Cyber Training, Wargaming, Electromagnetic Warfare, Information Warfare

Cyber Training, Wargaming, Electromagnetic Warfare, Information Warfare

Cyber Training and Wargaming Booth Planning for the I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion

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Orlando

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Orange County Convention Center — South Concourse

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    Orlando

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    Orange County Convention Center — South Concourse

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I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion booth with multi-user demo
20x20 cyber range booth with observer dashboard
Wargaming exhibit with role-based training stations

I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion booth with multi-user demo
20x20 cyber range booth with observer dashboard
Wargaming exhibit with role-based training stations

How should an I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion booth be planned?

An I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion booth should start with one clear training scenario, the roles involved, and what observers need to understand as the exercise unfolds. Role-based cyber and wargaming demos may require several workstations, a simplified observer dashboard, reliable connectivity, offline backup content, technical storage, and a quieter area for program or integration discussions.

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Within the broader I/ITSEC exhibitor planning environment, the Cyber Pavilion brings together cyber ranges, electromagnetic warfare, wargaming, information warfare, networked training, and mission rehearsal technologies. Exhibitors may need to show how multiple operators, command interfaces, scenario tools, and connected systems work together, so the booth has to make the exercise understandable beyond the people sitting at the workstations.

Booth size depends heavily on station count, operator clearance, observer screens, equipment racks, cable routes, storage, and discussion space. A 20x20 booth can support a compact multi-role exercise with a shared observer view, while a 20x30 booth gives exhibitors more room to separate operators, equipment, and visitors. At the Orange County Convention Center, power, network services, equipment access, and installation sequencing should be coordinated around that technical layout.

These requirements also connect I/ITSEC with the wider cybersecurity trade show planning environment, where visitors need to understand not only what a system does, but how people interact with it during a live scenario. Clear observer views, visible role changes, and a defined path from demonstration to technical discussion help turn a complex exercise into something buyers can follow from the aisle.

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Booth Size Planning for Cyber Training and Wargaming Demos

Booth Size Planning for Cyber Training and Wargaming Demos

Choose the footprint around the number of roles, workstations, observer screens, technical equipment, waiting visitors, and discussion needs. Additional stations only help when the exercise remains easy to follow.

10x20 Single-Scenario Demo

10x20 Single-Scenario Demo

Use a 10x20 booth for a focused cyber or wargaming demonstration with a limited number of stations, one observer display, and a short explanation area.

20x30 Demo, Briefing, and Discussion

20x30 Demo, Briefing, and Discussion

Move to a 20x30 booth when the exhibit needs separate briefing, active stations, external viewing, technical control, and a quieter integration or program discussion area.

20x20 Multi-Role Exercise

20x20 Multi-Role Exercise

A 20x20 booth gives a multi-role exercise room for several user stations, an instructor or control point, one observer dashboard, technical storage, and limited discussions.

30x40 Connected Training Environment

30x40 Connected Training Environment

A 30x40 booth suits larger station groups, linked scenarios, wider observer zones, overhead visibility, storage, and private meetings.

Planning a Cyber Range Demo Workflow

Planning a Cyber Range Demo Workflow

A multi-user cyber demo should make the scenario, participant roles, workstations, observer dashboard, and reset process easy to follow. The cyber range demo workflow guide explains how to connect these parts so participants can run the exercise while nearby visitors understand what is happening and why the result matters.

Display Needs for Cyber Pavilion Demonstrations

Display Needs for Cyber Pavilion Demonstrations

Cyber Pavilion displays need to communicate a digital exercise through physical stations, simplified visuals, reliable technical infrastructure, and a clear transition from demonstration to discussion.

Scenario Briefing and Role Labels

Scenario Briefing and Role Labels

Give visitors a clear starting point before they watch the exercise. Identify the mission, participating roles, training objective, and expected result.

Multi-User Station Layout

Multi-User Station Layout

Arrange workstations so active users can collaborate without blocking operator access or surrounding sightlines. Cable routes and technical support should remain outside the visitor path.

