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SPIE Defense + Security 2027Orlando booth costs, dates and deadlines: exhibitor guide
Seen in infrared: SPIE Defense + Security 2027 booths in Orlando
- Event dates
- April 18–22, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- April 20–22, 2027
- Venue
- Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando
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Quick answers
SPIE Defense + Security 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for SPIE Defense + Security exhibitors. Sources for each SPIE Defense + Security figure are further down the page.
- When is SPIE Defense + Security 2027?
- April 18–22, 2027, at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando.
- When does the SPIE Defense + Security exhibit hall open?
- April 20–22, 2027.
- What does a 10×20 booth cost all-in at SPIE Defense + Security?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental in Orlando: design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. SPIE Defense + Security bills space and show services separately.
The lookOrlando 2027
Seen in infrared. April at Gaylord Palms.
SPIE Defense + Security, April 18–22, 2027 at Gaylord Palms near Orlando, with exhibits April 20–22. Infrared detectors and cameras, lasers, imaging sensors and lidar, shown to engineers and program managers from aerospace, government labs and commercial sensing.
Everything about SPIE Defense + Security 2027 in one place
SPIE Defense + Security 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | SPIE Defense + Security 2027 |
|---|---|
| Event dates | April 18–22, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | April 20–22, 2027 source |
| Venue | Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center 6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746 |
| Organizer | SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics |
| Who attends | Optical, infrared and sensing engineers and program managers from aerospace, government labs and commercial sensing companies |
| Nearest airport | Orlando International Airport (MCO) |
| Hotels | SPIE's room block, with Gaylord Palms as the host hotel |
| Official website | spie.org |
Official SPIE Defense + Security resources
SPIE Defense + Security 2027 calendar
SPIE Defense + Security 2027 show dates
The 2027 SPIE Defense + Security show days, each linked to the page that states it.
01 Purple at SPIE Defense + Security 2027
Seen in infrared: SPIE Defense + Security 2027 booths in Orlando
Buyers at SPIE Defense + Security are program managers and sensing engineers who want to see a detector or camera perform, so the booth runs live imagery side by side with the spec. We plan for a resort convention center, where Encore controls every rigging point, and run the three-day exhibition from move-in to teardown.
- Apr 20–22 · Gaylord Palms
- Three-day exhibition
- Encore-only rigging
What makes SPIE Defense + Security different, and how we build for it
SPIE Defense + Security is the spring week where infrared, imaging and sensing technology meets the people who specify it for aerospace, government labs and commercial sensing programs.SPIE runs five days of technical conferences, and the exhibition takes the last three, April 20 to 22, 2027, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee. The name varies: SPIE also calls the week Defense + Commercial Sensing, and its web address uses that name. Exhibitors bring detectors, thermal cameras, lasers, optics and lidar, so the floor is about seeing performance: a booth wins with live imagery, honest specs and an engineer who can talk integration.
Live infrared and visible imagery from your detector or camera, spec tables they can compare, and an engineer who can talk noise, resolution and integration.
A clear capability story, qualification and supply proof, and a quiet place for a conversation that does not happen in the aisle.
Lidar, machine vision and environmental sensing applications shown on screen, with lead times and pricing paths for volume programs.
Your team in Orlando
Built in two shops, run by one project manager
Your SPIE Defense + Security booth is built in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY, or at our Las Vegas hub, shipped to the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center and installed by vetted local labor with our own project manager on the floor. Expect a 30–45-day build for SPIE Defense + Security, secure storage and a pre-show QA.
Your team arrives at SPIE Defense + Security to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
Inside SPIE Defense + Security 2027
Rules that shape your SPIE Defense + Security booth
Encore is the exclusive in-house rigging contractor at Gaylord Palms, must approve every rigging design and supplies the labor for anything on the facility's rigging system. We design hanging signs to Encore's specs and file the request.
A rigging form is required before load-in and should be submitted at least 18 days ahead, with construction details, a full materials list and through-bolted points at a 5:1 safety factor; later calls may cost more. We send it with drawings.
Every Encore rigging call uses at least two riggers and an Encore scissor lift, billed at actual time, with overtime after hours and on weekends. We schedule sign installs in standard hours to keep that bill down.
SPIE Defense + Security is the spring U.S. meeting for infrared, imaging and sensing hardware; choose it over SPIE Photonics West when your buyers are aerospace, government lab and commercial sensing programs rather than the broad laser and optics market. Every semiconductor and electronics manufacturing show we build for, side by side →
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02 Booths & pricing for SPIE Defense + Security 2027
Popular booth sizes at SPIE Defense + Security
The Defense + Security exhibition is a three-day floor at a resort convention center, where rigging and hanging signs run through Encore. For a detector or optics supplier we recommend a 10×20 with a live imaging demo and a seated table; for a camera or system company, a 20×20 island with a closed meeting room.
A live thermal or imaging demo with a target scene, two monitors showing raw and processed output, and a seated table for integration questions.
Pictured: data-pixel, a Purple inline booth
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Detectors, cameras and optics each get a bay along the frontage, so a visitor comparing thermal sensitivity is not standing in front of the lens display.
Above: SunUs, a Purple inline booth
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An island with a central imaging demo, aisle-facing product walls, an Encore-rigged sign where approved and a closed room for program conversations.
Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Prime Video
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A system company's flagship: two live demo zones, a short-talk area, two meeting rooms and lockable storage for spare cameras and optics.
Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Apartment List
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's SPIE Defense + Security price
- Design and a 3D rendering for SPIE Defense + Security, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting plus power distribution within the booth at SPIE Defense + Security
- Installation and dismantle in Orlando, run by our project manager on the floor
- Every SPIE Defense + Security show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by SPIE Defense + Security and its contractor
- Booth space, paid to SPIE
- Material handling at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, when the space rate does not include it
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for SPIE Defense + Security
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the SPIE Defense + Security venue requires
Rates to plan with for SPIE Defense + Security:
- Rigging crew Minimum two Encore riggers plus a required scissor lift, billed by actual time (Gaylord Palms rigging guide) source
- Booth build 10×20 rental $7,500–$15,000; custom 20×20 $50,000–$120,000, Purple's 2026 planning range source
Before you sign, your proposal already estimates each of these show charges, so the SPIE Defense + Security total is on paper.
Each price is an all-in 2026 rental range for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; we quote custom builds project by project. The booth cost calculator gives an exact number for your SPIE Defense + Security booth; the 2026 booth cost guide has the 2026 ranges.
Tell us your SPIE Defense + Security booth size and what the space has to do. Our reply comes within one business day; the rendering and fixed proposal usually arrive within a week. No charge.
The SPIE Defense + Security booth is lit and stocked before your team arrives. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we have designed, built and installed
Case study · KLEEMANN
KLEEMANN at an industrial technology exhibition
An interactive booth for a global elevator manufacturer: digital simulations, real product showcases and a floor plan that guided visitors from first step to last.
KLEEMANN's booth let visitors see engineering perform through live product and simulation; a sensing booth here does the same with live imagery from your detector.
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04 Designing for infrared, imaging sensor, laser, optics, lidar and test companies at SPIE Defense + Security
Four things we get right for SPIE Defense + Security exhibitors
1Show the image, not the box
A thermal camera on a shelf says nothing. We build a demo with a controlled target scene, the camera, and large monitors showing what it sees, with the spec under the screen, so a visitor reads performance from the Gaylord Palms aisle.
2Book Encore before you design up
Encore is the exclusive rigging contractor at Gaylord Palms, approves every rigging design and supplies the crew, with a minimum of two riggers and an Encore scissor lift per call. We plan hanging signs and truss around that, or build height from the floor.
3Leave room for the private talk
Some conversations at this show are not for the aisle. A 10×20 here gets a two-chair table set back from the traffic line, and an island gets a closed room with a door, so a program discussion can happen without moving to the hotel lobby.
4Pack for a resort venue
Gaylord Palms is a resort hotel and convention center on one property, so hotel guests, freight and exhibitors share the approaches. We pack crates in install order and schedule deliveries through the general contractor so nothing waits in a hallway.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
Before we cut a single panel, you see the booth in 3D (layout, graphics, lighting and product positions) and we revise it until it is right. This one is a Purple concept for CalligoTech.
