VPR announces seminar on Export Control Regulations and Compliance

The seminar will be presented twice on Thursday, January 17: 9:30-10:30 am in the Tucson Room at the Student Union, and 3:30-4:30 pm in Optical Sciences, Room 408.
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research has announced a seminar on Export Control Regulations and Compliance for University faculty and student researchers, investigators and research administrators.  This seminar will provide an opportunity to learn first-hand from experienced officials about export control policies and regulations at it relates to University research.
Research in a university setting generally is conducted openly and without restrictions.  However, there are certain conditions under which a University research project and related activities may be subject to United States export control laws and regulations, including those implemented by the Department of Commerce through its Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) and by the Department of State through its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and sanctions and embargo regulations imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
These laws and regulations apply restrictions on the transmission of information or technology that are very different from the usual pattern of open university research. The consequences of violating these regulations can be quite severe, ranging from loss of research contracts to monetary and criminal penalties for the individual and/or university violating the regulations.
This seminar is designed to educate individuals involved in University research and research-related activities about export control requirements and to facilitate the conduct of research under these regulations.  The featured speaker is Michael Ginsberg, JD, from the law firm of Arnold & Porter, LLP.  Mr. Ginsberg’s practice focuses on export controls, trade sanctions and compliance, and intellectual property and technology-related litigation.
The seminar will be presented twice at the following times:
Thursday, January 17 at 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Tucson Room at the Student Union
Thursday, January 17 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Optical Sciences, Room 408
Attendance at the seminar will fulfill the University’s continuing education training requirement for individuals who work on export controlled projects secured by a Technology Control Plan.