I, for one, am pleased to have some advance planning time. Perhaps it's also a method for NW to allocate resources based on how many WP members register in April. (?) Whatever! Promotions always have a start and end time, does it really matter how soon in advance we learn about it? The time frame requirements are clearly stated so no one should be disappointed if they use a participating partner before or after the promotion period. Ya still earn the base partner miles - getting the 10,000 Bonus Miles is just icing on the cake!