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Justification Toolkit

Providing a justification to management is a key part of securing your attendance at the workshop. Here are some resources to help.

Thank you for your interest in attending the 2025 AIChE/SPE Joint Workshop!

Providing a justification to management is a key part of securing your attendance at the workshop. We have put together a few resources to aid in your business justification and make sure that you are maximizing your time and money.

FAST TRACK YOUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Use the workshop as a unique training and career development opportunity. At the workshop, you can learn about the latest technological advances, meet with exhibitors, gather industry contacts, and network with people across a wide range of disciplines. In just a few days, you can expand your knowledge and network to become a better employee and a better engineer.

QUANTIFYING THE BENEFITS

It's important to show your supervisor why your attendance will benefit not just you, but your entire team. Here are a few considerations to make sure that you are capturing all of the benefits that this workshop has to offer.

  • Focus specifically on bringing back key take-aways for your organization. What new skills, techniques, or approaches will you bring back?
  • Offer to deliver a short presentation or written report for your colleagues to share what you've learned and multiply the benefits of attendance.
  • Identify specific session content. What sessions have particular relevance to your organization’s work? Focus on what content you can use in your work, and how you plan to use it.
  • Seek out sessions and opportunities geared toward leadership skills development. Building these skills will offer long-term benefits for you and your organization. 
  • Be strategic about networking. Will there be speakers, exhibitors, or potential partners in attendance who can help advance your organization’s goals?

PRESENT A JUSTIFICATION LETTER TO YOUR SUPERVISOR

To help explain to your supervisor the benefits of attending this workshop, you can use this sample letter (.docx) to demonstrate how your attendance can bring value back to your team and boost efforts to accomplish your organiziation's goals. Are you presenting your work or serving as a session chair or in another leadership capacity at the Meeting? If so, make sure to highlight this important contribution to your supervisor.

CALCULATE PROJECTED EXPENSES

Before you can justify the expenses of attending, you'll need to calculate what they may be. Ensure you are considering all potential costs, which could include:

  • Registration
  • Transportation to/from venue
  • Hotel
  • Meals (continental breakfast and lunch each day are included in the cost of registration)

Follow these tips to help you maximize your time and money:

  • Register early to access the lowest workshop rates. Plus, if you're an AIChE or SPE member you can take adavantage of discounted rates.
  • Book your hotel room at the official workshop hotel to take advantage of our negotiated rates and save money on transportation to/from the workshop venue.
  • Look at the full meeting schedule make a checklist of the technical sessions or presentations that would most benefit your work or position.  

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