The AOAC INTERNATIONAL Technical Programming Council (TPC) invites AOAC members and other interested individuals to submit speaker proposals to participate in scientific sessions at the 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 23 – 28, 2024. All scientific sessions at the 2024 Annual Meeting will be 90 minutes in length. All scientific sessions will be in-person and will NOT be recorded.
These sessions cover a variety of timely analytical science and food safety topics, particularly emerging issues that pose a significant challenge for our stakeholder communities. The TPC’s goal is to provide a meeting program that balances technical topics with broad scientific ideas and opportunities while also maintaining continuity with AOAC’s current integrated programs.
The Call for Speakers deadline is Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2:00 PM ET.
AOAC offers three types of Call for Speakers submissions:
You will be required to submit the following information through our collection database:
The TPC will review all submitted abstracts based on the criteria below.
Submit abstracts to accepted symposia.
You will be required to submit the following information through our collection database:
The Presentation Title field on the form is a required field. Please type in “Roundtable” in this field. The Presentation Abstract field on the form is also a required field. Please type in “N/A” in this field.
Submit a proposal to be a roundtable presenter.
You will be required to submit the following information through our collection database:
If your abstract is accepted, it will be grouped with related topics to create a new symposium. If accepted, you may be asked to Chair the session.
The TPC will review all submitted abstracts based on the criteria below.
Submit an individual abstract.
All submitters will be notified of acceptance/rejection in mid-May 2024. Once accepted, all participants must pre-register for the Annual Meeting. Because there is only a limited budget for travel funding, most participants are responsible for their registration, travel and lodging expenses.
Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:
AOAC INTERNATIONAL scientific sessions are designed to focus on new, updated, and emerging topics of analytical science. Session proposals should not be of a commercial nature. (Exhibitors have opportunities to present sponsored sessions that can focus on proprietary topics.) Excessive use of brand, company, product, logo, or trade names is not permitted, and occurrences of such use may affect participation in future meetings.
No scientific sessions offered by AOAC INTERNATIONAL are to be used for commercial sales or presentations by authors or presenters without authorization from AOAC INTERNATIONAL. The TPC will give preference to submissions that provide educational benefits to a wide array of stakeholders.
The deadline for submission is Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2:00 PM ET.