June 7 – 8, 2016
International Centre
Hall 5
Toronto, ON, Canada
1-888-443-6786 X 2202
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**The following memo is intended to help you seek approval to attend WCDM. Please feel free to amend or adapt to meet your particular circumstances and highlight those sessions of particular interest or benefit to your organization.

Date:

Your Employers Name:

Your Employers Title:

Subject: Approval to Attend 26th World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM)

Dear [Employers Name],

This memo seeks your approval so that I may attend the 26th World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto, ON, Canada on June 7 - 8, 2016.

WCDM is widely regarded as the leading conference that brings emergency management and business continuity practitioners together under one roof. WCDM provides me with the opportunity to gain and learn from the premium education program, training and best practices to assist me, your organization and your community mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disaster. This years’ theme focuses on the ‘before, during and after’ scope of disaster, enabling me to clearly understand how to prepare for, mitigate and respond to future events.

WCDM educates passionate professions so they can:

  • Learn globally
  • Learn across silos from other countries, industries and professional roles
  • Make improved impacts in career, organization and community

WCDM accelerates learning and impact through:

  • Methods to more quickly complete daily projects and stretch objectives
  • Network globally and locally to find expertise to more effortlessly achieve objectives
  • Enabling people and organizations to save time and money

Key Benefits:

  • Outstanding Program – WCDM boasts a top rated educational experiences and an impressive lineup of speakers from around the world. Of particular interest to this organization are the following sessions: [List your sessions of interest here]
  • Global Networking – WCDM is the premier conference of its kind in North America, attracting speakers and attendees from over 40 countries worldwide giving me the opportunity to meet a diverse group of people. 2016 will see many daily networking events, more than 6 allotted hours, designed to encourage important conversations and the meeting of new people.
  • Leading Edge - WCDM pushes the envelope. It challenges our thinking and promotes new ideas. It is not just a conference that talks about what happened in the past year, it looks to the horizon to help prepare us for what the future holds.
  • Accredited Program–Education program is fully accredited to keep up to date for continuing education. Earn up to 30 hours.
  • Price – Only $399 for a conference pass, considerably less than similar events but with a superior program and more diverse networking opportunities.
  • International Price – The attractive Canadian dollar makes WCDM a huge bargain (40% off as of this writing) for attendees from the U.S., U.K. and other countries.
  • Discounted Flights – WCDM partners with two major airlines to deliver a 10% (Air Canada) and 15% (Porter) discount on flights to and from the conference. (
  • Discounted Hotels – WCDM’s host hotels offer a special room rate between $119 - $169/nightwith free shuttle service to the conference centre. This will save me on travel costs during my time in Toronto. (

Numbers make WCDM a “no-brainer”

  • If attending 3 sessions saves a professional one week of project time, the return on investment is 750%
  • If attending the full conference plus $1200 travel enables a two person team to accelerate a project two weeks, the return on investment is 275%
  • If attending the full conference, plus $1200 travel, plus workshop enables a 4 person team save one month of time, the return on investment is 1400%
  • If two people attending the full conference, plus $1200 travel each, plus four workshops each enables reducing risk to revenue (or budget) of a $50M company by 0.2% that is an return on investment of 2000%

Notable testimonial: "Missing this conference would be missing a clear opportunity to keep up with trends and current events. – WCDM 2015 Attendee
Thank-you for considering my request, the WCDM is a great investment into [COMPANY NAME’s] future and to my professional development.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]