Convince Your Boss

Dear {Name},

I’d like to attend GDG DevFest Sri Lanka taking place 7th - 8th December, in Galadari, Colombo. I’ve researched many conferences and this is THE conference for gathering developers, IT professionals, and community leaders across the ecosystem to share learnings, highlight innovation and discuss the future of technology, including emerging trends in software development, cloud computing, and many more.

Over 1000 of the most talented individuals in the industry are expected to gather together in person for this event making it a great place to network with industry professionals and learn from the top experts.

Here is some data from GDG DevFest Sri Lanka 2023 to give you an idea of who attends and why:

• The top two reasons that people attended DevFest were for career growth and training (60%) and networking (70%).
• [Insert percentage]% of attendees were in DevOps / SRE / SysAdmin roles, [insert percentage]% developers, and more than [insert percentage]% in technical positions overall.

Here’s how I envision my attendance at GDG DevFest Sri Lanka strengthening our company:

• DevFest offers numerous sessions including technical sessions, deep-dives, case studies, and more. Attending these sessions will allow me to build my knowledge on best practices and new trends in the rapidly evolving tech ecosystem.
• The “hallway track” at the event will allow me to meet technology and business leaders to collaborate on the technological challenges and implementations we’re working on while creating strategic partnerships that will benefit our company.
• This is the premier vendor-neutral tech event that brings together the industry’s most respected experts and key maintainers behind the most popular projects in the tech ecosystem. This will allow me to gain insight into the roadmap of these projects and how we can utilize them in our software stack.

If I register before 20th November the fee is only LKR 4900 for a DevFest conference pass. Included in the registration fee is access to all keynotes and sessions, and hallway track. Breaks, snacks, and an evening networking reception is also included.

I would be happy to write a post-conference report and share with other members of the team what I’ve learned and how we can implement these tools and techniques into our business strategy.

Thanks,
{Your Name}