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5 CFR §410.404

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Agencies may sponsor an employee's attendance at a conference as a developmental assignment under section 4110 of title 5, United States Code, when—
  1. (a)The announced purpose of the conference is educational or instructional;
  2. (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;
  3. (c)The content of the conference is germane to improving individual and/or organizational performance, and
  4. (d)Development benefits will be derived through the employee's attendance.