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On July 21st and 22nd the International Business Institute of the Austin Community College and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security will sponsor a two-day “How To Develop An Export Management and Compliance Program” seminar. This program is the last two-day compliance program to be offered in FY 2009 by the Bureau of Industry and Security. We anticipate this program will sell out so register early to ensure your participation as seating is limited.
Designed to help companies create or enhance their export compliance program, the seminar will focus on industry best practices of effective export management and compliance programs. The objective is to help companies efficiently manage their export compliance requirements by implementing strategies and safeguards that can minimize the risk of an export violation.
An agenda for the seminar is attached. Agenda topics for the seminar include:
This seminar will include small group discussion, hands-on exercises, one-on-one counseling opportunities, and compliance peer networking.
This is not a regulatory seminar and does not cover subjects such as how to classify your product or how to determine whether or not your export requires a license. The seminar is for exporters who are ready to utilize their knowledge of export regulations to build an effective compliance program that addresses their export compliance responsibilities.
The instructors are senior Government compliance program specialists and will be available throughout the seminar to provide guidance on “best practice” strategies for complying with U.S. export regulations, implementing an effective compliance program, and developing a written export compliance manual.
Instructors include:
U.S. Department of State, Defense Trade Controls:
▪ Daniel J. Buzby, Deputy Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance
U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Controls:
▪ Jessica Brinkmann, Compliance Officer, Compliance Programs Division
U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau:
▪ Dale Kelly, Assistant Division Chief, Data Collection, Foreign Trade Division
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security:
▪ Cathleen Ryan, Assistant Director/Enforcement, Office of Antiboycott Compliance
▪ Renee Osborne, Export Management and Compliance Division
The July 21st-22nd compliance seminar program will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center located at 1900 University Avenue, Austin, TX 78705. For additional information on AT&T’s Executive Education and Conference Center you may visit the website at http://www.meetattexas.com. The program begins at 8:00am and ends at 5:30pm with Registration/Breakfast from 7:15am – 8:00am.
A special program rate of $107 per night (plus taxes) is being offered by the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. The $107 rate is available through Saturday, June 20th.
Please make your reservations directly with the hotel by calling the AT&T Center at (512) 404-3600 or (877) 744-8822. You must tell the Reservations Department that you are participating in the Bureau of Industry and Security’s program to secure the special discounted rate.
On-Line Reservations can be made at the following address: http://reservations.meetattexas.com/ReservationCalendar.do. Participants must enter Code INDSEC0709 to receive the special rate when making on-line reservations.
The registration fee for the two-day compliance program is $375.00 per person for those registering by June 24th and $400.00 per person for those registering after June 24th. Registration for this program closes on July 14, 2009. The program fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon refreshments for both days and all course materials. The registration fee is nonrefundable after July 12, 2009. Substitutions can be made at any time by contacting Regina Schneider of the Austin Community College at (512) 223-7290 or via e-mail at RSchneid@austincc.edu. For additional details regarding refunds, please refer to the refund policy located at the bottom of the registration form.
To register for the program, please visit http://www.austincc.edu/intlbus/events.php to download the registration form. Payment can be made by check or credit card [Visa, Discover, MasterCard, or American Express].
Checks should be made payable to: Austin Community College and mailed along with a complete registration form to ACC International Business Institute, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752. All checks must be received no later than July 7, 2009.
Those paying by credit card must download the registration form and fax it to the attention of Ms. Schneider at (512) 223-7297 or scan and e-mail the completed form to ibi@austincc.edu. Please put “BIS Registration” in the subject line.
Super Shuttle has a van available to take AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center guests to and from the hotel/airport for a fee. Please contact Super Shuttle directly to made arrangements by calling (512) 258-3826 or (800) 258-3826 or visit http://www.supershuttle.com. Driving directions can be obtained by visiting the AT&T Center’s Website at http://www.meetattexas.com/driving-directions.html.
For local participants traveling by car, parking is available at the Center for $14 a day.
As a special amenity, the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center will be offering a nightly shuttle to compliance program participants, free of charge, to and from Austin’s famous downtown entertainment district.
For more information on the compliance program contact Renee Osborne of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Export Management and Compliance Division, at (202) 482-5619 or rosborne@bis.doc.gov.