AeA, with three other associations, organized a program for Congressional staff to provide an overview of U.S. Export Controls and their impact on American competitiveness from an industry perspective. The event took place on April 29, 2005 in the Senate Dirksen office building and was attended by over 45 people including staffers, government officials, and industry representatives. Bill Archey, AeA President and CEO, kicked off the program that included several speakers from AeA member companies: Bob Rarog (Sun), David Rose (Intel), Keith Melchers (Hewlett Packard), and Hans Luemers (Sun). Topics covered included: an overview of the U.S. export control system, export licenses and internal control programs, enforcement, unilateral controls and sanctions, and legislative first principles. AeA received very positive feedback from staffers, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security attendees and industry representatives. Presentation materials from the event will be utilized for additional outreach events including small group discussions with key congressional staff members.

Presentations:

• U.S. Export Control Basics 
  by Bob Rarog, Export Policy Manager, Sun Microsystems
  
• Company Export Compliance Measures 
  by Keith Melchers, Manager, Washington DC Global Trade Office, Hewlett-Packard Company
  
• Enforcement Issues in Dual-Use Export Controls 
  by Hans Luemers, Sr. Director, International Trade Services, Sun Microsystems
  
• Semiconductor Equipment and Materials 
  by Maggie Hershey, Director, Public Policy, SEMI
  
• Intersection of Export Controls and U.S. Semiconductor Industry 
  by David Rose, Director of Export/Import/InfoSec Policy, Intel
  
• Manufacturing Technology Issues 
  by Dr. Paul Freedenberg, VP, Government Relations, AMT
  
• Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports 
  by Dan Hoydysh, Director, Public Policy, Unisys
  
• Legislative First Principles 
  by Dr. Paul Freedenberg, VP Government Relations, AMT

Joining the AeA Export Controls Committee
All AeA members are welcome to participate in the AeA Export Controls Committee. It is one of the many benefits of being an AeA member. 

For more information or to join the committee contact: Ken Montgomery, Director, International Trade Regulation, Tel: 202.682.4433.

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