Ended up doing the interview today. So start-to-finish, 1 week (still have to get the GE card though). Anyway, the interview (at IAD) was fairly painless. The instructions from GOES were detailed enough for me to easily find the GE office. Though, the office is a bit buried down an uninviting hallway (if it wasn't for the GOES instructions, I probably wouldn't have tried to venture down there for risk of trespassing into an area I'm not allowed into). Though there was GE enrollment sign hanging over the door, because of the nearby architecture, it’s hard to see from the baggage area. My advice to anyone looking for the IAD location is to look for the red phone in the very northwest corner of the baggage area (this is north the international arrivals area). From there, start walking west down the white hallway and one should be able to find the office (3rd door on the right).

Once I arrived, the door was locked (with an aptly placed "please knock" sign). Took a sec, and the CBP officer opened the door, asking if I had an appointment. He sent me into a room were a portable DVD player was setup. On it was a short (5-10 min) video detailing a bunch of stuff about the GE program. Nothing new was revealed that's not already on the CBP/GE website. After that, the officer took me to another desk, starting giving me a fairly long speech about the different parts of the program while scanning my BP, taking my photo, and scanning my prints. This definitely was not the first time he's given this speech. He also mentioned the GE card would arrive in 5-7 business days; and made a point to explain when to use the card. One minus, I did not get a demo of the machine, though there was one in the room.

One thing that stuck out as interesting, he asked where I heard about the program ("the internet") and if I knew anyone who was enrolled ("no"). His response went something like this: "We really want to get more people enrolled in the program, so we can spend more time dealing with high-risk pax. So once you try the program out a few times, please tell your friends and family". Though there was only other CBP officer in the room, I noticed there were a total of 3 enrollment stations. I’m guessing those are setup in hopes of increased interest in GE.

Also, he did mention that if the machines are broken or I get an "X", to cut to the front of line. I think that's a great feature, as that keeps the transit time to a predictable number, regardless of what might happen.

All-in-all, a great experience. I look forward to taking advantage of GE next time I travel internationally.