Start my SPIE Defense + Security concept05 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center · Orlando
Logistics for SPIE Defense + Security 2027, handled
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center sits on West Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee, south of Orlando, a resort hotel with its own convention center. Encore runs the facility's permanent rigging system: every hanging sign or banner needs Encore's approval, a rigging form at least 18 days before load-in, through-bolted attachment points with a 5:1 safety factor, two riggers and an Encore scissor lift, billed by actual time. We read the 2027 exhibitor kit when SPIE releases it, file the rigging request, send crates to the general contractor's advance warehouse, and our project manager leads a vetted Central Florida crew on site.
What Purple handles
- Live imaging demos with target scenes and side-by-side monitors
- Encore rigging forms and hanging sign specifications
- Service orders, freight and advance warehouse paperwork
- Install and teardown at Gaylord Palms under your Purple project manager
- Storage and reshipping to SPIE Optics + Photonics or Photonics West
Your SPIE Defense + Security timeline, from move-in back
Design sign-off for SPIE Defense + Security is due by late January 2027.
- Late January 2027Design sign-off; live demo hardware and any hanging sign locked.
- February 2027Production in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas; monitors, demo targets and graphics built and tested.
- Late March 2027Encore rigging form filed at least 18 days before load-in; booth ships to the advance warehouse for Kissimmee.
- Days before April 20, 2027Move-in on the contractor's schedule; our project manager installs and powers the demo.
- April 20–22, 2027Exhibition days; our project manager on call.
- After the April 22 closeDismantle, cameras and optics packed to your return plan, booth stored or shipped on.
Purple's planning timeline for SPIE Defense + Security. The official SPIE Defense + Security move-in, freight target and order dates come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; when you book, we confirm them against your booth.
Printable SPIE Defense + Security budget & deadline sheetTravel to SPIE Defense + Security 2027
Getting to SPIE Defense + Security 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Stay
SPIE's room block, with Gaylord Palms as the host hotel
Find the venue
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746
Travel facts from spie.org.
SPIE Defense + Security by the numbers
SPIE Defense + Security year by year
How SPIE Defense + Security 2027 compares with other semiconductor and electronics manufacturing shows
The semiconductor and electronics manufacturing shows closest to SPIE Defense + Security on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each name other than SPIE Defense + Security opens our exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFCOptica (co-sponsored with IEEE ComSoc and the IEEE Photonics Society) | March 7–11, 2027 | Los Angeles, CA | nearly 18,000 attendees · 706 exhibitors (2026) |
| Chiplet SummitChiplet Summit | March 30–April 1, 2027 | Santa Clara, CA | 1,163 attendees (2026) |
| SEMICON WestSEMI | March 30–April 1, 2027 | Phoenix, AZ | 35,000+ expected attendees (2025) |
| IPC APEX EXPOGlobal Electronics Association (formerly IPC) | April 3–8, 2027 | Anaheim, CA | 416 exhibitors (2026) |
| SPIE Defense + SecuritySPIE | April 18–22, 2027 | Orlando, FL | – |
| PCB EastPrinted Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) | April 27–30, 2027 | Worcester, MA | 25 companies on the 2027 exhibitor list, Oct 2026 |
| CLEOOptica | May 2–7, 2027 | Long Beach, CA | – |
| CS MANTECHCS MANTECH (International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology) | May 17–20, 2027 | Miramar Beach, FL | 78 on the exhibit hall list (2026) |
| IEEE IMSIEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S); exhibits managed by HEI | May 23–28, 2027 | San Antonio, TX | 396 companies on the IMS2027 exhibitor list |
| EDS Leadership SummitEDS Leadership Summit (Electronic Industry Show Corporation) | May 24–28, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | – |
SPIE Defense + Security exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before SPIE Defense + Security
What are the SPIE Defense + Security 2027 dates?
SPIE Defense + Security 2027 runs April 18–22, 2027, with the exhibition on April 20, 21 and 22, per SPIE's exhibition pages. Exhibit hours for the 2027 floor are not confirmed yet.
