Looks like about 5,000 registered for Summit (or they are reasonably confident they're achieve 5k) - they're aiming for 6,000 and it seems their final push will be to locals who could drive to Las Vegas.
It is going to be interesting to see if Sage Summit holds attendee interest vs the typical distractions of Vegas. If it does not hold interest then this radical change in the conference will probably be Sage career ending for a few Sage folks. The main concern being that if you have a poor conference experience it becomes difficult to fill it the next year (save for a $99 advance offer).
I'd be curious to know what % of registrations were via the $99 early offer.
Also it looks like that $99 offer is still available - Sage will work with people on a $199 discounted admission if you show them a marketing plan. Then during the closing comments of this call I could swear Sage said that a $99 offer was an option too. I know they said they are direct mailing/emailing people from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to attend at the $ 99 rate (Gee wonder how many conference organizers do that as well? ).