Washington ? Outsiders will get their first peek at the National Zoo’s baby giant panda starting next week.

The zoo has distributed about 600 timed entry tickets to members of its booster organization, Friends of the National Zoo.

Members of that group will get to see the panda on 11 dates, starting Monday and running through early December.

The zoo will allow FONZ members to get tickets for an additional three days of viewing.

The cub, Tai Shan, was born July 9. He’s expected to make his official public debut in early December, though no date has been set.

Officials believe the FONZ membership viewing will help the cub, his mother, Mei Xiang, and zoo staff get used to having crowds parade through the Panda House, which has been closed since the cub’s birth.