USITO/TechAmerica/SEMI 2009 Customs and Export Controls Seminar

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Nov. 4th, 2009

SEMI China Office

No. 295, Zuchongzhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203

(上海张江高科技园区祖冲之路295号一层会议室)

USITO, SEMI and TechAmerica are pleased to invite you to attend our second event this year focused on Customs and Export Controls.  The seminar will feature expert speakers including Jeanette Chu, Export Control Attaché in US Embassy Beijing; John Larkin, the founder of Larkin Trade Associates and a representative from the industry. The speakers will share their knowledge on the Validated End User (VEU) program and enforcement, the U.S. export licensing for companies in China, as well as industry perspectives on export controls.

Program:

2:00 - 2:30 PM        Registration

2:30 – 4:30 PM       Presentations / Q & A

 
Registration:

The fee for this event is RMB 200 for members and RMB 300 for non-members. To register, please confirm you attendance via email to Elaine Zhou at ezhou@semi.org by COB Nov. 3rd, 2009. As events often have space limitations, please RSVP as early as possible.

USITO/TechAmerica/SEMI

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This is a must attend program for Government Relations, Compliance, and Operations Professionals Focusing on Export Controls

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

SEMI China Office

No. 295, Zuchongzhi Road

Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong

Shanghai 201203

The seminar will be conducted in English only.

We have secured a panel of government and industry experts to share their knowledge and give you a step on your competition. Don't just read about what you should do, hear it first hand from those who know the specifics and best practices.

Speakers and Topics

VEU Program and Enforcement

Jeannette Chu, U.S. Embassy

 The new "Validated End-User" program; how does this meet the needs of industry?

 Best practices in export compliance; from customer screening to internal compliance programs

 U.S. -China cooperation on export controls and looking ahead

U.S. Export Licensing for Companies in China

John Larkin, LTI Associates

 What you can do to help your U.S. exporter prepare license applications

 What you should expect during the license approval process

 When you may need an End User Statement from MOFCOM

 How an Internal Compliance Program can create a business advantage for your company

Industry Perspectives on Export Controls

Company Speaker TBD

 The importance/impact of export compliance for companies operating in China

 Integrating compliance throughout your enterprise

 Administrative elements of an ICP

Jeannette L. Chu, U.S. Embassy

Jeannette L. Chu, Export Control Attaché, represents the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), at the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, American Embassy Beijing. She provides information on U.S. export control requirements and processes, and liaises between U.S. industries, BIS and host country officials.

Ms. Chu previously served as the Immigration Attaché and Officer-in-Charge of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and Immigration Office, Department of Homeland Security, at the American Embassy Beijing from 2000 through 2004. In 1997, Ms. Chu established the INS office in China at the American Consulate General Guangzhou (Canton) in 1997 and served as the first Officer-in-Charge. She brings more than 20 years of investigative and law enforcement experience from various government agencies including the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Ms. Chu is an active participant in various law enforcement organizations and was one of the founding members of the Foreign Law Enforcement Community in China (FLECC), composed of law enforcement liaison officers from the diplomatic community.

Ms. Chu received her B.A. in Political Science from American University, Washington, D.C. and completed additional graduate studies in Criminology at American University and St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

John Larkin, II, LTI Associates

Prior to founding Larkin Trade, John served as the Director for Export Compliance for Veeco Compound Semiconductor, a company that provides compound semiconductor manufacturing equipment for use in the production of light emitting diodes, radio frequency emitters, and solar cells. In this position, John utilized his knowledge of the Chinese market to assist Veeco in addressing its trade issues relating to China, including developing a China market strategy, providing guidance on logistics and regulatory issues, and serving as the primary liaison with the U.S. and Chinese Governments.

From 2002-2004, John served at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing as the Export Control Attach and as a Commercial Officer. As the Export Control Attach© John was the Bureau of Industry and Security representative in China serving as the U.S. Government expert on dual-use export controls. In that role, John traveled extensively throughout China conducting site visits at Chinese companies and meeting with provincial Chinese Government officials. John was also the primary U.S. Government representative in negotiating a bilateral export control agreement that was concluded in 2004. The Secretary of Commerce awarded John a Gold Medal for his role in these negotiations. As a Commercial Officer, John provided counseling and assistance to U.S. companies on a broad range of trade issues and served clients in various industry sectors, including aerospace, machine tools, nuclear, and IT/Telecom. John authored reports for the Country Commercial Guide for the machine tool and security equipment sectors, among others, as well as program reports on export controls and standards. John also coordinated with State trade offices on trade missions to China and was the lead officer for the Minnesota trade mission, which was the largest State led trade mission to China. From 1995-2001, John was a Special Agent, first with the U.S. Customs Service in Los Angeles, then with the Dallas Field Office of the Bureau of Industry and Security. As a Special Agent, John conducted administrative and criminal investigations related to U.S. Government trade laws and regulations, including valuation, intellectual properties rights, antidumping, and export controls, among others. From this experience, John became well versed in U.S. and foreign trade laws and regulations. In 2001, the Secretary of Commerce awarded John a Silver Medal for the successful completion of a complex and international investigation. John is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1989, M.S. 1989). John is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and speaks, reads, and writes Mandarin Chinese.

Space is Limited! Register Now!

To RSVP, please email or call Ms. Elaine Zhou, SEMI China, at +86-21-5027-0909 ext. 252 or ezhou@semi.org

Seminar fee: 200 RMB for members, 300 RMB for non-members

Payments taken at the door