Date: February 27 & 28, 2012 Time: 7:00 AM Members: $1,795 with code: NAGC200 CGC Credit: 6 (learn more)

As the United States draws down its forces in Iraq and continues its military and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, contractors face the daunting task of complying with U.S. and local laws and customs to compete effectively during this time of development in the region. There is heavy reliance on contractors to help stabilize the area and establish reconstruction efforts from building roads and hospitals, to setting up satellite communications and providing security to ensure contract performance.

At American Conference Institute's 2nd National Summit on Contingency Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan, you will have the rare opportunity to hear from Iraqi and US Government officials, a local Afghan tax expert, the former General Counsel from the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with senior level executives from a broad range of companies doing business in these countries and other contingency environments. Building off the success of last year's program, you will have the unique opportunity to benchmark your practices with other companies that have been doing business in these countries for over a decade. The networking and business development opportunities that you will gain at this conference are invaluable as reconstruction efforts continue in the region.

Critical topics will include:

• How the Commission on Wartime Contracting Final Report to Congress will impact contractor's daily work flow on existing and future contracts
• The future "non-use" of private security contractors by local governments
• Addressing unsettled claims, audits, and disputes amid the drawdown of troops in Iraq, and the transition to the Department of State
• Update on major defenses to "contractors on the battlefield" cases and the DBA, the political question doctrine, and the combatant activities exception
• Maintaining adequate record-keeping and documentation in contingency environments
• Managing conflicts between FCPA requirements and local laws, customs and regulations
• Preventing contract performance delays in a rapid response environment
• A roundtable discussion on meeting emerging, complex procurement and compliance challenges in the Middle East and Africa
• What recent DCAA audits tell us about compliance expectations for battlespace contractors going forward
• Incorporating ITAR, EAR and sanctions compliance into your contingency contracting compliance strategy

PLUS! Don't miss our practical, highly specialized post-conference working groups, designed to deliver proven-effective strategies to be implemented immediately in your daily work flow. Learn from working group leaders who bring their on-the-ground experiences to these sessions, and allow for an intimate setting for all of your specific and most pressing challenges.

A: A Complete Roadmap to Resolving Logistical, Operational and Contract Performance Challenges in Iraq: From Business Registration to Working with Local Authorities and Establishing Satellite Communications.

B: A Deep Dive into Afghanistan Culture, Customs and Contract Dispute Resolution: How to Work with Local Elders, and Address Unique Transportation, Security and Import Challenges to Ensure Contract Performance.

Date: February 27 & 28, 2012
Time: 7:00 AM
Members: $1,795 with code: NAGC200



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• Government Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan