VisiCon Justification Toolkit

In these tough economic times, it is only natural for a manager to ask, “How can we justify spending money to participate in a conference when we are facing budget reductions?” The answer lies in the value of the conference’s content and the focused interaction it provides. Sometimes learning one new piece of information or gaining better understanding about only one process can justify the entire cost of attending VisiCon (Oct. 13-15, 2010 in San Diego). And making one professional contact can be worth much more.

We've developed some helpful documents to assist you in justifying your attendance and receiving approval to attend VisiCon 2010: TriTech’s Annual User Conference. The first and foremost communication should be your company’s standard request form or a formal memo directed to your manager requesting attendance and why (Click here for VisiCon Justification Letter). It would be helpful to include the return on investment and cost savings for attending.(Click here for VisiCon Justification toolkit which can help provide ROI). Schedule a follow-up meeting with your manager to discuss the request. In your letter and follow up meeting focus on how attending the conference is relevant to your company and/or your team goals and future projects.

Here are some talking points to help you make a case for attending:
• I am going to look for a solution for “this” problem.
• I believe “this new technology” could benefit the company and I would like to learn more about it.
• I want to plan effectively for upgrade or incorporating new technology
• I plan on meeting with “x” vendors to discuss these issues
• I am going to talk with several users for ideas on how they working around “x” issue
By offering a hands-on lab, peer-to-peer discussions and various general industry and training sessions, VisiCon 2010 offers you the knowledge of multiple TriTech staff, fellow users, and third party vendors that are focused on the effective use of your TriTech system to increase your ability to meet the challenges facing your agency.

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