Alternative Options Will be Available to Participate in Next Week's BIS Update Conference

The Bureau of Industry and Security's Annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy will take place in Washington, DC from July 17 - 19, 2012.

While registration for Update is now closed BIS has announced that it will be offering a number of  opportunities for those not able to attend the conference in person to participate in the program. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the pending export control reform efforts underway in Washington, DC.

First, there will be a live Web cast of the morning Update sessions on July 17 and July 18 (click here for the Update agenda). Viewers can log on from the following links:

Tuesday, July 17 – 8:30am-10:00 am EDT:
http://mtitv.com/ConferenceOnExportControls1.html

Wednesday, July 18 – 8:30am-10:00 am EDT:
http://mtitv.com/ConferenceOnExportControls2.html

In addition, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Kevin Wolf and other BIS regulatory and technical specialists will address issues related to the current export control reform effort in open forum telephone conference calls on July 19th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm EDT and from 1:00 pm-3:30 pm EDT. While live questions will not be taken, callers are encouraged to submit questions to BIS in advance by e-mail the following email address: OESDSeminar@bis.doc.gov. The dial-in number and passcode for the teleconferences is as follows: Call in Number: 888-455-8218; Passcode: 6514196.

Speaker presentations received as of July 11 are now posted on the BIS web site, Update 2012 Presentations or on the BIS BETA web site Update 2012 Presentations.