Form letter to encourage conf. attendence

[LaVonna Funkhouser <lffunkhouser -at- HALNET -dot- COM>]

The form letter below is taken from one that is often
reproduced in STC publications.  Its purpose is to
persuade your manager to let you attend the conference
(after some personal modifications).

You do not have to be a member of STC to attend the
Annual Conference.  More information may be obtained by
writing to the STC office's e-mail address:   stc -at- tmn -dot- com

LaVonna                  lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com
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                              MEMORANDUM
          DATE:
          TO:
          FROM:
          SUBJECT:  STC 41st Annual Conference and Exposition,
                    Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis,
                    Minnesota, May 15-18, 1994

          I would like to attend the Society for Technical
          Communication's (STC) 41st Annual Conference to be held in
          Minneapolis Minnesota, May 15-18, 1994.  In all, the
          conference will provide more than 220 presentations,
          workshops, panels, and discussion sessions on a wide variety of
          subjects categorized into six stems.

          Writing and Editing
          Visual Communication
          Management
          Research and Technology
          Education, Training, and Professional Development
          Chapter Development

          I also would like to attend the one-day Preconference
          Workshops on May 14, 1994.  My attendance at the STC 41st
          Annual Conference, Pre-conference Workshops, and Exposition
          will benefit both myself and (company) by increasing my
          knowledge of

          Writing and editing skills
          Documentation management techniques
          Electronic publishing advances
          (other)

          In addition to these benefits, a major portion of learning at an
          STC Annual Conference takes place from meeting and
          networking with technical communicators from throughout the
          world.  More than 2,000 attendees are expected for this
          conference.  There also will be exhibits from major companies
          throughout the country.

          The knowledge obtained will enable me to handle all aspects of
          producing and managing documents with more professionalism
          and confidence, and this will reflect favorably on (company).
          Much of the information will be passed on to my co-workers.
          My copy of the conference Proceedings and my notes will be
          available in my office for all to use and reference.

          (If you are presenting a paper at the conference, list that info
          here.  If you are an officer or manager of a local chapter, list
          that info here.)  With more than 18,000 members, STC is the
          world's largest professional nonprofit organization dedicated to
          the advancement of the theory and practice of technical
          communication in all media.

          STC's (chapter name) serves the (name of area and size of
          chapter).  The cost of attending the STC 41st Annual
          Conference and Pre-conference workshops is detailed below.
          (Here, list in a table the transportation costs, registration fee,
          cost of meals, and the price per night of the hotel rooms.  Ask
          for all or part of the entire cost.  You may desire to use your
          vacation or you may want to ask for time with pay.)