Learn about key issues including keeping trespassers off utility or other easements. This topic will include legal and practical advice on identifying the priorities in land rights and responsibilities regarding easements and rights of way as the dominant estate and as to competing interests with respect thereto. Whether the servient estate holders, other easement holders or other third parties, determining what can, may and can't be done on t...

ITAR license exemptions authorize certain hardware exports without a license. Some exporters, however, get a license even when an exemption is available because they prefer the comfort factor of having an export license—and that is certainly understandable because some of the exemptions are complex and confusing, not to mention that some of the restrictions that prohibit you from using an exemption are not even written in the exemption i...

Continuity of government planning can be complex - walk away better equipped to improve your plan with actionable recommendations. Is your government entity or agency fully prepared for the next disaster? How does your Continuity of Government Plan measure up to current best practices? This topic will answer both of these questions by taking you through a scorecard assessment of your current plan, followed by a detailed review of current best...

2016 has been an active year in Asia Pacific (APAC) export controls and 2017 will continue that trend. From control list changes across the region to the Philippines’ making progress on their strategic trade control Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) to China’s implementation of the JCPOA and North Korea's sanction-based export controls, 2016 has seen significant advancements in APAC export controls. In 2017, we can expect to...

As companies move to automate most processes, exporters need to make sure that adequate recordkeeping is factored in. Gone are the days when you could keep hard copies of all your export records in filing cabinets in your office. These days you may be required by your company to reduce or eliminate the amount of paper you keep. So how do you go about essentially re-creating paper files in the digital world? How can you use automated compliance...

Whew, what a year (or 3 years) it has been with the sweeping changes implemented in Export Control Reform (ECR) as well as highly publicized shifts in US export controls on Iran, Cuba, and Russia/Crimea/Ukraine. And just as we start to get a handle on the historically significant recent changes, now the new US President promises bold changes in virtually every area of US Government policy. Join John Black as he brings his perspective as a 32 y...

The USACE has been conducting economic risk analyses for evaluating benefit cost ratios for levee projects since the 1960s. With a new focus on life safety, these same analytical techniques are now being used to evaluate priorities for infrastructure investments and required design reliability to achieve various goals, including National Economic Development and life safety risk reduction. This webinar will look at how the USACE is integratin...

Earthquakes represent a hazard to dams in many parts of the United States and therefore are of interest to design engineers and dam safety officials. Evaluation of the seismic stability of these dams to future anticipated earthquakes require an understanding of seismic hazards, site exploration methods, soil behavior under seismic loading, and seismic stability analysis techniques. This webinar will cover the fundamentals of these topics to p...

This webinar is designed to provide dam and levee owners, and their specialist consultants, an introduction to a comprehensive program to assess and reduce public safety risk around dams, levees and powerhouses. In 2011 the Canadian Dam Association, an association similar in nature to the ASDSO, published “Guidelines for Public Safety Around Dams”. Dam owners across Canada are embracing these Guidelines and are assessing and reduc...

Some amount of seepage passes through and under all embankment dams. The collection, monitoring, and analysis of seepage is crucial in the successful execution of any dam safety program and is helpful in deciding if it is expected ambient seepage or indicative of a more serious condition. Seepage collection methods typically include toe drains, blanket drains, and relief wells. Monitoring schemes can be grouped into several categories includi...