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Conference and exhibition
Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2026
ASIS International positions GSX as the security profession's premier annual industry event, drawing over 14,000 security practitioners. The organiser frames it as the place where ambition, innovation and leadership converge, giving attendees access to global security tactics, trends and insights, the chance to explore new strategies, and the opportunity to discover the latest security solutions and services. Alongside its education programme, GSX carries a large commercial floor — the organiser advertises more than 500 exhibitors and over 190,000 square feet of products and innovations across the exhibit hall.
Summit
Border Technology Summit 2026
IDGA's Border Technology Summit is a two-day, senior-level gathering built around the theme of modern technology, smarter operations and a more secure border. The organiser expects several hundred senior leaders from US Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, ICE and state and local law enforcement to convene alongside industry innovators. The agenda spans detection and enforcement technology, trade facilitation, countering transnational criminal networks, cybersecurity and digital transformation, and integration across the air, land and maritime domains, delivered through high-level discussion, real-world case studies and structured networking between government decision-makers and solution providers.
Convention and exposition
AAPA 2026 Annual Convention & Exposition
The American Association of Port Authorities bills its Annual Convention as the definitive gathering for the port and maritime industry, drawing port leaders, terminal operators, solution providers and supply-chain partners. The 2026 edition runs under the theme "Ports Built to Lead" and is framed around transformation across the sector, with sessions on infrastructure development, sustainability, digital transformation and resilient supply chains. The organiser emphasises interactive workshops and executive presentations rather than panels alone, supported by structured networking, and highlights an expanded exhibit hall showcasing the technologies, services and innovations shaping the industry.
Annual meeting and exposition
AUSA 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition
AUSA presents its Annual Meeting and Exposition as North America's foremost land power exposition and professional development forum, held in the nation's capital. The organisation frames the event as a gathering point for the global defence community — senior Army leadership, soldiers, government officials, industry and international delegations — to examine the future of national security and land warfare. The programme combines professional development sessions, contemporary military forums and networking with a large trade exhibition. AUSA cites more than 750 exhibits spread across the convention center's lower and upper exhibit halls, open daily during the meeting.
Conference
Counter UAS Indo-Pacific 2026
SAE Media Group positions this as the first counter-UAS conference built specifically around the Pacific operational environment, responding to drone threats to force protection, base security and maritime operations across the region. The organiser points to recent US defence funding increases for the Pacific theatre as context. Sessions cover deployable counter-UAS capability for expeditionary operations and airfield defence, coalition interoperability with Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea, trials and rapid experimentation, and homeland security and law enforcement approaches to protecting urban areas and major events.
Conference and exposition
IACP 2026 Annual Conference and Exposition
The International Association of Chiefs of Police describes its Annual Conference and Exposition as the largest and most significant law enforcement gathering of the year, drawing more than 16,000 public safety professionals. The organiser builds the event on three pillars: training, networking and education on the exhibit floor. The programme offers professional development across policing disciplines alongside structured opportunities to meet peers from agencies worldwide. The exposition hall runs Sunday through Tuesday of the conference and hosts more than 600 vendors presenting products and services aimed at the law enforcement profession.
Conference
Counter UAS Technology USA 2026
SAE Media Group bills this as a leading forum where military, government and industry leaders address the shifting unmanned aerial system threat picture. The organiser says attendees gain insight into national counter-UAS programmes, take part in discussions on key challenges and solutions, and build connections with the decision-makers shaping counter-drone operations and critical infrastructure protection. The agenda covers both military counter-UAS requirements and the protection of critical infrastructure. The three-day meeting takes place at a hotel venue in downtown Washington, and the organiser invites companies to sponsor or exhibit alongside the conference sessions.
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