SPADA Book - April 11, 2017

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APRIL 11, 2017 AOAC INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 2275 RESEARCH BOULEVARD ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20850 CONFERENCE ROOM: 110 9:00am – 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time Registration Opens at 8:00am

STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON AGENT DETECTION ASSAYS (SPADA) Chair: Linda Beck, NSWC - Dahlgren | Co-Chair: Matthew Davenport, DHS A G E N D A

Welcome and Introductions (9:00 – 9:15 a.m.) Linda Beck, NSWC – Dahlgren, SPADA Co-Chair and Jonathan Goodwin, AOAC Interim Executive Director

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II. Standards Development at AOAC: Voting and Balance (9:15 – 9:30 a.m.) Deborah McKenzie, Senior Director, Standards Development

III. Environmental Organisms Panel Presentation & Consensus* (9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Linda Beck, NSWC – Dahlgren, SPADA Co-Chair Related NIST Initiatives (1:00 – 2:00 p.m.) Nancy Lin, NIST a. Surrogate Materials for Challenging On-site Biological Assessment Processes b. Mixed Microbiological Reference Materials V. Bacterial Pathogen Screening of Suspicious Visible Powders (2:00 – 2:30 p.m.) Jennifer Arce, PNNL IV.

Considerations for Implementing Sequencing for BioWatch Laboratory Operations (2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.) Vikram Munikoti, US Department of Homeland Security

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Potential Future SPADA Activities (3:00 – 3:30 p.m.) Linda Beck, NSWC – Dahlgren, SPADA Co-Chair

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Adjourn

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Breaks: MORNING: 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. LUNCH: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

*Item(s) requires a vote by SPADA

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