This two-day program will cover the information businesses need to know to comply with ITAR regulations.  The first day provides an intermediate overview of ITAR and the compliance considerations and practices.  Day two dives deeper into the application and interpretation of the regulations and compliance responsibilities.

Gain general awareness about ITAR and various components that may affect you and your business including a general overview of ITAR compliance, information regarding how ITAR may affect your work in the areas of international shipping, procurement, travel, visitors, and research collaborations and the penalties associated with ITAR violations.

With proper export ITAR training, you can avoid inadvertent penalties and continue to operate efficiently in your business.

The seminar is a MUST for you and your company to attend if...

• You are a supplier to domestic or foreign customers involved directly or indirectly in the defense industry
• You are looking to update your internal export control risk management processes to meet current and upcoming changes in US government requirements
• You would like to ask questions of  some of the region’s leading experts and practitioners in the field of ITAR and export controls 

• 1:00pm - Welcome/Opening Remarks
• 1:15pm - ITAR/Export Controls: Past, Present & Future,
• Presented by Nelson Dong, Dorsey & Whitney
• 2:00pm - Nuts and Bolts of ITAR: Defining the Regulations
• Presented by Akana Ma, Ater Wynne
• 2:30pm - BREAK
• 2:45pm - Establishing an ITAR Export Controls Compliance Program
• Presented by Akana Ma, Ater Wynne
• 3:45pm - Licensing Under the ITAR
• Panelists from....  Northwest UAV and Pacific Propeller International
• 4:15pm - ITAR Registration Requirements
• Presented by Akana Ma, Ater Wynne
• 5:30pm - Day 1 End

JANUARY 8, 2014

• 7:30am - Continental Breakfast
• 8:00am - Opening Remarks - Dave Hunt, PNDC & Scott Goddin, U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Commercial Service - Portland
• Morning Keynote Speakers:
• Supervisory Special Agent Kevin Koelbel, FBI Portland
• John McMillan, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Outbound Enforcement Team
• 9:00am - Enforcement Cases and What to Do if Something Has Gone Wrong
• Presented by Larry Ward, Dorsey & Whitney
• 9:45am - BREAK
• 10:00am - Empowered Officials
• Presented by Akana Ma
• 10:45am - NW Connectory & PNDC
• 11:00am - Managing IT Controls/ Cloud Computing
• Presented by Nelson Dong, Dorsey Whitney
• 12pm - LUNCH & ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

 ITAR Best Practices Roundtable Discussions

•  Topic 1: Identifying Red Flags and Effective Due Diligence
• Topic 2: Record Keeping Priorities and Improvements
• Topic 3: Training your global sales, engineering, purchasing and other teams to support your ITAR compliance
• Topic 4: Empowered Official Roundtable Discussion: How to manage responsibilities, and reduce personal liability
• Topic 5: ITAR Workforce Issues: Dual and Third-Country Nationals

•  1:00pm - Lunch Keynote:Dept of Commerce Export Enforcement Update
• Presented by Joseph Whitehead, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Office of Export Enforcement San Jose Field Office
• 1:45pm - Logistical Challenges in Dealing with ITAR
• Presented by TLR Logistics
• 2:15pm - BREAK
• 2:30pm - How to audit your ITAR program
• Presented by Akana Ma, Ater Wynne
• 3:15pm - Export Controls - Case Studies
• Panelists from Meggitt Polymers & Northwest UAV
• 4:30pm - Door Prizes/Event Conclusion

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Kevin Koebel, FBI Portland , Counter Intelligence & Cyber Intrusion Program

Joseph Whitehead, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the San Jose Bureau of Industry and Security, California Office for Export Enforcement.