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Make the case

Get it approved.

The cost of SocialWest 2026 next to what you bring back, plus a letter you can send as-is.

The ask

What it costs, next to what you get back.

Two columns your manager can read in under a minute.

What it costs
  • Registration$649

    Rate rises to $849 closer to the event

  • Time out of office3 days

    May 27–29, 2026

  • TravelCalgary

    Downtown Calgary, on the CTrain line.

What you get back
  • Attendees900+
  • Sessions40+
  • in Western CanadaNº1
What you'd bring back

A written debrief for the team

The sessions filtered down to the handful of things our team should change, written up and presented in the week after.

People we can actually call

Calgary's marketing community is in the building. I'll come back with named contacts in the categories we're hiring, buying and partnering in.

A read on the market

What other Alberta marketing teams are doing right now, from the people doing it.

Send this

A letter you can send.

Copy it, swap the two names in brackets, and send it. The numbers are already correct.

To

Your manager

Subject: Request to attend SocialWest 2026 — Calgary, May 27–29Hi [Manager], I'd like to attend SocialWest 2026 in Calgary on May 27–29. It's 3 days of sessions for marketers at Downtown Calgary, on the CTrain line., with 900+ attendees and 40+ sessions and Nº1 in western canada. Here's the cost and what I'd bring back. What it costs · Registration: $649 (the rate rises to $849 closer to the event) · Time away: 3 days, May 27–29 · Travel: Calgary What I'd bring back · A written summary of the sessions worth acting on, shared with the team the week after · Named contacts from the marketers in the room, in the categories we're hiring, buying and partnering in · A read on what other Alberta marketing teams are doing right now Happy to talk it through whenever suits. Thanks, [Your name]
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May 27–29 · 2026 · Calgary, Alberta

3 days in Calgary.

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