Need help convincing your manager to attend GOTO Oslo 2020?
[Email template to ask for approval below!]
We get it — your developer time is valuable, and so is the company budget needed to send you to a conference cruise like GOTO Oslo. That’s why we’ve put together some indisputable reasons (at least we think so) to prove that this one’s worth it. And if your boss needs any more convincing, send us an email — we’re happy to help get you to GOTO Oslo however we can, because we promise that you won’t want to miss this year’s conference.
Start by letting them know that from March 3-5, you’ll have the chance to learn from expert practitioners covering topics like Cloud Native, DevOps, Security & Ethical Hacking and emerging technologies like Machine Learning, Serverless and Quantum Computing.
But why GOTO Oslo in particular? Here are a few more reasons to help build your case. This conference will give you a chance to...
- Organize your most successful (and affordable) team building trip surrounded by experts
This conference gives you the unique opportunity to take your next team building on a ferry for 48 hours surrounded by nothing but techies, calling in the experts for advice and inspiration along the way. Thanks to our partnership with DFDS, we have custom group packages available at highly reduced prices. We can set you up with private meeting rooms and exclusive sessions with the experts on board, combined with a traditional conference experience packed with keynotes, sessions, social events and networking breaks — cabins and all meals included.
- Learn from and network with industry experts and top practitioners
We’ve got a lot of brilliant speakers joining us in March, and this is your chance to get some facetime with them: hear from them on the big stage, work with them in a day-long, hands-on masterclass or mingle with them during breaks and parties. Additionally you have the chance to set up private meeting rooms and exclusive sessions with the experts on board.
- Understand how to leverage new technologies, tools and methodologies
This one’s pretty straightforward: there’s a lot of new tech, ideas and trends out there. Figuring out exactly what’s worth you and your company’s time and energy is next to impossible, so we’ve gathered a group of experts and thought leaders to present the very latest in our world of software to directly help you prepare for future advancements, deliver new business value and improve your team's daily work.
- Share war stories with fellow attendees
The people you’ll want to meet with and learn from aren’t just listed on the speaker roster. We prioritize opportunities to network so that you can meet a ton of fellow developers working on real-world problems similar to yours. We’re expecting up to 400 attendees, and we can bet you’ll make some powerful connections with a good handful of them throughout your time with us.
- Sharpen your practical skills or gain new ones with a hands-on, interactive masterclass
Each and every masterclass is led by a true expert in their field — a higher quality training session is hard to find. Whether you’re interested in application security, software development methodologies like agile testing, emerging software architectures like serverless, or all of the above, there are plenty of masterclass options for you to choose from on March 5!
- Come back to work refreshed and inspired!
The whole program is focused on good old plain programming, with speakers discussing more than just the technical aspects of software development — though we cover plenty of that too. GOTO Oslo is your chance to take part in and be inspired by a global innovation movement full of explorers, pioneers and trendsetters.
Still need help convincing your boss? We’ve got you covered. Below is an email template you can use when requesting approval to attend the conference from your manager. We strongly recommend that you add in details on which talks and masterclasses you would like to attend. Please also feel free to customize the text!
Dear [MANAGER'S NAME],
I'd like your approval to attend GOTO Oslo (goto-oslo.com) March 3-5 — a two-day cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo and back with the experts who shape our industry and radically improve the way we look at software.
GOTO Oslo 2020 will have plenty of topics related to my everyday work like [TOPIC] and [TOPIC]. I'm especially interested in hearing [SPEAKER] present their talk on [TALK TITLE]. You can see the full conference program here.
I would also like to attend these sessions:
- [TALK TITLE - recommend including the link!]
- [TALK TITLE - recommend including the link!]
- [TALK TITLE - recommend including the link!]
At the conference, I’ll get the chance to network with the 400+ software developers, architects and engineering managers attending, not just to connect with them, but to learn from them and to understand how other companies are solving similar problems at work.
Alternatively, we could take our next team building on this trip. Thanks to GOTO Conferences’ partnership with DFDS, they have custom group packages available at highly reduced prices, which includes private meeting rooms and exclusive sessions with the experts on board, combined with a traditional conference experience packed with keynotes, sessions, social events and networking breaks. All cabins and all meals are included, so we would save on accommodation, food and drink expenses during the event.
I'm confident that attending GOTO Oslo will help our team better understand how to leverage new technologies, tools and methodologies to help our project and company, and I'm really looking forward to gaining more practical skills to improve our everyday work. If we’re able to attend this conference, we would then present a summary of our experience, recommendations and findings back to the larger team.
Do you agree that this conference is worthwhile to attend? If so, I'd be happy to discuss which sessions and masterclasses I would attend in more detail. And if you’re interested in bringing the whole team, we can work out our team building schedule for the two days on board.
It would be great to get your approval or discuss more soon so I can make the appropriate travel arrangements before transportation costs get more expensive.
Thanks in advance,
