(ECF) Access Control Concepts and Entry Control Facility Design – Similar to the Maintaining Control Workshop conducted by the US Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Traffic Engineering Agency, this class is intended for government, military and contractor SECURITY or ENGINEERING personnel involved in designing entry control facilities. The curriculum focuses on the design features required for the effective and efficient operation...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to Drones in the Federal Airspace and Internet of Things (IoT) Forum on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC.The theme, "Unleashing the Power of IoT and Drone Technology', will focus on how drones and IoT are currently being used in the federal arena and look to the endless possibilities that IoT and Drones can offer. The...

As an export compliance professional there are a wide variety of ways that you might find yourself needing to work closely with, and understanding the function of, your security department. This webinar is designed to strengthen your knowledge and build bridges between your export compliance and security departments. In order to do your job effectively, you need to work together with your counterpart in security. Your missions are the same, to...

Why They Happen, How to Avoid Them, and What to Do if They Happen to You May 9, 2017 1:00-2:30 PM EDT Consent agreements are a feared, but recurring feature of the export control and enforcement landscape. The recent announcement of the ZTE consent agreement signals that the Trump Administration has not stepped away from this enforcement option and, in fact, is willing to apply it to new issue areas and regulatory regimes in order to further A...

If your company employs foreign nationals, works with contractors who do, shares technology with entities in other countries (particularly in the EU, with its fluid work force), contracts with universities to do research, outsources IT or uses cloud servers, or does pretty much anything else that companies do in the 21st Century, you may have a deemed export or reexport risk. Ensuring that you have a compliance plan in place to identify and ad...

This webinar will be of value to practitioners interested in reducing the business burden of export compliance, systematically reducing risk, and continuous program improvement. Participants will learn how to identify key compliance success criteria, design compliance processes that allow for measuring these criteria, how to analyze gathered data and turn it into information, and finally, how to use that information to drive continuous improve...

Will the U.S. export control classification that I have for my product/technology apply in other countries with export controls? It’s an everyday question in the world of global trade compliance, and the answer usually is “there’s a 50-50 chance.” Batting 50-50 will get you in the baseball Hall of Fame, classifying your items 50-50 is more likely to get you in the export compliance Hall of Shame. Especially in jurisdict...

Scenario #1: You are in a position which requires a moment by moment use of your leadership skills. You are responsible for producing results as well as lead a group of people with their own competencies, gifts and challenges. You spend a great deal of your time cultivating cooperation among your team members. You understand the power of a strategically focused team; however, you want to develop/cultivate your own skills to further build a tea...

Current Trends in International Trade Enforcement, Compliance & Investigative Responses ...Exercising Reasonable Care over imports, strict liability for export violations, penalties, liquidated damages, detentions, seizures, forfeitures, audits, subpoenas, search warrants, suspension of export privileges, bad publicity… imprisonment?! The “parade of horribles” that can befall U.S. importers and exporters can lead to many...

A variety of five qualitative and quantitative methodologies are discussed in detail during this three-day workshop. The “do’s & don’t” of report writing are covered. Field evaluations are conducted. Students will learn the differences between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. They will use a variety of methodologies by evaluating single or multiple buildings and critical infrastructure nodes. This worksho...