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Is your company currently exporting, planning to sell to foreign markets or importing components or technology? If so, you can't afford to miss this AeA seminar! The AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council Trade Compliance Conference will provide up-to-date information on company best practices and the changing world of doing business in international markets. There will be an import/export panel specifically on China, a key partner and market for many U.S. companies.

Agenda

Registration, Breakfast and Networking
(8:00 am – 8:30 am)

Opening Remarks
(8:30 am – 8:45 am)

• Betty Baker, Executive Director, AeA Silicon Valley / Northern California Council
• Ken Montgomery, Director, International Trade Regulation, AeA

       Leveraging ACE and the Reports to Enhance Your Compliance Practices
       (9:30 – 10:00)

• Erik Grotz, ACE Ambassador, Don Yando, Acting Area Port Director and Assistant Director Field Operations - Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

 Panel 2: Export Compliance Best Practices

 Avoiding Export Control Violations for Transhipments
(11:30 – 12:00)

• Trudi West, Director, Global Trade Compliance, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation

Lunch and Networking Break
(12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

     Complying with U.S. Encryption Regulations
     (1:00 – 1:45)

• Randy Pratt, Director, Information Technology Controls Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce

      Voluntary Disclosures:  Whether and How To
     (1:45 – 2:15)

• Ben Flowe, Partner, International Export Controls and Sanctions, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP

      Managing a Deemed Export Program
     (2:15 – 2:45)

• Maria Contrestano, Export Compliance Manager, QUALCOMM, Inc.

      Networking Break
      (3:00 pm – 3:15 pm)

      Panel 3: China Trade Compliance Best Practices

Complying with the BIS China Regulation and Taking Advantage of the Validated End-User (VEU) Program
(3:15 – 3:45)

• Anne Marie Griffen, Senior Trade Compliance Manager, Microsoft Corporation
• Rita Spencer-Rout, Manager, Import and Export Compliance, Cymer, Incorporated

      Panel 3:  Questions & Answers
      (4:45 pm – 5:00 pm)

 End of Program
 5:00 pm

Date:       Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Time:       8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration and Networking Breakfast
                8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Program
Cost:        AeA Members: $150.00     AeA Non-Members: $195.00

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Colette Gonsalves
Events Coordinator
AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council
408.987.4248 Phone
408.987.4298 Fax

Sponsorships are still available.  Please contact Colette Gonsalves for a sponsorship package.

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