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Dear [your manager’s name],

I’d like your permission to attend the premiere Community-Run, Cross-platform, Mobile Developer Conference focused on Xamarin and the latest topics in mobile app development.

Xamarin Developer Summit will be held from [Dates TBA] in [TBA]. Attending this conference will be beneficial for both my personal growth and our company’s knowledge in the following areas:

• Boost proficiency in the core topics of the conference:

– Mobile DevOps
– Optimizing Builds
– UI Testing and best practices
– Tools & Libraries to help accelerate Development
– Augmented Reality

* These are only a few of the topics.

• Find answers to our development questions and learn technical tips and tricks from architects, engineers, product leads and luminaries of the industry.

• Gain valuable hands-on experience that can be brought back to my team in day-long technical boot camps, self-paced labs and hackathons.

• Discover new, effective ways to reduce our company’s bills.

Domestic airfare estimate: $XXX
Lodging (Specify date range): $XXX
Registration fee: $XXX
Total: $XXX

After the conference, I’ll circulate a report that will include a summary of what I learned plus a set of recommendations to increase our team’s productivity and maximize our cloud investment.

Thank you for considering my request to attend this event.

Looking forward to your reply,

[your name]