Looks like ILB is well and truly coming to a close; the NetNinja Bee Wiki is reporting that the ILB site is now updated with new text, where Melissa reveals that both the Queen and the Sleeping Princess were aspects of her own personality, brought back into union and sharp focus through the actions of the players.

Another part of the site notes that registration for the "training exercise", which most people assume means a chance at Halo 2 multiplayer prior to release, seems to be open to anyone; you just need to email Melissa at danatwing@gmail.com, put a city and your choice of name and rank in the subject line (currently San Fransisco, New York, Chicago and Austin are the choices). In addition, some players have created an unofficial training registration database where you can alert other players to the fact that you've signed up in a given city. Note that this database isn't official, and doesn't take the place of emailing Melissa, which you must do to be registered. It's just a good way to keep track of players going to any given event.