Observer Dashboard and Result View

Observer Dashboard and Result View

Use a larger display to show key actions, status changes, and the exercise result. The observer view should explain the scenario without exposing every technical screen.

Connectivity, Fallback, and Discussion Space

Connectivity, Fallback, and Discussion Space

Plan live network access together with local data, recorded content, equipment storage, and a quieter area where technical teams can discuss integration after the demonstration.

Event Facts

Event Facts

Cyber, Wargaming, and Information Operations

Cyber, Wargaming, and Information Operations

The Cyber Pavilion brings together cyber, electromagnetic warfare, wargaming, and information warfare technologies, training programs, and workforce development discussions.

Orlando 2026 Event

Orlando 2026 Event

The Cyber Pavilion is part of I/ITSEC 2026, running November 30–December 3 in the OCCC South Concourse in Orlando.

Mission and Technical Audience

Mission and Technical Audience

The Pavilion connects government, defense, industry, international, and academic teams working on cyber readiness, training, simulation, and mission operations.

Not Sure Which Booth Size You Need?

Not every exhibitor knows whether a 10x20, 20x20, 20x30, or larger booth is the right fit. Circle Exhibit can help review your event goals, product display needs, demo areas, meeting space, storage, budget scope, and setup timeline before you choose a booth size.

Exhibiting Challenges

Exhibiting Challenges

The Scenario Is Hard to Read From the Aisle

The Scenario Is Hard to Read From the Aisle

Workstation screens may show detailed interfaces without explaining the larger exercise. Visitors need a quick view of the mission, participating roles, and intended training outcome.

Workstation screens may show detailed interfaces without explaining the larger exercise. Visitors need a quick view of the mission, participating roles, and intended training outcome.

User Roles Blend Together

Attacker, defender, instructor, analyst, and operator roles become difficult to follow when stations look identical or lack clear labels and sightlines.

Attacker, defender, instructor, analyst, and operator roles become difficult to follow when stations look identical or lack clear labels and sightlines.

Workstations Turn Away From Observers

Screens positioned only for active users can leave surrounding visitors watching the backs of monitors. A separate observer display should simplify the exercise without copying every interface.

Screens positioned only for active users can leave surrounding visitors watching the backs of monitors. A separate observer display should simplify the exercise without copying every interface.

The Demo Depends on Live Connectivity

The Demo Depends on Live Connectivity

Remote systems, live data, cloud access, and connected stations can fail for reasons outside the booth team’s control. The presentation needs an offline or recorded path.

Remote systems, live data, cloud access, and connected stations can fail for reasons outside the booth team’s control. The presentation needs an offline or recorded path.

Logins and Scenario Resets Slow the Demo

Logins and Scenario Resets Slow the Demo

Account access, role changes, data loading, and scenario resets can create long gaps between sessions. The next demonstration should be prepared without stopping visitor conversations.

Account access, role changes, data loading, and scenario resets can create long gaps between sessions. The next demonstration should be prepared without stopping visitor conversations.

Open Demos Disrupt Technical Discussions

Open Demos Disrupt Technical Discussions

Repeated narration, screen activity, and groups around the stations can interfere with government, partner, or integration conversations elsewhere in the booth.

Repeated narration, screen activity, and groups around the stations can interfere with government, partner, or integration conversations elsewhere in the booth.

Preparation Steps

Preparation Steps

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Choose One Scenario to Lead With

Select a scenario that can be understood quickly and connects the system to a clear training, readiness, decision-making, or mission objective.

Select a scenario that can be understood quickly and connects the system to a clear training, readiness, decision-making, or mission objective.

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Assign the Roles and Stations

Assign the Roles and Stations

Confirm how many users participate, which roles they represent, who controls the exercise, and how operators and technical support access the system.

Confirm how many users participate, which roles they represent, who controls the exercise, and how operators and technical support access the system.

