2020 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Midyear Meeting
March 9-13, 2020
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center


CASP MEETING AGENDA

March 11, 2020 8:00 am – 2:00pm

Welcome, introductions and announcements (8:00am – 8:15am)         

David Schmidt
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Executive Director

Program review (8:15am – 8:30am)

Scott Coates
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Director

Consensus building at AOAC INTERNATIONAL (8:30am – 8:45am)

Deborah McKenzie
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Senior Director of Standards

Update on the USDA domestic hemp program (8:45 – 9:30am)

Kerry Smith
Director, Laboratory Approval and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA

Report from the Microbial Contaminants Working Group (9:45 – 10:30)

Julia Bramante
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

Report from the Chemical Contaminants Working Group (10:30am – 11:15)

Susan Audino
Audino and Associates

Julie Kowalksi
Consultant

Report from the Cannabinoids in Consumables Working Group (11:15am – 12pm)

 Holly Johnson
American Herbal Products Association


Lunch 12:00pm – 1:00pm


Introduction to the Training & Education Working Group (1:00pm – 1:30pm)

Toby Astill
Senior Business Development leader for Cannabis & Hemp Markets, PerkinElmer

Discussion on next steps for the Cannabis Analytical Science Program (1:30pm – 1:45pm)

Scott Coates
AOAC INTERNATIONAL CASP Program Director

Summary/Wrap up (1:45 – 2:00pm)

Scott Coates
AOAC INTERNATIONAL CASP Program Director

Palmer Orlandi
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Chief Science Officer