ShipCompliant Offers Free Seminar Dec. 1

Everywhere, USA: ShipCompliant’s fourth annual Direct Shipping Virtual Seminar— will be held at 10 a.m. (Pacific time),  Tuesday, Dec. 1— and is free  for winery owners, tasting room managers, compliance professionals and others involved in direct shipping.

Particiants can log in from the convenience of their desk to hear the Wine Institute and ShipCompliant provide an overview of the latest direct shipping regulations and technology.

More than 400 wine industry professionals from 34 states attended the 2009 event.

Steve Gross, director of state relations at the Wine Institute, and ShipCompliant industry experts will reveal the latest updates surrounding state-by-state shipping rules, licensing requirements, accurate tax collection, and year-end reporting changes for 2009.

This year brought more changes for winery direct shippers than any year in recent history: three new states opened up to direct shipping and many more states updated regulations for wine direct shippers. The virtual seminar provides an opportunity for wineries to find out where they stand amidst these changing regulations.

“With the virtual seminar format, anyone who has two hours and an Internet connection can get answers on the complex issues and learn about solutions for managing direct shipping compliance and reporting,” said Jason Eckenroth, CEO and founder of ShipCompliant.

Wineries interested in attending this online seminar can see more event details and register online at www.shipcompliant.com/events.

About ShipCompliant

ShipCompliant, based in Boulder, Colorado, provides of automated compliance services for the wine industry and is used by more than 1,400 users representing 1,100+ wine brands in 27 states. ShipCompliant is recognized as the wine industry’s standard for compliance management through established relationships with leading wine industry associations, software companies, third-party shippers, compliance consultants and common carriers. For more information, visit www.shipcompliant.com.

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