Chocolate Fountains and Crème Brûlée

Wow! Your creative juices have been, well, juicy! Great ideas for Alt speakers are flowing in like a chocolate fountain at a garden party in July! Keep ‘em comin’, and we’ll keep taking 'em. But only until July 31. Then it’s time get it all set. Like the sugar on top of the crème brûlée. (Have you tried it with kiwi and mango? Yum!)

A special shout out to those of you who want to introduce us to the smart people who sponsor your brilliance. Bring us a sponsor and we’ll take care of you as only Alt can. Hit us for details. 

sessionideas@altitudesummit.com.

Are you hot?

No, we’re not talking about your new bikini top or fave bronzer.

We mean are you HOT? ‘Cause it’s about a hundred degrees here. The sagebrush is drooping. Really.

So while you’re fighting every kid within a 20-mile radius for your square-foot of pool space, think about this: Solitude Ski Resort.

Picture yourself well-chilled on crisp white ski slopes shredding The Best Powder in the Universe. Because your 2011 Alt registration includes an all-day pass to Solitude Mountain Resort.

The shuttle doesn’t leave for the slopes until January 22, but you can think cool thoughts today.

Whacha Got?

Remember how hilarious and personal Dooce was? And how you couldn’t believe (Holy Cow!) you got to hear Jeroen Bours speak? Remember falling in love with Apartment Therapy?  And how cute notcot and Design Sponge were? And how many tweets flew during lunch when Natzke and DJ Earworm blew your mind? 

Well, we want to know who would blow your mind at Alt 2011. We’re already hard at work assembling a surreal band of speakers and panelists. Hit us with your ideas, suggestions, and wildest fantasies! (Okay, not the WILDEST ones. You know what we mean.) Of course, we have a few schemes of our own, but we want to pick your awesome, creative, inspiring minds.

Send your ideas to sessionideas@altitudesummit.com.

Can’t wait to be Alt-ing with you in Salt Lake!

You’ve been asking!

So let’s set a date: 

Altitude Design Summit 2011
Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
January 19-22

We’ve kept all the stuff you loved last year, plus, we’ve planned some awesomeness you didn’t even know you wanted. Like our new “Dinner With” event. Dinner with whom you ask. How about a private table at your choice of Salt Lake’s hottest restaurants with just you, your favorite design blogger, a totally cool sponsor, and a half-dozen or so of your favorite Alt friends. 

No kidding. 

Does it get better than that you may ask? Well, yes. Yes it does. Stay posted. In the meantime, take note: Alt Early Bird registration opens August 1.

Alt Summit Concierge

 You've heard hints and whispers about the Friday night After Parties but here's some real and actual information. All sorts of super-cool gatherings are being held all over the Salt Lake Valley, at Sundance & Park City, and at Solitude Ski Resort. Your Alt Attendee Pass will give you exclusive VIP access to these events.

 

How will you arrange your After Party itinerary? That's where the Alt Summit Concierge comes in. The concierge will have all the info and all the answers to your questions. What are the Friday Night options? Which passes are still available? I'm thinking more dinner, less dancing — is that doable? Anything with live music? What's the best spot to celebrity watch?...

 

Watch for the Alt Concierge during registration.