ITAR/EAR Boot Camp-2 days Seminar

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 ITAR Topics Include:

Understanding the Role of State/DDTC and Export Control Reform (ECR)
Order of Review & Classification Process
Specially Designed - Utilizing Catch & Release
How to Complete a DSP-5 License
Understanding Technical Data & Public Domain
Exercise/Scenarios
Licensing Non-U.S. Persons
Utilizing ITAR Exemptions
Recordkeeping & Violations

Basics of the EAR Topics Include:

Understanding Commerce/BIS & OFAC
The Ten General Prohibitions & Red Flags
How to Use the Country Chart & Reasons for Control-The 600 and 500 Series
Preparing a License & Letter of Explanation (LOE)
License Exceptions & Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Preventing Violations
Recordkeeping - Your Responsibilities Under the EAR

"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

Venue & Accommodation

Long Beach Marriott
4700 Airport Plaza Drive
Long Beach, California 90815

Accommodations:
Long Beach Marriott
4700 Airport Plaza Drive
Long Beach, California 90815
Ask for the ECS rate of $194

Speaker and Presenter Information

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).