I just finished signing up. I usually receive a confirmation in a couple of days. I highly advise you to take advantage of this if you are a security blogger or freelance writer. You essentially get free access to just about everything. Yes, you have to wear the press badge, but I found last year that it was to my advantage because people tended to underestimate me when I interviewed them. Yes, you have to deal with about a million emails from vendors wanting you to write about them, but you get used to it.
You also get access to the press room, where you get fed, watered, and generally pampered. Just watch out for people trying to hack the wireless network and make you look stupid. Probably not as much of a risk as at Blackhat, but if you have your own wireless broadband card, I would bring it along. Or use your SSL VPN to browse and post.
Vet
