It looks like registration is not 'finally closed', that they are having technical issues and will reopen it when those issues are fixed. There's a limit of 750 entries per region and it looks like we're at just under 500. So, stay tuned! Check this link for details: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=nhc-re gistration-update //Mike Behrendt