Compliance Basics: Critical Building Blocks to Trade Compliance Management

Date:  January 8, 2008 Time:  11:30 AM - 2:00 PM Location:  Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive Phone:  (608) 240-1951 Email:  jcarmichael@johnsonbank.com Web Address:  www.mitaweb.org Contact:  Jill Carmichael Sponsor:  Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), Madison International Trade Association (MITA), Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Cost:  $30 for MITA members, $35 for non-members

If your company is currently exporting, importing or even just considering entering into international commerce, this program is a must.  This Compliance Basics session will provide up-to-date information on product classification, country of origin determination and an introduction to Export Administration Regulations (EAR).  Also, you will learn best practices from a Wisconsin company on how to develop a sound trade compliance process within your company.  The information you gain will be critical to building and sustaining a successful trade compliance program and culture for your company.

The Compliance Basics Program will address:

    * When is an export license necessary and when is it not?
    * How do you obtain an export license?
    * What role does Classification and Country of Origin play in Trade Compliance?
    * Identify the country of origin for your international shipments.
    * What is an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)?
    * How do you know when the export policies change?
    * Where can you obtain further help.

Have a Specific Export Compliance Question?
If you have any specific export compliance questions you would like addressed during the program, please submit when registering for this program. See registration instructions below.  The speakers will do their best to address your question during their presentations.

Speaker Biographies:
Steve Rubinson is a licensed US Customs Broker (since 1995) with more than 20 years of import/export experience in multiple industries including automotive, chemical, high tech and retail.  Steve currently works as Director of Global Import/Export at JohnsonDiversey Inc. in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. JohnsonDiversey is a leading global provider of commercial cleaning and hygiene products and solutions for food safety, food and beverage hygiene, floor care, housekeeping and room care, laundry, hand hygiene and industrial cleaning. With sales in 160 countries, they serve institutional and industrial end-users such as food service providers, lodging establishments, food and beverage processing plants, building service contractors, retail outlets and health-care facilities.

Jennifer Lam is a licensed US Customs Broker and an active member of several international trade group associations. Jennifer is the Corporate Trade Compliance Manager for Fiskars Brands.  She is responsible for developing Fiskars? Brands strategy, policies, systems and people to support global trade and regulatory compliance requirements and initiatives. Fiskars Brands, located in Madison, is over 350 years old and is the second oldest incorporated entity in the world. Fiskars Brands Corporation is divided into three corporate subsidiaries: Fiskars Brands, Inha Works, and the Real Estate Group. Fiskars Brands Inc, US is divided into four unique consumer product divisions: Craft; Garden; Housewares; and Outdoor Recreation.

Co-Sponsors:
UW - Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
UW - Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE)

Time:
11:30 am Registration
12:00 noon Lunch
12:30 pm Program
2:00 pm Adjourn

Cost:
$30 - members
$35 - non members
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Location:
Sheraton Madison Hotel
706 John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI 53713

Registration Info:
To simplify registration for monthly meetings, we have moved to an e-mail registration process and we accept payment at the door on the day of the event. To register, please send an e-mail to Jill Carmichael, MITA Treasurer, at jcarmichael@johnsonbank.com by Thursday, Januaty 3.

On-line payment by credit card will be coming soon.  Watch for details.

MITA Cancellation Policy:
To cancel your registration without penalty, contact Jill Carmichael four business days prior to the scheduled event, as final counts are given to the meeting facility at that time. She can be reached by phone at (608) 240-1951. If you register for a luncheon or dinner program and do not attend, you will be billed for the full price of the meeting. Substitutions are permitted.