{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-410.404","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 410.404","heading":"Determining if a conference is a training activity.","body":"Agencies may sponsor an employee's attendance at a conference as a developmental assignment under section 4110 of title 5, United States Code, when—\n(a) The announced purpose of the conference is educational or instructional;\n(b) More than half of the time is scheduled for a planned, organized exchange of information between presenters and audience which meets the definition of training in section 4101 of title 5, United States Code;\n(c) The content of the conference is germane to improving individual and/or organizational performance, and\n(d) Development benefits will be derived through the employee's attendance.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 410—TRAINING","Subpart D—Paying for Training Expenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"9b0af861915ae83225a74520106ff9afecf554ff8e484d2c06a46d081ef84683","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-410.403","next":"us/5-cfr-410.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}