This session will cover compliance with U.S. trade controls in the university context, including the following issues:

• Why compliance with export controls is more important now than ever: emerging enforcement trends
• Brief overview of U.S. export controls, economic sanctions and embargoes, and other trade controls affecting universities
• What is the "fundamental research exemption," and how is the application of this exception changing?
• Other evolving issues that may have particular effects on universities and research labs
• How to manage compliance and spot issues before they turn into violations
• How new developments in export controls affect the open exchange of ideas: balancing academic freedom with compliance