<p><Date></p><p><Manager Mailing Address></p><p>Dear <Manager>:</p><p>I would like to attend the 2016 FLC national meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on April 26-28. One of the most anticipated annual events in the technology transfer community, the FLC national meeting offers both training and networking opportunities designed to facilitate attendees’ commercialization efforts. This year's meeting theme, From Discovery to Commercialization, centers on our nation’s continued focus to move federal research and development from out of the lab and into the marketplace by strengthening relationships with the private sector. The educational training sessions, experiential panels, and networking opportunities at this year’s meeting will help to improve technology marketing strategies, as well as initiate the building of interagency and industry partnerships that can advance our commercialization success. </p><p>Some of the presentations I hope to attend at the meeting include <list events, papers, sessions>. By attending these sessions, I will gain valuable insights and gather important information about <give information on how you will learn to:>. I believe that this knowledge will be extremely beneficial and could be used immediately with <project(s) you are working on>. </p><p>I am seeking approval for the registration fee, as well as conference and travel expenses. I also wish to attend the <fill in the blank> training sessions on Tuesday. These sessions are eligible for continuing education units (CEUs) and are included in the cost of the meeting. I wish to attend these particular sessions because <give a reason here>. I have detailed the cost breakdown below and estimate the cost of my attendance to <fill in the blank>. </p><p><See the Worksheet to tally suggested items in your expense estimate. > </p><p>Here is the breakdown of my conference attendance expenses: Airfare: Transportation: Hotel: Meals: Conference Fee: Total Conference Cost of ______.</p><p>For a better understanding of the value of this educational and industry networking event, the following link includes all of the 2016 FLC national meeting details, meeting.federallabs.org. The opportunity to develop better contacts with fellow technology transfer professionals and potential industry partners at the meeting will help me gain and share knowledge in specific areas of the technology transfer process. The experiences, information, and beneficial relationships that can be made through my attendance at the FLC national meeting present a wise investment that will yield positive dividends for <your company>.</p><p>Sincerely,</p>