devopsdays Halifax - Convince Your Boss

Need help getting approval to attend DevOpsDays Halifax 2025? Use this template letter to make your case to your manager or HR department. Simply copy the text below, customize the placeholders, and send it to your boss.

Subject: Request to Attend DevOpsDays Halifax 2025

Dear {BossName},

I'd like to attend DevOpsDays Halifax 2025, taking place August 26–27, 2025 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After reviewing several industry events, I believe this is one of the most relevant conferences for bringing together engineers, operations professionals, architects, and technology leaders to share real-world experiences, explore innovations, and discuss the evolving landscape of DevOps and software delivery.

DevOpsDays is a global series of community-led events, and Halifax's edition brings a unique focus on tech, community, and Atlantic Canada. It attracts professionals from across the region and beyond, making it an excellent place to network, learn, and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting.

Here's why I believe attending will directly benefit our company:

- Practical Learning: The event offers a mix of keynote talks, technical sessions, lightning talks, and open space discussions. These sessions provide actionable insights on continuous delivery, cloud infrastructure, automation, observability, incident response, and culture — topics directly relevant to our work.
- Networking Opportunities: The collaborative format, especially the open spaces, will allow me to engage directly with peers and thought leaders to explore solutions to the challenges we face and identify potential partnerships.
- Regional Focus with Global Perspective: As the only DevOpsDays event in Atlantic Canada, it brings local context while featuring speakers and participants from across North America.
- Vendor-Neutral Knowledge: Because DevOpsDays is community-driven, the content is focused on practical experience and open-source tools rather than sales pitches.

With {PLACEHOLDER VOUCHER}, I can get a ticket for {PLACEHOLDER AMOUNT}. This ticket also includes access to the pre‑conference workshop on Google Cloud and AI on August 25, providing additional hands-on learning from industry experts at no extra cost.

I am happy to prepare a post-conference report summarizing the key learnings, including tools, techniques, and cultural practices we can adapt to improve our workflows.

Thank you for considering this request.

Best regards,
{Your Name}