The memo from which my SB guy was reading said early next year... they're in beta testing now. I guess I'd be okay if they migrated us back over to Amex Plat... but really, I chose the Chairman over the platinum. While I loved my Amex, I liked the idea of using my Chairman pretty much everywhere i go... i still run into 1-2 merchants per mo who don't take Amex. sometimes more often.
I guess as long as we don't lose any bennies tho, i'm fine with the change.