Import/Export Compliance: The Nuts and Bolts.

Date:  November 11, 2008 Time:  8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Location:  Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive Phone:  608-265-8038 Email:  wage@intl-institute.wisc.edu Web Address:  http://www.mitaweb.org/2008-November.html Contact:  Katie Zaman Sponsor:  Madison International Trade Association (MITA) Co-Sponsor:  Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) and Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Cost:  Full day: $125 members/$150 non-members; Half day: $85 members/$100 non-members; Lunch only: $30 members/$35 non-members; Registration required.

Overview
This day-long seminar is an ideal training opportunity for companies interested in or involved in international trade. Conveniently broken into three sessions –morning, lunch and afternoon. Choose to attend one session or all.

Importing and exporting offer great opportunities for your company’s growth. But the details involved in these operations are getting increasingly complex! Building on past programs, two experts in international trade will present a full-day program with the information you need to make the most of your international market.

The morning session will focus on import compliance. Robert Gardenier, customs broker and president of M.E. Dey, will analyze various aspects of U.S. customs regulations and compliance, proper documentation, transportation, duties, and many other topics.

The afternoon session will cover the details of exporting. Ric Frantz, CEO of LR International, will discuss structuring an export department, export management systems, global shipping, Incoterms, Homeland Security regulations, transit and payment documentation, risk management and best practices in export control.

We are excited to have UW-Madison Professor Jeremi Suri as our luncheon speaker! Just one week after the historic 2008 election, Professor Suri will review the foreign policy implications of the election results. He will provide insights about what to expect from the new administration regarding a range of international issues, including nuclear proliferation, trade and the global economy, and the war in Iraq.

Registration
Online registration will be available shortly through the MITA Web site. You may also register by sending an e-mail to Jill Carmichael, MITA Treasurer, at jcarmichael@johnsonbank.com.

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.

Target Audience
This program is designed for import and export professionals, including those involved in purchasing, shipping, traffic, international sales and senior management.

Schedule

8:00-8:30 a.m. - Registration

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Import Compliance & Documentation; Robert Gardenier, president, M.E. Dey

12:00-1:30 p.m. - Lunch; Jeremi Suri, UW-Madison professor

1:30-5:00 p.m. - Export Compliance & Documentation; Ric Frantz, CEO, LR International

5:00-6:00 p.m. - Reception and Networking

Speaker Biographies

Robert Gardenier
Graduate of Marquette Business School in 1975. Currently residing in Fox Point. Rob joined M.E. Dey in 1978 as an entry writer. He obtained his custom broker license in 1983. He was responsible for automating accounting and import processes at ME Dey during the 1980s, introduced PCs to staff in the early '90s, started the M.E.Dey Web site in 1996, created a full-service supply chain team of six in 2002, and opened a consulting division in 2006. Rob was past president of the Wisconsin Customs Broker and Freight forwarders association, board member at his daughter’s school, and engaged in a variety of charitable activities. Rob became president of M.E. Dey in 1994. During the last 14 years M.E. Dey has won the Governor’s Export Award twice, celebrated its centennial last year, doubled its staff and can claim to be the largest customs broker and freight forwarder in Wisconsin.

Ric Frantz
Ric Frantz is currently the C.E.O. and co-founder of LR INTERNATIONAL, INC., an international freight forwarding and consulting firm in Chicago. Mr. Frantz studied business administration and marketing at De Paul University, and holds an international trade executive certificate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His professional career spans several years as a banker, an export manager for a major multi-national corporation, and more than 35 years in logistics. Mr. Frantz has been one of the most active speakers in his field for more than 25 years. He has the ability of taking seemingly dry topics and presenting them in an entertaining and refreshing way.

Jeremi Suri
Jeremi Suri is professor of history and director of the European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Wisconsin. He is an internationally recognized expert on foreign policy, international relations, and contemporary politics. He has written three major books: Henry Kissinger and the American Century, Power and Protest, and The Global Revolutions of 1968. Professor Suri has also published articles in the Chicago Tribune, the International Herald Tribune, the Boston Globe, the Wisconsin State Journal, Wired, and many other prominent newspapers and magazines. In addition to his research, Professor Suri is a prominent teacher and public speaker. He has received major awards from the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs for teaching and public service. In 2007 the Smithsonian Magazine named Professor Suri as one of America's "Top Young Innovators" in the Arts and Sciences.