[IP] New OFAC Ruling Helps Resolve IEEE Membership Issues
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From: Steven Cherry <s.cherry@xxxxxxxx>
Date: June 15, 2005 10:24:06 AM EDT
To: "David J. Farber" <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: New OFAC Ruling Helps Resolve IEEE Membership Issues
Dave,
The IEEE just released a statement about OFAC rules, which restrict
some overseas activities by organizations based in the U.S. (Although
the IEEE is a global organization, with 40 percent of its membership
outside of North America, its headquarters and operations centers are
in N.Y. and N.J.)
The new statement is below.
A complete update is at <http://www.ieee.org/portal/site/mainsite/
menuitem.818c0c39e85ef176fb2275875bac26c8/index.jsp?
&pName=corp_level1&path=about&file=ofac.xml>,
and more background information can be found in an October 2003
article in IEEE Spectrum <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/wonews/
oct03/1003ofac.html>
Steven
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New OFAC Ruling Helps Resolve IEEE Membership Issues
15 Jun. 2005
In response to an inquiry submitted by the IEEE in July 2004, the
U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
issued additional guidelines in May and clarified several membership
concerns. Here is a summary:
1. The IEEE may recognize the Iran Section, established in 1970 prior
to any U.S. government sanctions, as an official geographic unit of
the IEEE that may hold meetings, conferences and symposia as IEEE
events. The IEEE may send information and informational materials,
but may not establish new units in Iran nor provide funds or services.
2. The IEEE may recognize members in Cuba, Iran and Sudan with
certain non-cash prizes and awards. Restrictions and conditions vary
by country.
3. IEEE authors may collaborate and publish joint works with authors
in embargoed countries. This applies to standards and standards
development activities as well as IEEE publications, and is
officially permitted under a set of general licenses OFAC issued in
December.
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Steven Cherry, +1 212-419-7566
Senior Associate Editor
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016
<s.cherry@xxxxxxxx> <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org>
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