Level II
ITAR/EAR Basics and Beyond

Santa Fe, NM

Seminar Tuition - $1250.00
Ask ECS for the U.S. Government rate - $1,100.00
Certified Export Compliance Professional, CECP© Renewal
Discount for groups

AGENDA

DAY 1: Tuesday, April 29th:

COMPLIANCE BUILDING BLOCKS

• Presentation: The Latest: State/DDTC Update & Commerce/BIS Update
  
• Presentation: “Commerce/BIS Trigger Points” Trend setting enforcement cases under the EAR.
• Presentation: “A-Z: How to Conduct a Comprehensive Audit” From the audit areas to examine, documents to review and the importance of auditing your freight forwarders.
  
• Exercise 1: “Drafting an Audit Plan”
  
• Presentation: “The Significance of the Military End User (MEU) List"
  

TESTING YOUR COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

• Presentation: “Transactional Testing & Due Diligence”
• Presentation: “Key Elements of a Policy & Procedure Manual”
• Presentation: “Unlocking the Keys to an Effective Training Program”

DAY 2: Wednesday, April 30th:

COMPLIANCE OFFICIALS AND THE EAR

• Presentation: “The 7 Effective Habits of an ITAR/EAR Compliance Official”
• Presentation: “Navigating the Complexities of the EAR”
• Presentation: “Using the Exceptions Effectively”
• Exercise 2: “Testing Your EAR Prowess”

REMEDIAL MEASURES

• Presentation: “Top Ten Violations Under State/DDTC, Commerce/OEE & Treasury/OFAC” Tips to avoid making these mistakes in your company.
• Presentation: “Due Diligence: The Importance of Checking Intermediaries and End Users”
• Exercise 3: “End User Exercise”
• Presentation: “Sentinel, Blue Lantern Programs & State/DTCC Company Visits” An examination of Commerce/BIS and State/DTCC internal compliance efforts.

VENUE
La Posada de Santa Fe
330 East Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM, 87501
505.986.0000
Call and ask for the ECS rate of $259

INSTRUCTORS

Suzanne Palmer, President, Export Compliance Solutions, a former Licensing Officer at the State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), with 20 years of direct experience in the U.S. defense industry. After leaving the State Department, Ms. Palmer joined Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Systems in Baltimore and then went on to work at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. Ms. Palmer combined this unique experience to found ECS in 2003. The ECS team provides training to help compliance officials successfully apply U.S. export control regulations and establish viable export compliance programs. Ms. Palmer has worked on the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG), was appointed to serve as a Special Compliance Officer (SCO) for a company operating under a Consent Agreement and is an active speaker for various professional organizations.

Lisa Bencivenga has over twenty seven years of varied experience in export/import licensing and compliance issues with major defense contractors. She has had the leading role in developing and implementing internal compliance programs, providing regulatory guidance, instituting license databases, training personnel at all corporate levels, conducting audits requested by clients and/or directed by the U.S. Department of State, coordinating investigations and working closely with legal departments while administering the full spectrum of corporate international export/import activities. She has several years of experience in space-related export issues which includes obtaining and implementing complex licensing arrangements related to spacecraft and launch activities as a result of her employment with Orbital Sciences Corporation and The Boeing Company.

SEMINAR POLICIES & CREDITS

CLE Credits: ECS will seek accrediations for those attendees interested in receiving CLE credit in the state of Maryland.

NEI/NCBFAA Credits: ECS will seek accrediations for those attendees interested in receiving CLE credit in the state of Maryland.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Participants may cancel and attend another class. Substitute attendees are also allowed. No cash refunds will be made without 72 hours advance notice.

If you are a returning attendee, please contact us for a discount promo code.