Re: 2017 Calix ConneXions User and Innovation Conference- Request to Attend

To:

I’m writing to ask for your approval to attend 2017 Calix ConneXions Innovation and User Conference, October 28-31in Las Vegas. The conference hosted over 1800 attendees last year, and has become the industry’s premier breakthrough technology showcase and educational event.

Post-event surveys from past attendees have shown 99% of attendees would recommend the event to their colleagues, and the value of session content rated an average of 4.6 on a 5-point scale.

Here are some of the benefits to attending:

  • Learning opportunities from the best in the industry.Calix is bringing in experts from around the world to keynote, host sessions, and lead workshops focused on the latest trends and emerging technologies:
  • 65+ breakout sessions
  • 12 workshops tracks tailored to service provider roles
  • Luminaries like Steve Saunders, Founder of Light Reading
  • Renowned creativity coach, TED speaker and bestselling author Erik Wahl
  • Executive speakers from many of the world’s most innovative service providers
  • Hands-on technology demos and white-board architecturesessions that can point us in new directions for managing our network more efficiently:
  • New platforms and success stories that can show us an achievable path to an 80% reduction in OPEX
  • New cloud solutions that can lead toa 90% improvement in customer support efficiency
  • Marketing case studies that have demonstrated 49% increases in the ARPU of targeted subscribers by leveraging analytics
  • New solutions unveilings: Calix launched more products in 2017 than any year in their history. At ConneXions I could see the latest innovations, test drive product demos, and discuss how our company can take advantage of these new technologies with Calix experts and partners.
  • On-site certification testing:In addition to access to training sessions run by Calix trainers, hands-on lab breakouts, and Tech Talk hours, attendees can now get Calix Certified onsite. And this year, the test fee is waived for Conference attendees. I can take a Calix certification test on-site and Calix will waive the certification testing fee (a $295 value).

Any of the above benefits can easily have an enormous benefit to our company. Here’s the estimated cost for me to attend:

Airfare Estimated $500

Round-trip taxi to hotel$40

Hotel (3 nights at $209) $627

Registration fee$549 (Early-bird registration rate)

Meals (Calix provides each day)$0

Total cost to our company: Approximately $1716

I’d like to register before September 8 to take advantage of the early-bird registration rate. I’ll be sure to submit a post-conference report that will include an executive summary, major takeaways, tips, and a set of recommendations to maximize the return on our current investments with Calix.

Thank you for considering this request. I look forward to your reply.

Best regards,

[Attendee name]