The In-HOWse Designer Conference in THE single, most inspirational business event for in-house creative managers. It’s your chance to connect and network with hundreds of your peers, refresh your creative energy, and pick up brand-new tips and techniques that you can put to use back at the office.

But if you want your boss to pay for your registration, you need to explain the bottom-line benefits. We’ve compiled this list of the most compelling reasons to help you convince your boss that the In-HOWse Designer Conference is indeed a worthy investment.

1.You’ll get three days of continuing education on everything from improving efficiency and accountability by instituting a chargeback system to reducing employee turnover and burnout. This is the stuff you don’t learn in school.

2. You’ll be inspired by some of the top experts in your field—and if you bring back just one valuable idea that saves your company time and money—the Conference will be worth it.

3. You’ll reap networking opportunities galore: the roundtable breakfasts, Opening Happy Hour, breaks between sessions—every minute you're not in a session is an ideal opportunity to meet industry experts and plenty of working design managers. These folks are great resources when you need help with a future project, have a position to fill, or just need someone to bounce ideas off of. Collect business cards. They will come in handy.

4. You’ll host an "everything I learned at the In-HOWse Designer Conference" presentation for your officemates when you get home. (In your Conference binder, you'll find handouts from every single session—even the ones you didn't go to—so you'll have plenty of inspiration and information to share).

5. You’ll represent your company among creative leaders in the industry, raising your company’s profile among potential employees and clients.

6. You’ll absorb the newest, best practices being used in creative fields (and those to avoid) as you participate in small group discussions and roundtables.

7. And last but not least, you’ll get away from the office for a few days and return revived and refreshed armed with all the insight you need to build a team that’s indispensable to your company.