New OFAC Ruling Helps Resolve IEEE Membership Issues

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Steven Cherry <s.cherry () ieee org>
Date: June 15, 2005 10:24:06 AM EDT
To: "David J. Farber" <dave () farber net>
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 () ieee org>  <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org>


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