, keeps the leaderboard live and scans each player | One per challenge desk | 5 weeks out |
| Booth rep | Runs your lead questions on a tablet and sorts each visitor as practitioner, manager, CISO or partner | One or two per booth | 4 weeks out |
| Meeting hostess and greeter | Holds the meeting calendar for the CISO room and welcomes visitors at the aisle | One each | 4 weeks out |
Five roles security vendors book most for the RSAC Expo. Each person learns your demo before move-in ends, and each one bills $85 an hour.
Presenters on a headset mic who walk the aisle through your detection or response demo on a fixed loop, so a new group gathers every quarter hour.
Ambassadors who scan each visitor badge before any giveaway, and ask one quick question about the visitor's role.
Hosts at your signature security station who seat a visitor at the console and guide them through a short hands-on run.
Hostesses who run your client lounge or meeting suite, greet senior guests by name and keep every slot on time.
Reps with a tablet who ask a buyer about the tools they run today and tag the lead before your sales team calls.
Send your stations and meetingsTheater, pods, scan gate and suite.
We rehearse in the boothEvery demo, the day before the Expo.
Leads tagged by buyer rolePractitioner, manager, CISO, partner.
Every Expo morning follows the same countdown. It is short, it is boring on purpose, and it is why the first wave of visitors meets a booth that is already working.
Badges on, outfits checked, lockers and chargers sorted before the hall fills with exhibitors.
Each presenter runs the theater loop once with your team; pod hosts test every console login.
Every lead app signed in and tested with one badge, and the giveaway rule repeated out loud.
Greeter at the aisle edge, ambassador at the scan gate, everyone at a station when the first wave walks in.
Check each line when it is done. This page remembers your ticks on this device.
The work begins before the Expo opens and carries on after it closes each evening. Our local crews handle all three parts.
Booking other Bay Area events this year? Our San Francisco trade show staffing teams cover Moscone and the hotels around it all year.
Typical headcounts for common booth sizes, priced at the flat hourly rate. For your exact stations and days, use the layer planner further up.
| Booth | Typical crew per shift | People | Per day | Whole show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10×10 inline booth | A single presenter who handles the scanner too | 1 | $680 | $2,040 |
| 10×20 inline | A presenter, a badge scanner and a greeter | 3 | $2,040 | $6,120 |
| 20×20 | Two pod hosts, a scan gate ambassador, a booth rep and a greeter | 5 | $3,400 | $10,200 |
| 20×30 with a theater | A headset presenter, two pod hosts, a scan gate ambassador, a booth rep and a greeter | 6 | $4,080 | $12,240 |
| 30×30 island with meeting room | Presenter, three pod hosts, challenge host, scan ambassador, meeting hostess, two booth reps and a greeter | 10 | $6,800 | $20,400 |
| Meeting suite, no booth | Two people: a hostess inside and a host at the door | 2 | $1,360 | $4,080 |
8-hour days × 3 show days × $85 per person per hour. No travel, hotel or agency markup.
A 20×30 booth with an attack theater and two console pods calls for a crew of six on each shift (presenter, two pod hosts, scan gate ambassador, rep, greeter). Compare booking them locally in San Francisco with flying six people in for RSAC week.
| RSAC 20×30, three Expo days | Cost |
|---|---|
| Purple local staff | |
| Travel, hotel, per-diem | $0 |
| Your RSAC total |
| Typical fly-in agency, same team | Cost |
|---|---|
| Staff hours at $85 | |
| Round-trip flights ~$400 each | |
| Hotel Near Moscone, RSAC week · ~$420/night | |
| Per-diem ~$92/day | |
| Fly-in total |
Compared on what actually changes your results and your invoice in RSA Conference.
| Purple local crew | Fly-in staffing agency | General temp agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay per hour | One flat $85, models to reps | Day rate plus travel costs | Cheap, but not booth-trained |
| Travel and hotel | $0. The team lives in RSAC | About $400 flight plus $420/night per person | $0 |
| Local knowledge | Halls, transit and shortcuts | Arrives with a map | Depends on the person |
| The RSAC edge | Every demo, the day before the Expo. | Not local | Not specialised |
| Trained on your product | Briefing call and cheat sheet | Sometimes, for a fee | No |
| Lead capture | Qualifies and tags every scan | Varies | Not part of the job |
Fly-in costs use the same typical RSAC rates as the budget above. Other agencies’ pricing varies.
