I got this today. Besides being selected as a member of their Preferred Research Panel for 2003, it details some changes to the redemption policies.

Hello, Russ21Atl

Congratulations! You have been selected as a member of our Preferred Research Panel for 2003. This panel is composed of e-Rewards® members whose stated interests are especially important to our research clients.

As a participant, you will now have priority over our regular members in receiving surveys. However, we will never send you more surveys than you have selected in your member profile.

A special thank-you for your participation.

To thank you for being a member of our Preferred Research Panel, we will waive our usual currency expiration rules for you. As a result, the e-Rewards currency that you earned prior to January 1, 2003 has been rolled over for an additional year and will remain available to you for Reward redemptions through March 31, 2004.

If you continue as a panel member and an active e-Rewards participant, your currency will continue to roll on a yearly basis. We'll review your profile at the end of the year and let you know if you requalify for panel membership. Should you not qualify, you will have at least 90 days to use any e-Rewards currency that was rolled over from previous years.

In addition to this new opportunity, we would also like to update you on three exciting changes that we are making to our Rewards Chart:

New from Blockbuster: Receive your Rewards by e-mail.
Blockbuster® Reward Certificates will be now be delivered immediately by e-mail instead of by mail. That means you can use your Reward Certificates the same day you redeem them (instead of waiting 3 to 4 weeks for them to arrive in the mail).

New from Hilton HHonors: Enjoy Rewards more often.
Effective immediately, you can redeem a Reward from Hilton HHonors® once every 90 days, instead of only once per calendar year. We have also simplified the reward choices available from Hilton HHonors.

New from Hertz: Get free days instead of dollars-off.
Also effective immediately, you can enjoy free days instead of dollar savings when you redeem a Reward with Hertz® (subject to a minimum rental length requirement). Hertz Rewards are delivered electronically. Claim one today and you can use it on a trip tomorrow!

Once again, please accept our most sincere thanks for your continuing participation in e-Rewards. We look forward to offering you many new reward opportunities as a Preferred Research Panel Member.

Sincerely,
The e-Rewards Team