Blacks in Government will hold its annual National Training Conference August 13-17, in Nashville, Tennessee. The training conference is targeted towards Federal employees. The theme for this year is "Meeting the Challenge of a Changing Workplace."

This conference qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41. The
training is open to all employees and will provide training and workshops, covering
career advancement, writing KSAs, leadership, and communication skills.

Federal employees and managers are encouraged to review additional conference and training information when deciding to participate, such as course descriptions, costs, and schedules, at www.bignet.org/ntc/index.htm.

Agencies are reminded that a change to 5 C.F.R. 410 on the reporting of training has
become effective as of December 31, 2006. A copy of this final regulation may be found at www.opm.gov/fedregis/2006/71-051006-28547-a.pdf to help you comply.

cc: Human Resources and Equal Employment Opportunity Directors