I thought some of you find it helpful to have a letter that you could tweak to request support to attend Summit. In my case, I work for the government, so that's why that is referenced. You should remove that and replace it whatever is appropriate to you.

Hi Bossie,

I belong to a professional association called the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). I would like to attend their Summit Educational event being held July 23-26, 2016 in Hollywood Florida. They have early bird registration rates and deadlines coming up, which is why I am bringing it up so early.

I am requesting:

-           $900 Registration fee (early bird rate through March; includes preconference workshops)

-           $550 Hotel stay (5 nights x $110/night – government rate, not conference hotel rate – one of the reasons I want to register early is to get one of the few government rate rooms available within the room block - NOTE: You should replace this with the conference rate and correct the math)

-           $352 Per Diem (5.5 days x $64/day)

-           $400 Airfare (estimated)

-           $40 Shuttle transportation

-           $150 Shuttle transportation

Total:   ~$2350

There is an early bird registration date of Mar 23, after which the price increases by $300, so I’d like to get this processed soon.

Classes I wish to attend:

(Insert your list of classes here)

You can learn more about it at: http://www.iaap-summit.org/

In addition, I will be attending a large office expo to learn about the latest products that administrative professionals would utilize, and networking with administrative professionals from around the world (including some of my counterparts at other labs, as there is an active Women in Federal Government subgroup that meets at this event).

This event will allow me to accrue approximately 15.5 points for my Certified Administrative Professional recertification. I would be happy to offer a lunch and learn session for our administrative staff afterwards on some of what I have learned (which could also count for recertification points for the other certified staff here at the Lab).

I would be out of the office for four business days (Friday travel day, Sat-Tue, Wednesday travel day).

I’d appreciate your support of this training event. Please advise.

Marie 

Thanks Marie! We do have several templates for members to use to sell Summit to their employers.

Here are a few:

Letter Template

Justification Document

Expense Worksheet

Session and Exhibitor Worksheet

Thank you and have a great Friday!

Amy