Past event: ITAR/EAR Boot Camp-2 days Seminar

Licensing Under the 600 Series And Understanding Defense Trade Controls

Compliance with the Federal Regulations is a Critical Component of Your Corporate Strategic Image


Avoid Costly Fines & Penalties Through Your Compliance with and Understanding of the EAR & ITAR.

Basics of the EAR Topics Include:

  • Export Control Reform (ECR) Update
  • Understanding Commerce/BIS & OFAC
  • The Ten General Prohibitions & Red Flags
  • How to Use the Country Chart & Reasons for Control
  • Preparing a License & Letter of Explanation (LOE)
  • License Exceptins & Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
  • Preventing Violations & Recordkeeping Responsibilities Under the EAR


Basics of the ITAR Topics Include:

  • Understanding the Role of State/DDTC and the New Definitions
  • Order of Review & Classification
  • Specially Designed - Utilizing Catch & Release
  • Understanding Technical Data & Public Domain
  • How to Complete a DSP-5 & Licensing Non-U.S. Persons
  • Drafting a Successful Technical Assistance or Manufacturing License Agreement
  • Utilizing ITAR Exemptions
  • Recordkeeping & the Ten Steps to Compliance


"The small group discussions are an extremely effective learning tool. The exercises and small class size are a major plus that keeps us coming back to attend ECS seminars."

Director of Export Compliance, Northrop Grumman

"The venues are always conducive to learning and the quality of instructors as former State Department Licensing Officers is unparalleled."
Program Manager, Military Systems Group

Instructors:


Suzanne Palmer, President, Export Compliance Solutions, is a former Licensing Officer at the State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and has over 15 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.

Mal Zerden was the Division Chief of the Aircraft Division in the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. During his 27 years in DDTC, Mr. Zerden either licensed or supervised the licensing of almost every category covered by the USML. He reviewed the work of licensing analysts and signed off on Commodity Jurisdiction requests and Agreements. Mr. Zerden interpreted the regulations for U.S. industry, other U.S. Government agencies and foreign governments. He interpreted the ITAR for Customs officials (CBP and ICE) and trained officers from those organizations. He provided support to law enforcement organizations and testified at trials that involved violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

Lisa Bencivenga has has over twenty 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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Venue & Accommodations

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
1500 EPCOT Resorts Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32830
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Event details
Organizer : ECS
Event type : Training Course
Reference : ASDE-3537