Sample letter extended (formal)

**Subject:** Request to attend Coding Agents the AI Driven Dev Conference

Hi [Manager’s Name],

I’d like to request approval to attend Coding Agents the AI Driven Dev Conference taking place the 3rd of March at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. This is the premier vendor-neutral coding agents event that brings together an intimate group of 450 developers**, IT professionals, and technology leaders** across the ecosystem to share learnings, highlight innovation, and discuss the future of modern software engineering.

By attending, I’ll gain access to:

• 15+ sessions including technical deep-dives, case studies, and hands-on training.
• Opportunities to network with industry experts, key project maintainers, and peers tackling similar challenges.
• Insights into the roadmaps of Agentic tooling projects and how we can best utilize them in our own software stack.

Attending will directly support these initiatives:

• [Add project/initiative]
• [Add project/initiative]

Estimated costs:

• Airfare: €XXX / $XXX
• Hotel: €XXX / $XXX per night (
• Meals: €XX / $XX per day
• Conference registration:
  • $300USD (Coding agent pass, Standard rate before February 1st )
  • $400 USD (All-Access pass, Standard rate before March 3rd)
• Estimated Total: €X,XXX / $X,XXX

If approved, I will:

• Share a proposed session schedule in advance.
• Provide a post-conference recap with key takeaways, best practices, and recommendations on how we can apply new coding agent tools and techniques to our business strategy.