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Build a Separate Observer View

Build a Separate Observer View

Show the scenario, major actions, status changes, and result in a form that can be understood without reading the active users’ full technical interfaces.

Show the scenario, major actions, status changes, and result in a form that can be understood without reading the active users’ full technical interfaces.

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Test the Live and Backup Paths

Test the Live and Backup Paths

Rehearse the connected demonstration, offline version, recorded sequence, login process, station reset, and transition into technical discussion before opening.

Rehearse the connected demonstration, offline version, recorded sequence, login process, station reset, and transition into technical discussion before opening.

Rental vs Custom Build for Cyber Pavilion Exhibitors

Rental vs Custom Build for Cyber Pavilion Exhibitors

Rental for Screen-Based Cyber Exercises

When the demonstration is built around software, operator stations, and shared observer screens, the booth itself can stay relatively simple. Orlando booth rental fits setups that can be organized with standard walls, counters, monitor positions, concealed cabling, and a clear boundary between active users and observers.

Custom for Integrated Mission Environments

A custom build becomes more relevant when multiple station groups, equipment racks, command interfaces, overhead branding, private discussion areas, or unusual cable access begin to shape the architecture.

Hybrid for Reusable Cyber Training Systems

A hybrid approach can keep the main structure reusable while adding purpose-built workstations, equipment interfaces, cable access, storage, and graphic elements around the current training scenario.

Orlando Show-Site Execution Notes for the Cyber Pavilion

Orlando Show-Site Execution Notes for the Cyber Pavilion

South Concourse Station Setup

South Concourse Station Setup

At the OCCC South Concourse, workstation clusters, observer displays, equipment racks, storage, and aisle access should be confirmed before electrical and network service locations are finalized.

Scenario Flow and Visitor Positioning

Scenario Flow and Visitor Positioning

Place the briefing point, active users, waiting visitors, and observer screen so the scenario remains readable without surrounding the workstations.

Network and Installation Coordination

Network and Installation Coordination

Treat electrical service, wired connectivity, AV routing, equipment arrival, cable management, and installation sequencing as one technical workstream.

Live and Offline Readiness Check

Live and Offline Readiness Check

Before opening, test account access, station roles, dashboard routing, connectivity, local data, recorded content, reset timing, and the transition into the next session.

I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion Booth Rental Planning

A rental booth can support role-based workstations, cyber range demos, observer dashboards, scenario graphics, equipment storage, and technical discussions. Larger station groups or complex cable and control requirements may need custom components within the rental structure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What should an I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion booth include?

The booth should include a clear scenario briefing, role-based workstations, an operator or instructor point, an observer dashboard, technical storage, connectivity, backup content, and discussion space.

What booth size works for a cyber training demonstration?

Does a cyber range demonstration need wired internet?

How can observers follow a multi-user cyber exercise?

Should technical discussions be separated from the live demo?

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Related Cyber Pavilion Booth Planning Resources

Related Cyber Pavilion Booth Planning Resources

Related Cyber Pavilion Booth Planning Resources

These resources address the design, production, logistics, graphics, and installation work required to support multi-station cyber and wargaming demonstrations.

These resources address the design, production, logistics, graphics, and installation work required to support multi-station cyber and wargaming demonstrations.

These resources address the design, production, logistics, graphics, and installation work required to support multi-station cyber and wargaming demonstrations.

I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion logo
I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion

I/ITSEC Cyber Pavilion

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Venue

Orange County Convention Center — South Concourse

Organizer

National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA)

Exhibitor Scale

Official themed pavilion within the I/ITSEC exhibit hall for cyber, wargaming, information operations, training systems, and related workforce development.

Audience Type

Government and defense program teams, cyber training leaders, wargaming specialists, system integrators, analysts, educators, international partners, and technical buyers.

Typical Booth Size

10x20, 20x20, 20x30, and 30x40 layouts for focused scenarios, multi-role exercises, briefing zones, observer dashboards, and connected training environments.

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