Justify Your Attendance

Some conference attendees need to make the case to leadership to invest in training and continuing education. The materials in this section will help you to communicate the value of participating in COLLABORATE 12 — OAUG Forum when requesting attendance approval. With the expert advice, pre-conference justification documents and post-conference reporting templates available on this page, your manager will surely see the benefits of investing in your training and development by sending you to COLLABORATE 12. If you have career discussions with your manager, tie your career goals and future development to specific kinds of training opportunities that you need, or knowledge you need to obtain, then present the relevant educational opportunities offered at COLLABORATE. Explain your strategies for sharing and applying the information you bring back.

Pre-Conference Justification Documents

Calculating the COLLABORATE Return on Investment (ROI)

Here are some tools to help calculate the investment and identify your return by attending COLLABORATE 12 — OAUG Forum.

• Download an expenses worksheet (MS Excel file) to develop a cost estimate for attending. The cost of attendance consists of the conference registration fee, travel costs and time away from work.
• Download a benefits worksheet (MS Word file) to help you focus on the benefits of attending COLLABORATE 12.

Customized Letter to a Manager

Download a customizable letter to your manager (MS Word file) to describe the value of attending and request approval. Link to Word doc in SharePoint request

More Justification Tips

Download additional tips (PDF file) to help justify your attendance at COLLABORATE 12.

Plus! Cost-Saving Strategies

Be sure to check out the cost-saving strategies in our Cost-Cutting Corner.

Post-Conference Reporting Documents

Provide clear proof that your company or organization will benefit from an outstanding return on investment when you attend COLLABORATE 12 — OAUG Forum. Download a COLLABORATE 12 report template (MS Word file). A conference report is a great tool to share with people that did not attend the conference. As you attend each session, take good notes and think about how to apply the concepts, techniques and tips from the session to your organization. Good results will position you well for approval to attend future conferences and events.