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Export Control    
 
Recommended steps for researchers
 
The following activities are encouraged and do not require approval from the Export Control Officer.
  • Do publish research in a timely manner (early and often)
    • Publish in journals, books, open web sites
    • Publish through presentations at "open" conferences
    • Share broadly within the scientific community
  • Do conduct fundamental research
    • Share information that arises during or results from your research
    • Do not accept contractual controls on your research (see below)
  • Do share educational information
    • Information released by instruction in catalog courses and associated teaching laboratories at a University
  • Do attend international conferences and meetings that are "open"
  • Do contact the Export Control Officer if you have any questions about how export control regulations may affect your research
The following activities require approval from the Export Control Officer.
  • Do not accept publication restrictions in any form
  • Do not accept any of the following types of restrictions for your work
  • Do not sign Non Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, or Proprietary Information Exchange Agreements
  • Do not travel to or conduct research or educational activities in the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria
  • Do not accept information that is marked as proprietary, confidential or export-controlled
  • Do not engage in any activity that involves designing, developing, modifying or adapting any item, software or technology for military or intelligence applications
  • Do not ship any tangible items, materials, or equipment overseas, even at the request of a government sponsor
Acknowledgement: University of Oklahoma
 
 
 
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DOES YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT INVOLVE:
  • Shipping equipment to a foreign country?
  • Collaborating with foreign colleagues in foreign countries?
  • Training foreign nationals in using equipment?
  • Working with a country subject to a U.S. boycott?
  • Is the RFP marked "Export Controlled"?
  • Is the sponsor requiring pre-approval rights over publications or the participation of foreign national students?
IF SO: A determination must be made by USA as to possible license requirements. Contact Dusty Layton in the Office of Research Compliance
(460-6625 or dlayton@usouthal.edu).
     
     

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