Weather                 Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A snapshot of LIFT's activities in the business community

As business professionals, we're all engaged in various activities during the week. All too often we're so busy working on the next project that we tend to forget the impact we made on the community during the prior week. In The LIFT Weekly, I'll be sharing some of LIFT's activities whether it's an event, workshop or just something to think about. 

In This Issue
LIFT Membership
LIFT News
2-Day Export Compliance Seminar

Export Compliance Seminar 
April 19-20, 2016

We are offering you with the opportunity to attend in this informative seminar on Export Compliance. This 2-day seminar which provides professionals with in-depth education of Export Compliance under ITAR and the EAR, with a focus on Export Control Reform (ECR). It will further provide you with an understanding of your responsibilities in supporting your companies' compliance program on proper filing and tariff classification.

DAY 1 - APRIL 19, 2016  8:30am - 4:30pm
Export controls under the International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) & the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) with a focus on the changes in 2016

DAY 2 - APRIL 20, 2016 8:30am - 4:30pm
-Proper filing of the EEI through AES under the new trade regulations
-Classification under the US harmonized tariff and schedule B  

WHEN:
    Wed, April 19, 2016   8:30am - 4:30pm            
               Thu, April 20, 2016   8:30am - 4:30pm

WHERE:    Long Island Forum for Technology at 
                 The Morrelly Homeland Security Center
                 510 Grumman Rd W, Bethpage, NY 11714

COST:       2 Day Seminar:  
                LIFT Members $800| Non Members $900

                 1 Day Only (Attend April 19 or April 20):
                LIFT Members $400|  Non Members  $450
 
Register by March 19th and receive our early bird discounts. If you attend the 2-Day, you receive $100 off.
If you attend only 1-Day, you receive $50 off.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND       

*    Export Compliance Officers
*    Legal Department
*    Traffic Personnel
*    Customer Service Representatives
*    Government liaisons
*    Trade Logistics Personnel
*    Personnel from overseas companies who deal with  
     US-based companies or that purchase US-origin 
     products, components or technology
*    Logistics
*    Shipping
*    Purchasing
*    International Supervisors and Manager
*    Engineering, Research and Development
 
REGISTER NOW

Social Media Association:
Harnessing the Power of Video and Live-Streaming 

Learn about the benefits of using Video Streaming as part of your marketing outreach. Experts from all areas of video and social media will join us in a live conversation via Blab.

Every week we hear announcements of new video platforms like Blab and MeeVee, along with the standards like YouTube. Do you have to be on all of them? How do you know which to use? Do you need professional-quality video or is using your phone OK? How do you harness the power of video in your marketing?

Join SMA in person as they discuss these questions and participate in a live demonstration of Blab.

Location:
LIFT @ The Morrelly Homeland Security Center
510 Grumman Road West, Bethpage, New York 11714 
 
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM 

Price: SMA & LIFT Members $20.00; ABA/DMALI/IABC/IBO/PRPLI Members $25.00; Non-Members $30.00; Students $15.00

Speakers:
  • Chad Abbott, Managing Partner Abbson LLC
  • Christopher Barrows, Social Media/Mobile Product Coordinator at New York University
  • Ross Brand, Vice President at HR Avant-Garde, Director of Digital Marketing at Sara Landolfi & Co, and Edtor at Lifestream Universe
  • Meloney Hall, Owner and CEO of Big Uptick Social Marketing
  • Vincenzo Landino, Co Founder and CMO at Fifty 2 creative
The moderator for this panel discussion will be Social Media Association's very own Beth Granger, Co-Vice President and Board Member of SMA, as well as, founder of Beth Granger Consulting.

New York State Targeted Loan Fund for Long Island Manufacturers
Contact: Long Island Development Corporation at  
(866) 433-5432 / biz-loans@lidc.org 
 
 

And then some . . .  
Fun Facts about The United States' Presidents: 
  • At 6 feet, 4 inches (1.9 meters), Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. President.
  • In 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a flight over the area between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore with famed aviator Amelia Earhart.
  • The White House's first website made its debut in October of 1994 under the Clinton administration.
  • The 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse and buggy too fast down a Washington, D.C. street.
  • William Henry Harrison, the ninth President, was the only President who studied to be a medical doctor.
  • Millard Fillmore, the 13th President, was the first President to have a stepmother.
  • James Garfield, the 20th President, was the first left-handed President.
Sincerely,

Diane Muscarella 

Director of Programs, LIFT