To: <Insert Name>

From: <Insert Your Name>

Date: <Insert Date>

Subject: GSE Conference Attendance Proposal

I would like to attend this year’s Annual GSE UK conference at Whittlebury Hall, November 3 & 4. GSE is an independent, volunteer run association focused on providing education and training for enterprise technology professionals at all levels. Serving the enterprise technology community for over 50 years, GSE brings together expert users, IBM developers and vendors to facilitate a two-day learning experience. The information and contacts I <would gain/have gained> at the GSE conference all in one location--are simply impractical to find on the Web and impossible to find at other more segmented in-person events.

The result of an experience at GSE would save our company time and money. <Past GSE attendee: insert an example of how it has saved you time and money in your work.> Out of the more than 160 technical sessions being offered this November, there are numerous topics that would act as the framework to increase the efficiency of our <insert project name> project. The research I am currently doing would be cut significantly with the insight and contacts I would gain, plus I’ll receive new ideas through discussing technical subjects with many of my peers. I am also interested in attending the following sessions that I believe with help with some of our current and future efforts, including <insert future project names>:

<Insert list of 5-6 sessions of interest>

The goal of attending a conference such as GSE is to walk away with an experience that will benefit <insert organization name>. It is an investment with short- and long-term benefits, which in these tough economic times is smart, both for my professional development and <insert organization name>. Plus, the cost of GSE is a great value for the amount of knowledge our organization will gain. <Past GSE attendee: Offer example of knowledge gained a previous conference.> The total training expense for the conference is <insert cost>, which is highly competitive with other training opportunities. The detailed cost breakdown is listed in the paragraph below.

Car: <Insert petrol/mileage expenses if applicable>

Rail: <Insert rail expenses if applicable>

Taxi: <Insert taxi expenses if applicable>

Hotel: <Insert actual, average £100 per night>

Meals: Included in conference fee

GSE Registration Fee: <Insert Fee> Attendance at the conference is free of charge to GSE member companies in 2015

The total conference costs are <Insert your estimated figure>.

Please consider sponsoring this trip. <Insert names of fellow employees who might benefit from GSE> would also benefit from this experience.

If you would like to learn more about GSE, feel free to contact me at <insert telephone number>. I would be happy to answer all of your questions. You can also find pertinent information at conferences.gse.org.uk

I look forward to your reply and thank you for your time.

Kind regards,

<Insert Name>

I would like to attend SHARE in Austin, March 1-6, 2009 in Austin, Texas

James Harper

2015-07-10

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