Thank you to our speakers and sponsor, left to right: Anne Dugan, AeA; Cindy Hollohan, Export Compliance and Licensing Consultant; Frank Donlan, AeA and Kerry Scarlott, Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green.

On September 29, 2004, AeA hosted ITAR: What Every Technology Company Needs to Know Seminar, sponsored by AeA Associate member Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green in Lexington, MA. Speaking at the program were Cindy Hollohan, Export Compliance and Licensing Consultant, and Kerry Scarlott, an international trade attorney with the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green.

Cindy and Kerry provided an overview of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, a federal program that is having an increasingly important impact on local technology companies. Attendees learned how to determine whether their products, technology or services are regulated under the ITAR or under the Export Administration Regulations. Attendees also learned the nuts and bolts of ITAR compliance, including when and how to register with the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, licensing (including the importance of knowing when a "deemed export" will occur), arms embargoes, establishing an effective export management system, pre-approval requirements with respect to certain types of agreement, record-keeping, and penalties for violation. 

This AeA seminar provided an excellent opportunity for member company senior executives to meet and learn about ITAR in an informal, intimate setting. Special thanks to Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green for sponsoring this event.

To learn more about this issue and how your company may be impacted, call the AeA office at 781.938.1925, x105.

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