Where is SPIE Defense + Security 2027 held?
The 2027 week is at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, 6000 West Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee, Florida, south of Orlando, per SPIE's exhibitor page. Orlando International Airport is the nearest major airport.
Is SPIE Defense + Security the same as Defense + Commercial Sensing?
SPIE uses both names, Defense + Security and Defense + Commercial Sensing, for this same April week of conferences and exhibition, and its web address uses defense-and-commercial-sensing. Search for either name and you reach the same event.
Who exhibits at SPIE Defense + Security?
Exhibitors make infrared detectors and cameras, lasers, optics, imaging sensors, lidar and test and measurement equipment. Visitors are optical, infrared and sensing engineers and program managers from aerospace companies, government labs and commercial sensing firms.
How much does a booth at SPIE Defense + Security cost?
SPIE publishes space rates on its exhibition pages. Our 10×20 rental with a live imaging demo runs $7,500 to $15,000, and a custom 20×20 island $50,000 to $120,000; monitors, demo targets and Encore rigging move the number.
Can we hang a sign at Gaylord Palms?
Hanging signs at Gaylord Palms go through Encore, the facility's exclusive in-house rigging contractor, which approves every design. The rigging form is due at least 18 days before load-in, and attachment points must be through-bolted with a 5:1 safety factor.
What does rigging cost at Gaylord Palms?
Encore bills rigging calls by actual time spent at the booth, with a minimum crew of two riggers and a required Encore scissor lift; overtime rates apply after hours, on weekends and on holidays. We get the Encore estimate before you approve the design.
How do we get a booth at SPIE Defense + Security?
Booth space is sold by SPIE through its Defense + Security exhibition pages, where the exhibitor list and space options are posted. Once you have a booth number, we design to it and handle the kit, freight and install.
Who organizes SPIE Defense + Security?
The conferences and the exhibition are run by SPIE, the international optics and photonics society. SPIE also runs Photonics West in San Francisco, Advanced Lithography + Patterning in San Jose and Optics + Photonics in San Diego.
What hotels are near Gaylord Palms for SPIE Defense + Security?
Gaylord Palms is the host hotel in SPIE's room block, and the hotel and convention center share one property, so staying there puts you a short walk from your booth. Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the nearest major airport.
Can we bring a live laser or thermal demo?
Live demos are the norm at this show, and the 2027 exhibitor kit will carry SPIE's and the venue's rules on lasers and powered equipment. We design enclosed beam paths and controlled target scenes so a demo can pass review and still show performance.
Can we reuse our booth at other SPIE shows?
A modular kit built for Defense + Security fits SPIE Optics + Photonics in San Diego in August and Photonics West in San Francisco in January. Between shows it waits in our storage, and the graphics change to suit each SPIE audience.
What are the SPIE Defense + Security 2027 exhibitor deadlines?
The Encore rigging form for a hanging sign is due at least 18 days before load-in at Gaylord Palms, and the dates in SPIE's 2027 exhibitor kit are not confirmed yet. Approving a custom design by late January 2027 gives the shop its 30 to 45 days to build and time to test the demo monitors.
Before you sign with any builder
Five things to ask every builder quoting SPIE Defense + Security:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the SPIE Defense + Security booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Is your project manager on the floor for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what does SPIE Defense + Security bill?
- Once SPIE Defense + Security closes, where does the booth go and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? Bring it: we refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it at SPIE Defense + Security and store it until the next show. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to SPIE Defense + Security.
Exhibiting from outside the US? For SPIE Defense + Security, we act as your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, and one project manager who answers your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready for SPIE Defense + Security in two to three weeks. We say on the first call what is realistic for your show date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your SPIE Defense + Security booth
What happens next
- Within one business day we write back to ask about your products, your goals for SPIE Defense + Security and your footprint.
- Within a week, usually, you have a concept rendering and a fixed proposal. No fee left off: every SPIE Defense + Security cost is listed upfront, on paper.
- In 30–45 days we build it, ship it to the advance warehouse and install it before the hall opens.