Key word may be "after" June 1. I was status matched today (June 1) from NW Gold to CO Gold, but apparently only for this program year. I didn't see an expiration date on the website, so I called the elite line and was abruptly told matches are only for the current year (not a good first encounter with the CO elite line). I just sent an email back to confirm. Will post any further details that yields.

EDIT: Received email reply that my status is good through February 28, 2011! Guess I got a bad egg on my first call to the OP elite line. Regardless, this is great news...thanks FT!