AOAC SPADA Meeting

OCTOBER 16 - 17, 2018 AOAC INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 2275 RESEARCH BLVD., ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20850 Room: 101

OCTOBER 16: 9:00am – 4:00pm ET OCTOBER 17: 9:00am – 4:00pm ET Registration Opens 8:00AM AOAC STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON AGENT DETECTION ASSAYS (SPADA)

A G E N D A

Welcome and Introductions (9:00am – 9:30pm)  Dave Schmidt, AOAC Executive Director & Linda C. Beck, PhD, SPADA Chair  a. Policies and Procedures  b. Introductions 

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SPADA Background and History (9:30am – 10:30am) Linda C. Beck, PhD, JRAD, SPADA Chair  a. SPADA Early Work   b. SPADA DoD Initiatives   

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III. Standards Development at AOAC INTERNATIONAL (10:45am – 11:30pm)  Deborah McKenzie, AOAC Sr. Director, Standards Development 

IV. Working Groups Launch:  Soil Testing Working Group (1:00pm – 4:00pm)  a. Working Group Launch Presentation  i. Goals, timelines and rosters 

b. Background Presentations 

i. Linda C. Beck, PhD, JRAD, DUSA‐TE; JPEO JPM Guardian, DBPAO  ii. Morgan Minyard, PhD, DTRA  iii. Sherry Blight, PhD, Battelle, CBRNE Defense/Aerosol 

c. Working Group Discussion 

i. Review the proposed outline of the project as presented  ii. Review existing practices for preparation and use of soil samples  iii. Identify gaps in existing practices  iv. Commence process of developing format for standard and parameters to  include

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This agenda is subject to change without notice