{"id":50273,"date":"2018-09-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=50273"},"modified":"2018-09-13T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T18:00:00","slug":"asking-your-boss-to-send-you-to-cpconf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/products\/asking-your-boss-to-send-you-to-cpconf\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking your boss to send you to #cPConf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>Dear\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>[Name of the world\u2019s best boss]<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>cPanel is having their annual conference from October 1st through October 3rd, and I think it would be very beneficial to the company for me to attend.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hardreadability\">As you know, cPanel has\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"adverb\">significantly<\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\">\u00a0increased the speed with which they develop new features and release new versions<\/span>. They&#8217;ve released four new major versions each of the last three years. Increasing my knowledge of the cPanel &amp; WHM software is crucial to maximizing the use of my time as\u00a0<strong>[title]<\/strong>.\u00a0<span class=\"hardreadability\">Being able to attend sessions given by leading knowledge experts in the industry will help me achieve that<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"hardreadability\">I have the opportunity to go to sessions and learn about what features and improvements are coming<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"veryhardreadability\">I can chat with Developers, Technical Analysts, Migration Team members, Account Management and the Community Team as well<\/span>! I&#8217;ll be learning from cPanel experts that work on the product every day!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hardreadability\">Another big draw is the networking I\u2019ll be able to do, and the chances I\u2019ll get to talk about\u00a0<strong>[the place where you work]<\/strong>\u00a0with people in our industry<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"veryhardreadability\">Unlike other industry events, the cPanel Conference\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"adverb\">intentionally<\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\">\u00a0plans networking events each night for the entire group of attendees<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"veryhardreadability\">The evening events, while\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"qualifier\">just<\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\">\u00a0as beneficial, are a more informal atmosphere where I will be able to interact face-to-face with those same experts again<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"hardreadability\">This gives me the chance to pick their brain about\u00a0<strong>[insert thing that your boss wants to\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"passivevoice\">be fixed<\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\">, but that you haven&#8217;t figured out how to fix yet]<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hardreadability\">I know, there\u2019s some cost involved, but cPanel has arranged for discounted rates at The Westin Galleria Hotel hosting the conference, and the ticket is only $199 (or if we&#8217;re a partner I can get in for free)<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"veryhardreadability\">I can\u00a0<strong>[take a shuttle from the airport instead of a cab, drive if it\u2019s a short distance instead of\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"adverb\">fly<\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\">, run if it\u2019s an even shorter distance, jetpack if you\u2019re Elon Musk, ride a hoverboard a la Marty\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"adverb\">McFly<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><strong>\u2026.]<\/strong>, and cPanel provides transportation to events<\/span>. Breakfast and lunch\u00a0<span class=\"passivevoice\">are included<\/span>, and events include drinks and snacks in the evening.\u00a0<span class=\"complexword\">Overall<\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\">, the small cost of going to the cPanel Conference is nothing compared to the value we\u2019ll get from gaining new industry contacts, knowing the latest cPanel news, and being able to represent\u00a0<strong>[where you work]\u00a0<\/strong>to the entire industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conference.cpanel.net\/\">conference.cpanel.net<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0is where you can see everything that they offer, and the sessions I would get to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Depending on the culture of your company and relationship with your boss, insert the acceptable level of requesting to go once more. Vary between \u201cSeriously, PLEASE\u201d to \u201cThank you for considering; I look forward to your response!\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>[Your Name]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>==========<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Come and join us at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conference.cpanel.com\/\">2018 cPanel Conference<\/a>\u00a0located at our home base of Houston, Texas!\u00a0 Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bxt20k5b_LM\">trailer for this year&#8217;s conference!<\/a>\u00a0Come join the discussions on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.cpanel.net\/slack\">Slack<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.cpanel.net\/discord\">Discord<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/cpanel\">Reddit<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear\u00a0[Name of the world\u2019s best boss], cPanel is having their annual conference from October 1st through October 3rd, and I think it would be very beneficial to the company for me to attend. 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