Level I - ITAR/EAR Boot Camp

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.

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DAY 1: Tuesday, June 6th:

Part I – ITAR: LICENSING UNDER THE ITAR

• Test Your Knowledge
• “Understanding State/DDTC and the ITAR” A look at the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
• Presentation: “The Order of Review, Specially Designed & the Commodity Jurisdiction Process”
• Exercise 1: “Classifying Your Product”
• Presentation: “How to Complete an Electronic DSP-5 License” Knowing the types of licenses & completing all blocks on a license.
• Exercise 2: “Defining Technical Data”
• Presentation: “Licensing Requirements for Foreign Person Employees (FPE)” What you need to know to apply for a DSP-5 Foreign Employee license.
• Presentation: “ITAR Exemptions” Utilizing the most common ITAR exemptions to include retransfers.
• Presentation: “Violations & Lessons Learned from Consent Agreements” Recent ITAR violators & how to avoid trouble.

DAY 2: Wednesday, June 7th:

PART II – EAR: LICENSING UNDER THE EAR

• Presentation: “Understanding Commerce/BIS and the Regulations” A look at the Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry & Security & the CCL.
• Presentation: “The Ten General Prohibitions & Red Flags” A review of Part 736 of the EAR.
• Presentation: “Classification & Reading the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN),” An examination of EAR Part 738 & 774.
• Exercise 3: “Finding a Product on the CCL”
• Presentation: “BIS Registration, Applying for a License, Preparing a Letter of Explanation (LOE) and U.S. Government Staffing Points”
• Presentation: “License Exceptions & the Strategic Trade Authorization” A review of Part 740 of the EAR.
• Exercise 4: “Utilizing the Exceptions”
• Presentation: “EAR & ITAR Recordkeeping & Compliance” Important documents to safeguard.
• Presentation: “Due Diligence: Preventing Violations” Increase your awareness of key compliance violations.

DAY 3: Thursday, June 8th (optional):

COMPLIANCE BUILDING BLOCKS

• 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.
• Presentation: “Unlocking the Keys to an Effective ITAR/EAR Training Program”
• Presentation: “The 7 Effective Habits of an ITAR/EAR Compliance Official”
• Exercise 5: “Drafting an Audit Plan”
• Presentation: “Key Elements of a Policy & Procedure Manual”
• Presentation: “Using the Exceptions Effectively
• Presentation: “Sentinel, Blue Lantern Programs & State/DTCC Company Visits” An examination of Commerce/BIS and State/DTCC internal compliance efforts.
• Exercise 6: “Am I an Effective Compliance Official?”

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Venue

The Seelbach Hilton Louisville
500 South Fourth Street, 40202
Louisville, KY, USA
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Ask for the ECS rate of $179
1.800.333.3399