Convince Your Boss

Dear {Name},

I’d like to request approval to attend Open Source Summit Europe 2025, taking place August 25–27, 2025, at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After reviewing several conferences, I believe this is the leading event for open source developers, technologists, and community contributors to connect, collaborate, and advance the open source ecosystem together.

This year’s summit is expected to host nearly 2,000 attendees from across the global open source landscape. Participants will gather to share technical expertise, explore industry trends, and shape the future of open technologies across focus areas including Linux, Cloud & Containers, AI & Machine Learning, Security, Open Source Program Management, and more.

Here’s how I believe attending Open Source Summit Europe 2025 would directly benefit our organization:

Relevant and Practical Learning: The conference includes a broad range of content, technical deep-dives, hands-on tutorials, expert-led sessions, and keynote presentations from leaders in the open source space. I’ll be able to gain insights into real-world implementations and bring back actionable strategies aligned with our goals.

Networking and Community Engagement: The famous “hallway track” offers informal but invaluable opportunities to meet top engineers, project maintainers, and contributors from all over the world. Building relationships with others tackling similar technical challenges could help us problem-solve faster and smarter down the line.

Innovation and Industry Insights: The event also provides an opportunity to connect with sponsors who are helping to shape the future of open source. I’ll be able to explore emerging trends, discover innovative technologies, and bring back valuable insights on tools and solutions that could benefit our work.

You can explore more about the conference – including last year’s keynote videos and featured talks – here.

If I register before June 9, the early bird rate is $699 USD. The registration includes access to all sessions and keynotes, the Solutions Showcase, continental breakfasts, lunches, networking lounges, hallway tracks, coffee breaks, and evening events such as the onsite reception.

After the event, I’d be happy to share a detailed report on what I learned, along with recommendations for how we might apply relevant insights or tools to our work.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I’d love the opportunity to attend and represent our team at this world-class event.

Thanks,

{Your Name}