The PACIFIC 2017 International Maritime Exposition is organised and conducted by Industry Defence and Security Australia Limited, with support from the Royal Australia Navy, the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, the Defence Science and Technology Group of the Australian Department of Defence, the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, and the Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.
The mission of Industry Defence and Security Australia Limited is to promote the development of Australia's industrial, manufacturing and information/communications technology resources in the commercial maritime and naval defence sectors.
Industry Defence and Security Australia Limited is a member of a not-for-profit group of registered charities headed by Aerospace Maritime and Defence Foundation of Australia Limited. Members of the group conduct the biennial Avalon Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition, the biennial Land Forces Exposition and the newly-established CivSec Congress and Exposition.