About three minutes. No deposit to ask.
We’ll email your quote within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Need it now? Call (800) 994-8030.
Written up the way a red team reports a weak spot, with a severity tag and a fix you can make before move-in.
Handing out shirts with no scan just gives away inventory. Put one ambassador on the gate and the line becomes a lead list.
The Expo floor is loud. A replay without a headset mic and a fixed loop plays to an empty aisle.
Your sales engineers should take the hard questions. If they start from zero with every visitor, add pod hosts.
Executives turn up ahead of time, behind time or at the wrong door. A hostess posted outside protects the whole calendar.
Traffic rises and falls with the session clock. Staff the peaks, and use quiet hours for breaks and restocking.
Prefer the phone? Dial (800) 994-8030 for the RSAC desk.
We charge a flat $85 an hour for each person, whatever the role, and each shift has a four-hour minimum. That covers theater presenters, pod hosts, ambassadors, reps, hostesses and models alike. The crew lives around the Bay, so you see no travel charges.
The RSAC 2027 Conference is scheduled for April 5 to 8, 2027, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. It runs every year. RSAC gives exhibitors the Expo hours and floor plan, and we build your shifts around them.
Yes. The organizer now brands the event as RSAC Conference, and many people still call it the RSA Conference. It is the same yearly security event at Moscone Center.
The Expo fills Moscone North and Moscone South, and most sessions run in Moscone West. Share your hall and booth number, and our team learns the closest entrances and docks before move-in.
Yes. Email the theater script and the steps for each console pod, and book one hour of rehearsal with your engineers on setup day. Our presenters cover the scripted part, and anything deeply technical goes to your sales engineers.
Yes. Our reps and ambassadors work with the scanner or app you rent, ask the questions you set and label every lead. Share the login details about two weeks out so the rehearsal can include a test scan.
Start with stations: a presenter for the theater, a host for each console pod, plus one booth rep and one greeter. Add a person for a scan gate, a challenge desk or a CISO room. The planner above adds it up for you.
Six weeks ahead is ideal, because presenters need time to learn your demo. April is a busy month in San Francisco, so earlier is better. If you are late, we can still take a booking with 72 hours’ notice.
Right here. Our RSAC crews live in San Francisco and around the Bay and get to Moscone without airfare or hotel charges. They can also cover a suite or dinner a few blocks away, still at $85 an hour.
Yes. One day is fine, for example your launch day or the day you expect the most traffic. The four-hour minimum applies per person, and extra days can be added later.
During RSAC week we hold briefed backup staff in San Francisco. A substitute gets to your booth in under two hours, or that shift costs you nothing.
No. Vendors book us on their own. Purple Exhibits is an independent company and is not connected to RSAC, the organization that runs the conference.
Yes. Suites, dinners and receptions anywhere around Moscone are fine. The crew travels there by itself, and the rate stays $85 an hour.
Often, yes. List the languages your visitors use on the request form, and we search our Bay Area roster for people who speak them. The rate does not change.
Yes. We design, build and install exhibits for Moscone, including theaters, console pods and closed meeting rooms, and one plan can cover the booth and the people in it.
Security vendors meet customers and partners all over SoMa during the conference. Our Bay Area crews cover those rooms too.
A greeter at the door, printed name tags and each guest walked to the right account manager on time.
We send: Suite hostesses, greetersGuest list at the host stand, table cards and a small gift for each invited customer.
We send: Hostesses, check-in staffA tight RSVP check, wristbands and a friendly first hello at the entrance.
We send: Brand ambassadors, check-in staffSeating, demo tables and a clear room for your speaker when the lights go down.
We send: Product demonstrators, promotional modelsSign-in, timing and room resets between back-to-back slots.
We send: Meeting hostessesStaffing by show
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Purple Exhibits is an independent exhibit and staffing company. We staff exhibitors at the RSAC Conference; we are not affiliated with RSAC, the organizer of the RSAC Conference. Show names belong to their owners.
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