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Developing and maintaining an export management and compliance program is highly recommended to ensure that export transactions comply with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and to prevent export control violations.
This one-day workshop provides an overview of the steps a company may take to implement an internal Export Management and Compliance Program. Agenda topics include guidance on how to establish an EMCP; strategies to improve your company’s compliance program; how to avoid common compliance errors; and how to build a solid framework for your company’s compliance program. This program includes small group discussion, hands on exercises, one-on-one counseling opportunities, and compliance peer networking. This program will be led by senior export compliance specialists from the Bureau of Industry and Security.
Note: The information presented in this program is not a legal requirement of the Export Administration Regulations. It is intended to give informational advice and guidance based on industry best practices in the field of compliance.
Recommended prerequisite: Essentials of Export Controls or Complying with U.S. Export Controls or equivalent experience.
The instructors are experienced export policy specialists personnel from BIS's Washington, D.C. headquarters. The instructors will be available throughout the seminar to answer your questions on how the export regulations affect the export activities of your organization or client.
The program will be held at the Westin Canal Place Hotel, 100 Rue Iberville, 3rd Floor, Magnolia Ballroom, New Orleans LA 70130. Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 8:00am on February 9. The program will begin at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm.
A special conference rate of $179 plus taxes (single/double) room has been arranged with the Westin Canal Place Hotel, 100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans, LA 70130. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel by calling Ashley Bonner (504) 553-5110. Mention "World Trade Center Corporation" to receive the special conference rate.
The registration fee for "How to Develop an Export Management and Compliance Program" is $227.00 per person. If you are attending both seminars "Complying with U.S. Export Controls Program" on February 7-8, 2012 the fee is $683.00. The fee includes continental breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunches and materials for both programs. Registration fee is nonrefundable after January 31, 2012. There will be no substitutions. For additional information, please email Eliza Brierre.
To guarantee placement for the BIS seminar: click here to register. Make your check payable to World Trade Center of New Orleans and mail along with a complete registration form to World Trade Center of New Orleans, 365 Canal Street, Suite 1120, New Orleans, LA 70130. Attn: Eliza Brierre.
For more information or questions on the topics to be covered, please call BIS's Outreach and Educational Services Division at (202) 482-6031 or by email.