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News Flashes October 21, 2008 Eight hundred sixty-two members from around the world came together to examine the latest scientific research and technological developments at the AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition (September 21-24, 2008) in Dallas, Texas, USA. Also generating much enthusiasm were new contracts, new communities, new Organizational Affiliates, and a thriving business model, all ensuring that the Association continues to be relevant to the scientific community in evaluating and validating methods most needed. A look at the numbers prove that Dallas was an important place to be. International attendance was particularly strong, making up more than one quarter of attendees. Members attended from 42 different countries with the largest international contingents arriving from Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Germany, and Brazil. Sixty-two exhibitors filled the hall to capacity. Twenty-seven different symposia were held over 3 days with a range of topics as broad as the expertise of AOAC’s members. Two hundred sixty-two posters were presented. Three new members were named to the Board of Directors. And one new president, Darryl M. Sullivan of Covance Laboratories, is enthusiastically challenging 1,000 members to attend next year’s meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, as AOAC celebrates its 125th anniversary. Full coverage of the 122nd AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition is included in the November/December issue of Inside Laboratory Management. October 15, 2008  AOAC announces Darryl Sullivan as president of the Association for 2008-2009. Sullivan, director of scientific affairs at Covance Laboratories, based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, has been involved with methods validation for almost 30 years. “Becoming president of AOAC is an accomplishment of a lifetime, bringing together my career with Covance, the Association, and the scientific community,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan sets an ambitious agenda for his presidency, saying he would like to see AOAC expand upon its current activities. “I’d like to continue the momentum of what AOAC is already doing such as in the areas of homeland security, dietary supplements, veterinary drugs, and infant formula,” he said. “And we’ve scratched the surface of seafood and food safety. We’re touching upon some great opportunities, let’s get them up and running, and see them thrive.” Sullivan has been a highly active member of AOAC ever since he joined in 1980. A Fellow of AOAC, Sullivan has been on the Board of Directors since 2004 and served as secretary in 2007. He was also chair of the Official Methods Board (OMB), a director on the AOAC Research Institute Board, a founding member and past-chair of the Presidential Task Force on Dietary Supplements, a member of the Task Force on Bacillus anthracis, a founding member of the AOAC Technical Division on Reference Materials (TDRM), and a member of the TDRM’s Executive Board. Sullivan is currently an Official MethodsSM validation expert on the Stakeholders Panel on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA). Full coverage of Sullivan’s goals and initiatives for the upcoming year, as well as an in-depth interview, is included in the November/December issue of Inside Laboratory Management. October 15, 2008 AOAC announces the following members of the 2008-2009 Board of Directors, who assumed their positions immediately after the Business Meeting on September 24, 2008, at the 122nd AOAC Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, USA: Darryl M. Sullivan, President (Covance Laboratories, Madison, Wisconsin, USA);
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