Conference budgets are under scrutiny at most institutions right now, and a request to attend a professional development event doesn't sell itself. The tools included in the document will help you identify the specific value of attendance, calculate the full cost, draft a request to your manager, and capture return on investment once you're back.

The toolkit includes:

• Estimated Expenses Worksheet
• Justification Letter
• Post-Event ROI Report

We hope you find this will help you — or a colleague you supervise — build a clear, specific case to attend the 2027 WACUBO Women's Leadership Forum (WLF), and to close the loop afterward by documenting what the institution got in return. 

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CPE Credits - Group Live

The Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.