Pre-Conference Workshops – Tuesday, July 13, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Preventing Technical Data and Defense Services Export Violations: Compliance Do’s and Don’ts
Mary C. Menz
Director, Trade Controls and Compliance
Harris Corporation (Rochester, NY)
Joy Speicher
Export Compliance & Licensing Specialist
Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
Michael Burton
Arent Fox LLP (Washington, DC)
In this intensive workshop, industry experts will help you to clarify the scope and meaning of “technical data” and “defense services” under the ITAR, and provide you with best practices for identifying and addressing ITAR risks before they lead to costly violations. The workshop leaders will take you through the nuts and bolts of developing and implementing policies/procedures to control the flow of technical data and prevent defense services export violations, and reduce enforcement risks in the context of offshore procurement and technical assistance. You will also gain first-hand insights on how to monitor company-wide compliance with restrictions under DSP-5s and TAAs by company personnel.
Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to ask your questions, and make sense of need-to-know technical data and defense services provisions under the ITAR. Useful tips, handouts, along with other support and reference materials will also be provided.
Topics will include:
- What are “defense services” under the ITAR?
- How U.S. persons can engage in ITAR-controlled defense services by simply providing public domain information
- How defense services can include technical data related to EAR-controlled items
- Keeping ITAR taint from applying to commercial services
- Handling defense services related to Commerce-controlled or other commercial items
- What are “technical data” and “exports” of technical data?
- “Technical data” vs. “defense services”
- Preventing technical data export violations in offshore procurement
- At what point does technical assistance or training related to EAR-controlled items sold to foreign militaries become “defense services”
- Complying with restrictions governing “technical” discussions: Scope of permitted discussions under DSP-5s vs. TAAs
- Flagging technical data and defense services issues before they occur: Compliance procedures to identify when/if you have crossed the line
B 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Ultimate Benchmarking Opportunity: The ITAR Document SWAP
Emily Cromwell Meyer
Government Relations and Trade Counsel
Corporate Export Compliance Officer
Aeroflex, Inc. (Arlington, VA)
Kathleen L. Palma
Senior Counsel,
ITC GE Aviation (Washington, DC)
Steve Brotherton
Partner
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP (San Francisco, CA)
Back by popular demand, this interactive and practical workshop is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to benchmark your written ITAR policies, procedures, forms, and tools against others in the industry. The expert workshop leaders will critique and analyze your documents, and provide you with best practices that you can apply to your daily work. Participants in this unique workshop will share examples of their company compliance tools and, in return, obtain a copy of the materials submitted by the other workshop participants. The workshop will focus on the types of tools that the participants choose to share, including:
- Classification worksheets
- Commodity jurisdiction requests
- Export control policy statements
- Export control procedures
- Training materials for executives, sales and engineers
- Technology transfer control plans (TTCPs)
- Deemed export employee screening questionnaires
- Visitor policies
- Export control metrics
- M & A checklists
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