The Virginia/Washington DC District Export Council, Inc. (DEC) presents a half-day of how-to export sessions for new and experienced exporters. The DEC members who are presenting these sessions are current Virginia exporters and well-seasoned experts in their area of exporting. The sessions will include export documentation, financing, legal issues and the overall ABCs of exporting. The workshop will also include how to easily leverage State and Federal export resources, and how U.S. Embassies around the world can partner U.S. companies with overseas export opportunities.
Learn about growing opportunities and how your company can be successful in international markets. Top export markets for Virginia companies include Agriculture, Aerospace, Electrical Machinery & Equipment, Industrial Machinery, Machine Tools, Mineral Processing/Mineral Fuels, Manufacturing, Optical & Medical Instruments, Organic Chemicals, Plastic, Paper and Vehicles.
Special Speaker: Congressman Bob Goodlatte, VA 6th District
The Seminar will Cover:
· Export Documentation and Regulatory Compliance
· Trade and project financing
· Legal Issues – Traps for the Unwary & Tools for Success
· Panel Discussion by Successful Companies
SEMINAR DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time: 8:15 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Kirkley Hotel & Conference Center, 2900 Candler's Mountain Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Cost: $35
For more information: Please contact Bill Fanjoy at 703-235-0331 or william.fanjoy@mail.doc.gov
To register:
https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=9Q7J
Agenda:
8:15 – 8:45 Registration/Coffee and Pastries
8:45 – 9:00 Welcoming Remarks The Virginia-Washington DC District Export Council
9:00 - 10:00 Commerce & Virginia Export Services Dept of Commerce/VEDP (Bill Fanjoy/ Ralph Torning)
10:00 – 10:45 Export Compliance & Documentation FedEx (Cindy Haegele, Barbara Wiley)
AES Filing for ITN Number, Compliance with New Regulatory Fines, Understanding Terms of Sale
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Trade & Project Financing Panel BB&T Bank (Dewey Chester), SBA (Dan Holt)
Panel discussion on trade and project finance resources available to U.S. exporters
11:45 – 12:30 Legal Issues The Global Law Group (John Huddle)
EAR/export controls including export licensing, deemed exports and license exceptions
ESSENTIAL LEGAL STRATEGIES FOR EXPORT SUCCESS
• Traps for the Unwary and Essential Tools for Success in Foreign Sales and Distribution/Agency Relationships
• Protecting Trademarks & Other IP
• Export Regulatory “Hot topics” & Traps for the Unwary
• Dispute Resolution in Transnational Relationships—Hollow Victories and 2 Bites of the Apple
• Cost-Effective Use of International Legal Expertise
1:30 – 1:30 Lunch - sponsored by Fedex (with panel of Successful Virginia Export businesses, including TM GE Automation and American Hofmann)
