Registration is available electronically through this website.  Registration opens on 1 October 2011.  Registration cost for this year's event is $195.00 per midshipman, which includes all meals and lodging expenses.  Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis with the first 125 Midshipmen and Cadets housed in Sacred Heart Parish, an on-campus facility.  The deadline for registration is 8 December 2011 and payment deadline is 31 December 2011.  If payment is not received by 1 January, participants from the waiting list will take precedence. 
Active duty unit staff members (STA-21 and OC's are considered students) who wish to attend Naval Leadership Weekend are welcome and encouraged.  Staff Member registration fees are $85.00.  This covers conference materials, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and the Press Box Dinner on Saturday evening.  Staff members are responsible for their own lodging.  We recommend the Fairfield Inn at 574-234-5510.  Please contact the Action Officer, LT Victor Panos at vpanos@nd.edu or 574-631-6063 for any questions concerning these and other costs. It is best to schedule your arrival for 1200-1800 on Thursday, 23 February 2012 at Notre Dame's Sacred Heart Parish Center (Map).  Students who are unable to do so and will be arriving outside of this window should be specific about their travel and arrival plans when entering their registration information. 
It is highly recommended that all air travelers arrive and depart through the South Bend Regional Airport (SBN).  This airport is located only five miles away from campus, and cab fare from the airport to campus is $10-$20. There will be Notre Dame NROTC midshipmen providing transportation to and from the South Bend airport on both Thursday and Sunday.  In the past, many units have found that flights in and out of Chicago are much cheaper.  If you will be flying into and out of Chicago O'Hare (ORD) or Chicago Midway (MDW), Coach USA/United Limo Services is a commercial bus service that operates between both airports and Notre Dame's campus approximately every three hours.  For information on this service call (574) 254-5000 or 1-800-833-5555 or their schedule can be viewed here.  Otherwise a rental car must be secured.  Ground travel between either airport and Notre Dame usually varies between two and three hours depending upon traffic conditions in the Chicago area. Keep in mind that Notre Dame is in the Eastern Time Zone and Chicago is in the Central Time Zone.  Lodging for the 125 visiting students is located at the Sacred Heart Parish Center on the Notre Dame campus.  Once rooms are assigned, trading is not allowed.  It is recommended to bring an alarm clock, since Sacred Heart Parish Center rooms are not equipped with them. Visiting Staff members are encouraged to stay at the Fairfield Inn on East Angela Boulevard, located across the street from Notre Dame, with a government rate of $87 per night, or at the Inn at Saint Mary's, adjacent to Saint Mary's College, with a government rate of $84 per night. We also recommend the Comfort Suites Hotel and the Hilton Garden Inn.  Use of the campus gyms and ice skating rink will be made available to students with full coverage clothing and appropriate shoes (i.e. t-shirts over sports bras, no halter tops, no muscle tank tops).  The uniform for all official events is Service Dress Blues/Class A's.  Note: South Bend's weather is typically very cold in February, so be sure to plan attire according to weather (i.e., bringing a uniform jacket is recommended).  The pizza party Thursday night is a casual event, while the press box dinner is the Uniform of the Day.   Be sure to check the NLW website at http://nrotc.nd.edu/nlw for updates. For additional questions, please contact either the action officer, LT Victor Panos at (574) 631-6063, vpanos@nd.edu, or the Naval Leadership Weekend Coordinator, MIDN 2/C Kevin hickey at khickey3@nd.edu.