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IIAR 2008 Ammonia Refrigeration Conference & Exhibition March 16 – 19, 2008 Colorado Springs, CO Overflow Hotels

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Making Your Case for Attending the IIAR Conference & Exhibition

We’ve gotten a number of ideas from previous attendees on suggestions for getting your supervisor to approve your attendance at the IIAR Conference & Exhibition. Follow these ideas for some help in getting the funding and approvals you need to join your colleagues in Colorado Springs in March, 2008.

The best starting point is to write a request to your supervisor:

• Review the program schedule in the registration flyer and identify the sessions that will improve your job performance and benefit your organization.
• List sessions you want to attend and what you hope to learn.
• State how you plan to apply the information you gain to your organization’s needs.
• Demonstrate how you will share the valuable sessions and networking information with your organization.
• Emphasize the variety of registration options and low registration prices compared to similar workshops. Explain that IIAR is a real bargain for a three-day workshop with more than 20 hours of training.
• Encourage the formation of corporate teams for successful workshop participation. Stress the flexibility of IIAR’s various registration packages.
• Explain how a hands-on exposition, with suppliers of cutting-edge technology products, will benefit your organization.
• Show how the opportunity to view and learn about the available products and services will help you make the right procurement choices and satisfy your organizational needs.
• Discuss the results of attending and how they may be applicable to your company’s needs, including networking with your peers.
• Present your request to attend with the enclosed brochure and essay to convince your supervisor of the benefits of attending. Your organization can save even more money by registering early. Allow plenty of time to get your request through the approval process.

The best idea of all is to talk to some of your colleagues who have been to previous IIAR Conference & Exhibitions. Ask what benefited them the most; then let your boss know about this. You’ll find out why so many people come back year after year and describe this annual Conference & Exhibition as the most important educational program they attend.