BRIEFINGS

Sorry, no briefing conferences are scheduled right now.

But you can order CD recordings and PowerPoint presentations from our popular past programs. Check the list of 90-minute, audio-conference briefings below and order your copies today.

Export Enforcement Trends, November 29, 2006.

On this program, Mike Turner, then-Director of the BIS Office of Export Enforcement, and Robert Clifton Burns, a partner with Powell Goldstein, LLP, provided an expert briefing on trends in export enforcement both at BIS and DDTC. With Congress having enacted higher fines of up to $250,000 per violation for EAR and IEEPA violations and DDTC imposing millions in penalties for ITAR violations, this audio-conference briefing will give you a first-hand view of pitfalls you need to avoid, what other exporters have done to get in trouble, and what future enforcement hazards lie ahead. Available at discount price of $105.

$105.00

How to Comply with New BIS China Rule

After much controversy, the final BIS China Rule was published on June 19, 2007. Now export compliance managers have to put aside theoretical arguments and get down to the brass tacks on implementing the new regulations, revising existing export management programs and training sales, engineering and fellow export compliance staff on the new requirements. This timely audio-conference briefing featured Michael D. Turner, Senior Advisor, MK Technology LLC and former Director, BIS Office of Export Enforcement; Carol A. Kalinoski, Carol A. Kalinoski & Associates and former Director, BIS Operating Committee; and Donald Alford Weadon Jr. of Weadon & Associates. These experts on export enforcement and China trade will get you started on the steps you need to take to make sure your exports to China aren't interrupted and your firm doesn't face costly penalties for violating the new China rule. Available at discount price of $105.

$105.00

How to Navigate the BIS Operating Committee Maze, June 13, 2006
What happens when your export license sparks disagreements among the U.S. departments and agencies that have responsibility for reviewing and approving your application? This insightful audio-conference briefing will give you an in-depth look at how the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Operating Committee handles such disputes, how you can help get your license speedily through this review process and what other exporters have done to succeed in overcoming opposition to their licenses. The featured speakers are Brian H. Nilsson, Chairman, Bureau of Industry and Security Operating Committee and Kathleen C. Little, Partner, Vinson & Elkins. Available at discount price of $105.
$105.00

Mandatory AES and More

On June 2, 2008, the Census Bureau issued the most sweeping changes in export documentation requirements in more than two decades. The new Foreign Trade Regulations will completely alter the way you file export shipping information, eliminate paper Shippers Export Declarations (SEDs), establish a new Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing, make the Automated Export System (AES) mandatory for all exports, impose for the first time criminal penalties up to $10,000 per violation and late filing fines of $1,100 per day, and much, much more. Order this CD recording to hear a first-hand explanation of the new rules, what you need to do to get ready to comply and how to avoid costly fines and export delays. The featured speaker is Dale Kelly, Chief, Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, U.S. Census Bureau. Available at discount price of $150

$150.00