Get Approval for Your Trip to
Anaheim in 3 Easy Steps
Are you interested in attending Informa Markets Engineering West 2025, but are unsure if your company will approve and fund your trip? Whether you’re attending MD&M West, WestPack, ATX West, D&M West, or Plastec West, we can help assist you through the process with 3 easy steps to best set yourself up to pitch your request to your boss.
Step 1: Identify the objectives of your company and yourself
Understanding the goals your business wants to achieve as well as your personal professional goals can help you search for solutions within the Informa Markets Engineering West event to best convince your superior.
Step 2: Learn More About Our Trade Shows
Browse through our five co-located trade shows to find which one best suits your business, scroll through our education agenda to give your boss a list of sessions that can best develop you within the company and your industry, and list out the attending and exhibiting companies to demonstrate who your potential partners could be.
Step 3: Create and Send a Formal Request to Your Boss
Using what you’ve learned from step 2 can best set yourself up to write up a proposal to your boss. It’s important to describe what and when the event is, important features it offers, and how it can assist your business and professional goals.
Having trouble figuring out what to write? We’ve created sample letters for each of our 5 co-located trade shows to save you time and give you the best chance for approval. Select the letter of justification that matches which trade show you’d like to attend, fill in the gaps to best explain your circumstance, and you’re ready to pitch!
We hope to see you in Anaheim California, February 6-8, 2024!
5 Connected Expos. 1 Epic Event.
Explore all five trade shows that share the expo floor. From medtech and robotics to packaging, design plastics and quality, our five-in-one design and manufacturing event connects you across multiple verticals and industries.
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