Make a strong case for attending ASHG 2023 by explicitly connecting your institution’s goals, as well as your work and professional development, to the educational opportunities offered. 

Draft a Value of Attending Letter to share with decisionmakers: 

• Focus on what you will bring back to your home institution (lab, department, university, hospital, etc.) 
• Identify sessions tied to your home institution’s goals as well as sessions related to your work and professional development. 

• Identify exhibiting companies and workshops that have importance to your home institution/career development. 
• Identify networking and collaboration opportunities. 
• Prepare a budget with cost-saving strategies: register early, share a room, explore best flight options, and plan a daily meal budget, etc. 

Use a Tracking Report to document your experience and ROI: 

• Document key takeaways from the sessions and workshops you attend, as well as the posters and exhibits you visit. 

• Prepare a Conference Report to share highlights with your colleagues and to justify your institution’s investment.