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Our 3rd annual Export Control Forum will be held on March 17, 2008 in Newport Beach, CA. As in years past, this program will feature key management, policy, legal, and licensing specialists from the Bureau of Industry and Security. We will also have representatives from the Bureau of the Census and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Together, these speakers will provide updates on significant developments in the export control field. The Forum will conclude with a gala reception, offering you the opportunity to mingle and discuss issues of concern with the presenters and other participants.
This year we will conduct two Special Topics seminars on the day following the Forum, giving us the opportunity to cover selected topics in greater depth. One will be dedicated to Technology Licensing issues; the other will cover Developing and Implementing an Export Management System. These half day programs will run concurrently.
For those of you who have requested an Update-like offering on the west coast, this is it! The Export Control Forum will cover the latest developments in export controls today; the half day offerings to follow will provide detailed information on subjects you have requested.
We hope this new format provides an effective use of your time. Please act quickly as space is limited.
Export Control Forum
March 17, 2008: 8:30AM - 7:00PM
7:00 Registration opens
8:30 Morning session begins
BIS Policy Keynote
Undersecretary Mario Mancuso, BIS
Country Policy Update
Susan Kramer, Export Policy Analyst, BIS
Sean Thornton, Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Deemed Exports
Alex Lopes, Director, Deemed Exports and Electronics Division, BIS
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Afternoon session begins
Export Enforcement Keynote
Assistant Secretary Darryl Jackson, BIS
Export Enforcement Panel
Deputy Assistant Secretary Kevin Delli-Colli, BIS
Tom Madigan, Acting Director, Office of Export Enforcement, BIS
Cathleen Ryan, Assistant Director, Office of Antiboycott Compliance
Todd Willis, Assistant Director, Office of Enforcement Analysis, BIS
EAR Compliance and AES
Gerry Horner, Senior Trade and Industry Analyst, BIS
Jerome Greenwell, Trade Ombudsman, Bureau of the Census
5:00 Gala Reception
7:00 Program Concludes
Special Topics
Technology Licensing Issues
March 18, 2008: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
7:00 Registration opens
8:30 Alex Lopes, Director, Deemed Exports and Electronics Division, BIS
This half day program will cover the following key concepts:
- Technology Exports
- Jurisdiction
- Terminology
- Classification
- Technology Related Licence Exceptions
- Technology License Applications
- Technology End-use Checks (Todd Willis)
- Technology Export Issues
- Framing the Technology Export Threat
12:00 Program concludes
Developing and Implementing an Export Management System
March 18, 2008: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
7:00 Registration opens
8:30 Tom Andrukonis, Director, Export Management and Compliance Division, BIS
This half day program will cover the following key concepts:
- Your Compliance Challenges
- Why a Compliance Program is a Smart Business Strategy
- Foundation of an Effective Compliance Program
- Your Compliance Manual: Power of the Written Word
- Compliance Safeguards
- Where the Buck Stops
- Recordkeeping: Telling Your Compliance Story
- Investing in Your Most Critical Compliance Asset
- When What Shouldn't Happen, Does Happen
12:00 Program concludes
The Export Control Forum will take place on March 17, 2008 and the Special Topics sessions will take place on March 18, 2008. The location is the Radisson Hotel Newport Beach, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA, 92660.
The registration fee for the one day Export Control Forum is $325 per person. This fee includes continental breakfast, breaks, lunch, gala reception, and training materials.
The registration fee for one of the half day Special Topics sessions is $150. This fee includes continental breakfast, break, and training materials. When you register, you must specify which Special Topic you would like to attend: “Technology Licensing” or “Developing and Implementing an Export Management System.”
We will also offer a very limited number of exhibit spaces for $1,000 each. For information on exhibit opportunities, please contact John Bushnell at BIS’s Western Regional Office at (949) 660-0144 x121.
Advance registration is required and space is limited. You may register online, by mail, or by fax. To register online with VISA, MC, American Express, or Discover click here.
To register by mail, please send the following information: name of attendee, company name, phone number, and email address along with your payment. To pay by check, make check payable to “BIS Seminar Trust Fund.” To pay by credit card, include card holder name, card number, and expiration date. Mail your registration to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Western Regional Office, 3300 Irvine Ave, Suite 345, Newport Beach, California 92660. To register by fax, send the information requested above along with credit card information to BIS at (949) 660-4952.
Registrations will be taken through March 13, 2008. Registration payments must be received no later than this date. We will issue refunds for cancellations up through March 5. No refunds will be issued after this date.
The Newport Beach Radisson Hotel is offering a $119 rate for attendees of the Export Control Forum and Special Topics programs. This special rate will run from Friday March 14, 2008 (for those wishing to arrive early) through the night of March 19, 2008. The Radisson is conveniently located near Orange County’s John Wayne Airport and offers free airport shuttle service.
Please make your lodging reservation directly with the Radisson Hotel Newport Beach by calling (949) 833-0570. Request the “BIS Export Control Forum” block rate. To make reservations on-line go to: http://www.RadissonNewportBeach.com. Click on reservations. Enter arrival and departure dates. Enter rate code “BIS” into the promotions code box and complete the rest of the reservation.
Some points of interest for early arrivals wishing to bring the family or special guest to enjoy the warm California sunshine and beautiful Newport Beach coastal area include world-renowned shopping at both South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island Centers, sailing, golfing, tennis, surfing, or just walking along the beach and relaxing. Major theme parks nearby include Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm.
For more information or questions on the topics to be covered, please call BIS's Western Regional Office at (949) 660-0144 or (408) 998-8806.