Re: How to get a date for SP LAB.....

I was browsing CCIE scheduler for SP the other day - there were
available dates in Brussels in February. They are probably gone by now
:-)

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On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 09:31, Naufal Jamal <naufalccie_at_yahoo.in> wrote:
> HI Folks,
> Just wanted to share how I got my date for Service provider in bangalore.also
> see my attached mail conversation with certsupport.
>
> 1) The scheduling window is of 240 days ie. you can see the scheduling window
> for only 240 days.if today is 11 th Nov 2009 you can schedule till 9th July
> 2010.
>
> 2)The scheduling window follows PST time Zone (San Jose TIme)
>
> 3)As soon as its midnight in San Jose, The booking slots open for all the Lab
> locations for the B next day ie. the 241 st day.
>
> In India its 1:30 PM in the afternoon.. I got my seat at 1:33 (the last seat
> available on that day)
>
> Got Lucky this time.. Try yours..
>
> Naufal
> #25644
>
> --- On Wed, 11/11/09, naufal kj 2000 <naufalkj_2000_at_yahoo.co.in> wrote:
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> From: naufal kj 2000 <naufalkj_2000_at_yahoo.co.in>
> Subject: Fw: CCIE service provider exam dates not available [Incident:
> 091109-003667]
> To: naufalccie_at_yahoo.in
> Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 9:18 AM
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> --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Cisco Certification Support
> <ciscotraining_at_external.cisco.com> wrote:
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> From: Cisco Certification Support <ciscotraining_at_external.cisco.com>
> Subject: CCIE service provider exam dates not available [Incident:
> 091109-003667]
> To: naufalkj_2000_at_yahoo.co.in
> Date: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 7:34 AM
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> B Response (Certification Support Center)
> 11/10/2009 06:04 PM
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> Dear Naufal,
>
> The system follows PST (San Jose Time).
>
> Best regards,
> Julie
> Cisco Certification & Communities Online Support Center
>
> B Customer (Naufal Jamal)
> 11/10/2009 11:24 AM
>
> Hi Julie,
>
> O.K I could really understand this. As you said earlier about 240 days
> scheduling window I checked today that for 10 nov 2009 the 240 days window
> ends at 8th Jul 2010. I would like to know what TIME ZONE (EST,MST,PST)does
> the online scheduling system follows so that I could be in front of the system
> at exactly 12 midnight in order to get a date for 9th July 2010.
>
> Just trying my luck on getting the date.
> Please Advice.
>
> Naufal Jamal
> CCIE# 25644
>
> B Response (Certification Support Center)
> 11/09/2009 07:24 PM
>
> Dear Naufal,
>
> Thank you for contacting Cisco Certification & Communities Online Support.
>
> We apologize for the inconvenience. Our CCIE Lab operations team is aware of
> the current backlog and the current demand for lab dates. They are working
> diligently to explore options to expand lab capacity. We appreciate your
> patience in this matter.
>
> Note: The System searches for dates within 240 days only. If there are no open
> dates returned during your search on the online system, it means all the
> current available lab dates are fully booked. You may continue to check the
> online system frequently for openings due to cancellations. As soon as there
> are vacancies, candidates can grab the seats once they are available so we
> recommend checking the online system regularly for available dates.
>
> Also, please note that there isn't any privilege for employees working for
> Cisco partners. All the candidates who would like to attend a lab exam need to
> schedule using the online scheduling tool and check the availability
> frequently.
>
> For more information regarding the CCIE program, please visit
> www.cisco.com/go/ccie or visit our Instant Answers at
> www.cisco.com/go/certsupport.
>
> Kind regards,
> Julie
> Cisco Certification & Communities Online Support Center
>
> B Auto-Response
> 11/09/2009 03:56 AM
>
> Title: Exchanging Lab Exam dates
> Link: http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3971
>
> Title: CCIE Lab: Cisco Full-Time Employees (FTE) Eligble for Free Attempts
> Link: http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4654
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> Title: CCIE Lab Exam Registration
> Link: http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4661
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> Title: CCIE: Lab payment receipt
> Link: http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3532
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> Title: CCIE: Lab exam - Wait list
> Link: http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4169
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> B Customer (Naufal Jamal)
> 11/09/2009 03:56 AM
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently cleared CCIE wriiten for service provider (350-029). But I am quite
> amazed to see that not even a single date is available for throughout the next
> year (for bangalore hong kong, beijing).seems hard to believe kindly
> clarify.Also I would like to know if there is any reservation for lab exams or
> ay privilege for employees working for A cisco partners my employee ID:249140
> najamal_at_cisco.com.
>
> Please clarify,
> Naufal Jamal
> CCIE# 25644 (RS)
>
>
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> B Case Reference #091109-003667
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