Dear [Manager],
I am writing to request your approval to attend AWS re:Invent 2025, taking place December 1–5 in Las Vegas, NV. This premier cloud computing conference offers specialized government tracks and security-focused sessions that directly align with our agency's mission and compliance requirements. The conference provides essential training on FedRAMP-authorized services, government security frameworks, and mission-critical solutions that could enhance our operational capabilities while maintaining compliance with federal regulations and executive orders.
Key benefits specific to government attendance include:
- Dedicated government and public sector track featuring security-focused technical sessions and compliance workshops
- Direct access to AWS Government solutions architects and security specialists
- Networking with federal, state, and local government peers facing similar challenges
- Hands-on experience with new AWS GovCloud (US) features and capabilities
- Updates on upcoming services and features in the government authorization pipeline
Highlighted re:Invent 2025 sessions relevant to federal missions:
- Accelerate Mission Outcomes with Recent AWS Government Regions Innovations – Explore updates to AWS GovCloud (US), AWS Secret, and AWS Top Secret Regions, and how these secure environments accelerate mission delivery.
- Deploy Artificial Intelligence Architectures in Regulated Industries – Learn best practices for deploying foundation models (FMs) using Amazon Bedrock and SageMakerAI in FedRAMP High and DoD SRG IL4/5 environments.
- Autonomy in Defense: Scaling Innovation for Mission Outcomes – Featuring the U.S. Submarine Forces, this session explores the real-world journey to autonomous operations and mission-ready AI.
- High Performance Computing for Mission-Ready Federal Workloads – Discover how agencies use AWS to accelerate research, simulation, and real-time decision-making with secure, scalable HPC.
- Building Sovereign LLMs: Best Practices from National-Scale Deployments – Examine strategies for developing domain-specific models at scale that meet sovereignty and compliance needs.
- Next-Gen SOC: Agentic SOC Analyst with Amazon Bedrock – Hands-on workshop showing how gen AI-driven agents can automate and enhance security operations center (SOC) performance.
- Building a Gen AI-Powered Compliance Bot to Secure Networks on AWS – Practical experience automating compliance and enforcing Zero Trust architectures in cloud environments.
- Gen AI Economics: Maximizing Value While Protecting the Purse – Cost-optimization strategies for AI workloads to maximize taxpayer value while maintaining security and compliance.
The conference also offers government-specific discounts and benefits:
- Exclusive public sector discount code provided by Account Manager
- Complimentary AWS Certification exam voucher (value: $150)
- Early access to government-focused technical sessions
- Access to government-only networking events
This training directly supports our agency's cloud modernization efforts and ensures we stay current with the latest government cloud security practices and compliance requirements.
Thank you for considering this request. I'm happy to provide any additional information needed.
Sincerely,
[your name]