AOAC ISPAM Meeting eBook, March 17 2015

Voting Panel – A vetted, representative, and balanced subset of the assembled stakeholders. Ideally the number of voters represents 1 / 4 to 1 / 3 of the assembly. Voting Guidelines – A. motions to create a consensus based standard (ex: voting on fitness for purpose statements or Standard Method Performance Requirements) require a 2/3 vote for the motion to carry. B. Any other motion (ex: votes to clarify information for working groups, set priorities or direction, etc.) requires a majority vote to carry.

Expert Review P anel Working Group Stakeholder Panel

Voting Panel – 7 – 10 vetted experts YƵŽƌƵŵ Ͳ dŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ϳ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ Žƌ Ϯͬϯ ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ǀĞƚƚĞĚ ZW ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ͘

Voting Guidelines – Motions to adopt a First Action Official Method SM of Analysis carry by unanimous vote on first ballot. If not unanimous, negative votes must delineate scientific reasons, and can be overridden by 2/3 of voting ERP members after due consideration. Dissenting opinions are recorded.

Voting Panel – There is no formal voting panel. Any interested and knowledgeable party may participate. Working groups sole purpose is to provide recommendations to stakeholder panels. Voting Guidelines – majority vote carries all motions, dissenting opinions considered by assembly and recorded.

Helpful Definitions & Terminology —‘”— Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ‡„‡”• ™Š‘ —•– „‡ ’”‡•‡– ‹ ‘”†‡” –‘ ˜ƒŽ‹†Ž› –”ƒ•ƒ…– „—•‹‡••Ǥ – ‹• †‡–‡”‹‡† „› –Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ‡„‡”• ’”‡•‡–ǡ ‘– –Š‡ —„‡” ’”‡•‡– ƒ† ˜‘–‹‰Ǥ ȋ Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 151 ȌǤ ‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡ ‘–‹‰ ƒ‡Ž ‡„‡”• ˜‡”› ‡„‡” Šƒ• ƒ ‘„Ž‹‰ƒ–‹‘ –‘ ˜‘–‡ ƒ† –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ ƒ„•–ƒ‹Ǥ „•–‡–‹‘• „•–‡–‹‘• ”‡†—…‡ –Š‡ —„‡” ”‡“—‹”‡† –‘ ‘„–ƒ‹ ƒ ƒŒ‘”‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‘•‡ ’”‡•‡– ƒ† ˜‘–‹‰Ǥ Š‡› ƒ”‡ ‘Ž›…‘—–‡† –‘…‘ˆ‹” –Š‡ ’”‡•‡…‡ ‘ˆ ƒ “—‘”—Ǥ ȋ Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 237). ”†‡” ‡‡–‹‰• •Š‘—Ž† ƒ††”‡•• ‘Ž› ‘‡ ‹–‡ ‘ˆ „—•‹‡•• ƒ– ‘‡ –‹‡ ȋ‘Ž› ‘‡ ’‡†‹‰ ‘–‹‘ ƒ– ƒ –‹‡ȌǤ Šƒ‹”• •Š‘—Ž† ‘– ’‡”‹– †‹‰”‡••‹‘ ‘” ‹–”‘†—…–‹‘ ‘ˆ †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– –‘’‹…• —–‹Ž –Š‡ „—•‹‡•• ƒ– Šƒ† ‹• ”‡•‘Ž˜‡†Ǥ ‘ ’‡†‹‰ ‘–‹‘• ™Š‹Ž‡…Šƒ‰‹‰ –‘’‹…•Ǥ ȋ Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 1) Ǥ ŽŽ „—•‹‡•• —•– „‡…‘†—…–‡† ™‹–Š ‘”†‡” ƒ† •Š‘—Ž† „‡ †‘‡ ˆƒ‹”Ž› ƒ† ‹’ƒ”–‹ƒŽŽ›Ǥ Š‡ ’”‡•‹†‹‰ ‘ˆˆ‹…‡” •Š‘—Ž† ‹’ƒ”–‹ƒŽŽ› ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– ‡ƒ…Š ‡„‡” Šƒ• ƒ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –‘ •’‡ƒǤ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. pp. 1Ǧ2). “—ƒŽ‹–› ŽŽ ‡„‡”• Šƒ˜‡ ‡“—ƒŽ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –‘ ’”‘’‘•‡ ‘–‹‘•ǡ –‘ ’ƒ”–‹…‹’ƒ–‡ ‹ †‡„ƒ–‡ǡ –‘ ˜‘–‡ǡ –‘ •‡”˜‡ ‘…‘‹––‡‡• ‘” ƒ• ƒ ‘ˆˆ‹…‡”ǡ –‘ •Šƒ”‡ ‹ ƒ…–‹˜‹–‹‡• ƒ……‘”†‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ ‡„‡”ǯ• ƒ„‹Ž‹–‹‡•Ǥ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 2). —•–‹…‡ ŽŽ ‡„‡”• Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ ƒ• “—‡•–‹‘•ǡ –‘ „‡ ‹ˆ‘”‡†ǡ –‘ Šƒ˜‡…‘’Ž‡š ‘–‹‘• ‡š’Žƒ‹‡† „› –Š‡…Šƒ‹”Ǥ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 2). ‹‘”‹–› ‹‰Š–• ‹••‡–‹‰ ‡„‡”• Šƒ˜‡ ‡“—ƒŽ ”‹‰Š–• –‘ ˜‘‹…‡ ‘’’‘•‹‰ ‘” ‹‘”‹–› ‘’‹‹‘• ƒ† •–”‹˜‡ –‘ „‡…‘‡ –Š‡ ƒŒ‘”‹–›Ǥ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 2). ƒŒ‘”‹–› ‹‰Š–• ‘ ‡„‡”•ǡ „‘ƒ”†ǡ ‘” ‘ˆˆ‹…‡”• Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ †‹…–ƒ–‡ ‘”…‘–”‘Ž †‡…‹•‹‘• —Ž‡•• –Š‡ ‡„‡” ‰”ƒ– •—…Š ”‹‰Š–• ‡„‡”• ƒ› ‘– –ƒ‡ ƒ› ƒ…–‹‘ ‹…‘ˆŽ‹…– ™‹–Š ˆ‡†‡”ƒŽǡ ”‡‰‹‘ƒŽ ‘” ‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘ƒŽ Žƒ™• ‘” ’‘Ž‹…‹‡•Ǥ ‡…‹•‹‘• ƒ”‡ „ƒ•‡† ‘ –Š‡ ™‹ŽŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒŒ‘”‹–›Ǥ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 2).

8SGDWHG SHU $2$& %RDUG RI 'LUHFWRUV 3ROLF\