In the latest installment of our instructional webinar series focused on the nuts and bolts of export compliance, we will address the most complex US Government export authorization, the Department of State's agreements, including the Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA), Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) and the Warehouse and Distribution Agreement (WDA). If you are exporting technical data or providing defense services subject to the Int...

What you need to know now to plan for reform changes. This webinar will be the first in a series of webinars designed to help companies plan for the upcoming EAR and ITAR changes that may be implemented in 2013. This webinar will address the following topics: How to start: determining which regulations are relevant Timing: estimating when the new regulations will be implemented Planning for the transition of USML items to the CCL How to achiev...

What you need to know if you have affiliates, customers, or suppliers in the EU or UK. Have you ever wondered why your EU colleagues seem to speak a different compliance language to you? Join us on December 5, 2012 and find out what you need to know from a business and compliance perspective on the EU/UK export controls. We will not make you an expert on UK controls but you will learn about potential pitfalls and learn to speak the language. D...

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 1:00PM EST Effective export compliance plans require implementing procedures appropriate to your company’s product line and business model. Join us for a discussion on the ways to create a written plan which will result in a useful tool for your company’s employees instead of a dusty binder on a bookshelf. ECTI’s export compliance webinar will focus on the best ways to attack the problem of develop...

“Interpreting Iranian Sanctions Provisions: Connecting the new with the old” Webinar Webinar Instructor: Amanda DeBusk Wednesday, May 30 1:00 PM EDT U.S. concerns about Iran’s nuclear program have driven recent efforts to increase the sanctions placed on Iran. The comprehensive Iranian sanctions of 2010 were followed by new sanctions at the end of 2011. The February 5, 2012 Executive Order and February 27th implementing regul...

US-UK Treaty Relaxes ITAR--Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? On April 13, 2012, the US finally relaxed US ITAR controls on the UK. The big question is whether this helps you, and right now that is a tough question to answer. Some who have tried to read the new rules have already decided to ignore the complicated relaxation and continue to get licenses and agreements. The fact is a lot of ITAR controls remain and many companies will continue...

Export Controls and Cloud Computing: Is the sky really falling? The emergence of “cloud computing” services has people in the export compliance community scratching their heads over the export control implications for service providers and users, but are the issues really new? This webinar will break down the issues in light of current US Government rules. Topics to be covered: What working definition of Cloud Computing should be u...

It is a routine event -- one which happens thousands of times a day across the United States. A foreign national begins work at a US company as an engineer, researcher or scientist. The location could be a technology firm in Santa Clara, a defense contractor in St. Louis or an aerospace company in Tampa, but the question is the same -- is an export control violation imminent? And let's not limit ourselves to employees. The same question may be...