Monday Morning: All SCHB Sessions are at the Washington Plaza Hotel, Jefferson Room. The hotel is located at 10 Thomas Circle N.W, (see map).Chemical and Technology Import-Export Regulations, Issues, and Security Challenges
Co-sponsored by BMGT
Joseph E. Sabol, Organizer
9:00 — Introductory Remarks.
9:05 —2. Demystifying Department of Commerce export controls for the chemical professional.
Dennis Krepp, Acting Director, Chemical and Biological Controls Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (NPTC/CBC), Washington, DC
Abstract: The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has the jurisdiction of overseeing dual use exports that have an impact on the national security of the nation. BIS is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) which regulate the export and re-export of most dual use items to advance the national security, foreign policy and economic interests of the United States of America. This presentation will cover the latest in export and re-export regulations for chemicals and their related equipment and technology.
9:35 —3. Security practices for small businesses.
Ronald J. Versic, President, Ronald T. Dodge Company, Dayton, OH
Abstract: Small chemical businesses can have as much valuable information as large chemical enterprises. This presentation covers the experiences of one such small company. The author describes a number of attack methods – many of them non-obvious – that have been used to obtain valuable information. These methods include professional meetings, vendor visits, pseudo-customer visits, job applications, student surveys, personal "friendships" and paid samples. An actual example of how information, including a full set of blue prints, was obtained by a persistent US investigative company on behalf of a foreign national competitor.
10:05 —4. Understanding how products are reverse engineered.
John H. Lauterbach, Lauterbach & Associates, LLC, Macon, GA
Abstract: Small chemical businesses (SCB) often have relatively large investments behind the unique products (UP) they sell to major corporations (MC). SCB generally keep all or part of their technology for UP as trade secrets as opposed to patents. MC need such products but are often frustrated by costs charged by SCB for UP, lack of cooperation on regulatory matters, and lack of supply options. Thus, MC can be tempted to reverse engineer SCB's UP and arrange for custom manufacture. Owners of SCB are often unaware how analytical instrumentation (e.g., GC-MS, FT-IR. LC-UV), often available in undergraduate chemistry laboratories, can unravel a trade secret composition and possibly some aspects of the underlying processing. Often the missing information can be found in documents available on the Internet (e.g., domestic and foreign patents, monographs, governmental permits). Potential strategies to counter reverse engineering efforts will be discussed.
10:35 — Concluding Remarks.
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