Registration

Registration will open in mid-March. Please check back for updates!

NEW HOTEL BOOKING PROCESS FOR 2025!
To secure a hotel room at the host hotel, the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld®, you MUST register for the conference first. The hotel booking link will be in the email confirmation of your conference registration. The hotel rooms must be booked by April 21, 2025 and is available on first-come, first-served basis and may sell out prior to the deadline. For rates and additional details, please visit the Accommodations page. 

*If you are a Government Speaker that requires a Per Diem room, you must email Kimberly Williams at kwilliams@NDIA.org with your check-in/check-out dates.*

Full Conference Registration Includes:

  • Breakfasts
  • Breaks
  • Tuesday's Networking Reception
  • Wednesday's Networking Dinner

Guest tickets (for family, friends, etc.) for the reception and/or dinner can be purchased as add-ons during the registration process.

This event is not open to press/media.

ATTENTION GOVERNMENT CARD HOLDERS:
NDIA is aware of credit card rejections for government issued Citi card users. Due to restrictions/blocks against card charges for MCC code 8641- Associations, your card may be declined. If you encounter this decline, contact your government card issuer or Citi to notify them of this MCC code card block. Once cleared, you may register online with your card.

Registration Fees
Early
Until 4/4/2025
Regular
4/5/2025 - 5/2/2025
Late
5/3/2025 - 5/15/2025
Industry
$1,155
$1,270
$1,395
U.S. Government
Contractors do not qualify for Government rate and must register as Industry. A valid government or military employee email is required at time of registration.
$225
Active Duty Military
A valid U.S. military email is required at time of registration.
Complimentary | Please contact apeters@NDIA.org for registration code
Small Business
Industry member companies (U.S. and Allied) with defense-related annual revenue of $10 million or less qualify.
$835
$915
$1,005
Academia
$1,155
$1,270
$1,395
Student
Must be currently enrolled and register with a .edu email address; please show valid student ID at registration check-in. Email Andrew Peters at apeters@NDIA.org for discount code.
$75
Plus-One Tickets
Add-on Plus-One Tickets to Full Conference Registration.
Reception Plus-One Ticket . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . $60 Dinner Plus-One Ticket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . $185 Reception & Dinner Combo Plus-One Ticket. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220

CANCELLATION & SUBSTITUTIONS
You may cancel your registration and receive a partial refund minus the $100 cancellation processing fee if submitted in writing by Friday, May 2, 2025. If cancellation occurs after the cut-off date, no refund will be offered. Substitutions are welcomed in lieu of cancellations. To substitute your registration, please contact Andrew Peters at apeters@NDIA.org.

HARRASSMENT POLICY 
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA), and Women in Defense (WID) are committed to providing a professional environment free from physical, psychological, and verbal harassment. NDIA and its affiliates, NTSA and WID, will not tolerate harassment of any kind, including but not limited to harassment based on ethnicity, religion, disability, physical appearance, gender, or sexual orientation. This policy applies to all participants and attendees at NDIA, NTSA, and WID conferences, meetings, and events. Harassment includes offensive gestures and verbal comments, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, inappropriate photography and recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriately physical contact, and unwelcome attention. Participants requested to cease harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately, and failure will serve as grounds of revoking access to the NDIA, NTSA or WID event.

EVENT CODE OF CONDUCT
NDIA’s Event Code of Conduct applies to all National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA), and Women In Defense (WID) meeting-related events, whether in person at public or private facilities, online, or during virtual events. NDIA, NTSA, and WID are committed to providing a productive and welcoming environment for all participants. All participants are expected to abide by this code as well as NDIA’s ethical principles and practices. Visit NDIA.org/CodeOfConduct to review the full policy.