Today, Bethesda has announced that they will send invites to the first closed beta event later this month! I tried to post a link to this great news, but apparently I don't have permission to do so. You can verify this and read more about it in the news section of the Elder Scrolls Online website.

Let's use this thread, thanks.
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1447012-your-beta-questions-answered/