You need to relate what you might learn at APEX to your company's immediate
and company's/customers' future needs. And therefore be able to give your
boss some tangible ROI. IF you don't know what future needs are then that is
a good reason for going.
Going to a major show is a way of finding this sort of stuff out, not just
because the world's best are conference speaking and get-at-able, unlike
your local uni, but also the best supplier people are on the stands/booths
so you can speak to their experts too. Also you will be surrounded by your
peers so can have useful chats with them.
Your objective then can be spelled out to the boss something like this:
Short term
I will identify 3 things that we can implement in the next 1,2, 6 months.
The benefits will be........
Longer term
We will be able to......
Identify technology trends impact on customer needs and company response,
likely impact on capital expenditure or what ever.
Impact of new compliance legislation is......
Then as mentioned already you have to write a report saying what a good
decision it was to suggest you because you found out the following:
Alternatively a higher risk strategy is that you make a case for you both to
go and hope he ducks out. Of course he may go instead you, but next year it
will be easier to make the case for you to go as he knows the benefits.
Regards
Mike
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lee parker
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Apex Expo
Genny
It is my experience that trying to argue that only at an IPC meeting you
will gain a superior knowledge of the industry is usually a stretch. I was
sometimes told to purchase the proceedings and if I had questions call the
author.
What I did find effective was that if the company was to have any control of
the industry such as the specs then they would need to have active
participates on the committees controlling these specs. This comes about by
attending the General meetings and participating in the committee's
activities. Otherwise, your company will to unacceptable extent be
controlled by its competitors who do participate. If a company does not see
the necessity of controlling its own destiny it may well have entered an
exit strategy.
Best regards
Lee
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From: Gen Gibbard<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:38 PM
Subject: [TN] Apex Expo
I am trying, for the 1st time, to convince my co. to send me. I have never
been. I feel there is value in going but it is difficult to quantify.
There is resistance, primarily to the travel costs. There has to be some
clear benefit to going there, over top of local learning opportunities, and
I am being encouraged to look for classes at the local university and tech
schools to 'better myself', rather than looking to be sent to Vegas.
Any help you can give me to quantify the benefits of Apex?Genny
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