Early Bird for ACI’s ITAR Boot Camp Ends this Friday, Jan 13

Jan. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Co-chaired by SAIC and L-3, American Conference Institute’s acclaimed ITAR Boot Camp will provide you with a comprehensive, nuts and bolts discussion on how to determine ITAR jurisdiction, secure license approvals, comply with foreign, dual and third country national rules, build an effective ITAR compliance program, and prepare for anticipated USML reform.  

The 2012 program includes two highly interactive, practical pre-Boot Camp working group sessions on Feb 27th:

Working Group Session A- The ITAR Demystified: A Primer on Key Requirements, Agencies and Who to Contact for What

Led by Northrop Grumman and Global Legal Services, this in-depth session will lay the groundwork for all of the subsequent Boot Camp discussions.  Whether you are new to the field of export controls or a seasoned professional, this practical workshop will delve into key concepts that are the foundation of an effective ITAR compliance program.Topics will include:

1. Understanding the difference between defense, commercial and "dual-use" items
2. Defining key ITAR concepts, including "export", "technical data", and "defense service"
3. What are key ITAR licensing requirements
4. What to do when you have questions: Who to contact for what and available Internet resources

Working Group Session B- Classifying Your Articles, Technology and Services: How to Determine ITAR Jurisdiction over Defense, Commercial and "Dual-Use" Items, and Prepare CJ Requests

DTSA, Lockheed Martin, and McKenna Long & Aldridge will provide you with practical tools for analyzing the USML, and making sense of ITAR jurisdiction and preparing CJ requests. In addition to extended Q & A with DTSA, you will gain useful case studies, guidelines, proven tips, handouts, along with other support and reference materials.Topics will include:

1. Clarifying ITAR application to commercial and "dual-use" items
2. Identifying when foreign commercial products and technology can become ITAR-controlled
3. How to prepare and submit CJ requests
4. Key factors affecting CJ determinations

NEW POST-BOOT CAMP SEMINAR ON "IT MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT CONTROLS"-March 1st

This unique seminar will bring together top IT and export compliance experts, who will provide you with practical, IT-focused insights on how to protect ITAR and EAR-controlled data, and manage foreign national access on shared networks and collaborative platforms. Speakers include: ITT Corporation, Eaton Corporation, Apple, Esterline Control Systems-AVISTA, HP, and TCS America/Tata

Topics will include:

1.Identifying and evaluating virtual compliance risks
2.Controlling foreign national access for cloud computing, shared networks and collaborative platforms
3.Designing your IT infrastructure to protect ITAR and EAR-controlled data
4.Outsourcing helpdesk, third level support, R & D and software development: preventing unauthorized technology transfers