The AOAC Annual Meeting will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. The Annual Meeting will be in-person only. Below is a preliminary listing of the meetings/events that will take place at the Annual Meeting. Registered attendees are welcome to attend the below meetings/events. The detailed schedule can be found at aoac.org/24amweb.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
| 8:30am | 5:00pm | Registration |
| 9:00am | 4:00pm | Training Course: Performance Tested Methods and Official Methods of Analysis Technical Requirements (additional fee) |
| 10:00am | 12:00pm | Board of Directors Meeting |
| 10:00am | 12:00pm | Atlantic Section Launch Meeting |
| 1:00pm | 3:30pm | Official Methods Board Meeting |
Sunday, August 25, 2024
| 7:30am | 8:00pm | Registration |
| 8:00am | 9:00am | Women – Let’s Network & Have Coffee |
| 9:00am | 10:15am | Mycotoxins Community Meeting |
| 9:00am | 10:15am | Agricultural Materials Community Meeting |
| 9:00am | 12:00pm | Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Meeting |
| 9:00am | 12:00pm | Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) Meeting |
| 10:45am | 12:00pm | Marine and Fresh Water Toxins Community Meeting |
| 10:45am | 12:00pm | Color Additives Community Meeting |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | AOAC Method Validation Statistical Workshop |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Improved and Innovative Methods for Analysis of Toxins and Associated Reference Materials |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF) |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Fostering Students and Early Career Researchers – An Interactive Mentoring Session |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Method Validation for Unculturable Microorganisms |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Words Matter: Disambiguating the Cannabis Lexicon |
| 4:30pm | 5:30pm | New Member and First Time Meeting Attendee Orientation |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | Microbiology Community Meeting |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | Contaminants Community Meeting |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | Nutrients Community Meeting |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Community Mixer |
| 7:00pm | 9:00pm | Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & President’s Welcome Reception |
Monday, August 26, 2024
| 7:30am | 5:00pm | Registration |
| 7:30am | 8:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am | 10:00am | Keynote Address & Awards Ceremony |
| 10:00am | 3:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:00am | 5:00pm | Poster Presentations: Botanicals & Dietary Supplements, Chemical Contaminants & Residues, Microbiology & Molecular Biology Methods, and Quality Assurance & Reference Materials, Sponsored by NOW Foods |
| 10:00am | 10:30am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:15am | 11:15am | Vendor Presentation: MilliporeSigma |
| 10:15am | 11:15am | Vendor Presentation: Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| 10:20am | 11:20am | Critical Role of Analytical Methods in Regulatory Decision-Making: USDA and US FDA Perspectives |
| 11:45am | 12:45pm | Vendor Presentation: Agilent Technologies |
| 11:45am | 12:45pm | Vendor Presentation: Waters Corporation |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Poster Presenter Hour |
| 1:00pm | 1:40pm | Wiley Award Address: Professor Michelle Colgrave, Edith Cowan University & Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food |
| 1:45pm | 3:15pm | A Closer Look: Innovative Approaches to Detecting Contaminants and Adulterants in Botanical Supplements |
| 1:45pm | 3:15pm | Metagenomic Applications for Food Safety Diagnostics |
| 1:45pm | 3:15pm | Wiley Award Symposium: Analytical Methods for the Detection of Novel Proteins and Allergens in Novel Foods |
| 3:15pm | 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm | 5:15pm | Evaluating the Variance Among Cannabinoid CRMs Based on Testing Data |
| 3:45pm | 5:15pm | Foundations of Elemental Analysis, from Analytical Techniques to Complex Samples |
| 3:45pm | 5:15pm | Generative AI Solutions to Evaluate and Ensure Authenticity, Quality, and Safety of Food and Supplements |
| 3:45pm | 4:45pm | Committee on Safety and Security Meeting |
| 3:45pm | 5:15pm | Glutens and Food Allergens (GFA) Program Meeting |
| 5:15pm | 6:15pm | TDLM Executive Committee Meeting |
| 5:15pm | 6:30pm | New Member and First-Time Attendee Welcoming Reception, sponsored by Abbott Nutrition |
| 5:30pm | 6:30pm | MicroVal Community Meeting |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Food Allergens Community Meeting |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Taiwan Section Business Meeting |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Metals Community Meeting |
| 6:15pm | 7:15pm | Reception for TDLM Members |
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
| 7:30am | 5:00pm | Registration |
| 7:45am | 8:15am | Refreshment Break |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | US Food & Drug Administration and US Department of Agriculture Analytical Priorities and Perspectives: Chemistry |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | Analytical Toolbox for Mushroom Quality Testing |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | Food Allergens: Beyond Method Validation |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | Food Microbiology: What Validation Studies Say About Method Performance and Scope |
| 9:45am | 10:15am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00am | 3:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:00am | 5:00pm | Poster Presentations: Agriculture, Environment, & Biostimulants, Bioinformatics, Chemometrics, & Data Analytics, Chemical Contaminants & Residues, Hemp & Cannabis, Hot Topic: Omics, and Gluten & Food Allergens |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Navigating the Landscape of Botanical and Dietary Supplement Measurement Performance Assessment |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Opportunities to Fill Gaps in Standard Methods for Vitamins in Foods and Dietary Supplements |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Unraveling the Complexities of PFAS Testing: Pitfalls, Solutions, and Best Practices |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | US Food & Drug Administration and US Department of Agriculture Analytical Priorities and Perspectives: Microbiology |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Poster Presenter Hour |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Vendor Presentation: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Vendor Presentation: SCIEX |
| 12:00pm | 2:30pm | Committee on Sections Meeting and Leadership Training Session |
| 12:45pm | 2:30pm | Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Meeting |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Novel Foods Program Meeting |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Committee on Statistics Meeting |
| 1:30pm | 2:00pm | Vendor Presentation: Bruker |
| 1:30pm | 2:00pm | Vendor Presentation: R-Biopharm Rhône |
| 1:30pm | 2:30pm | TDRM Executive Committee Meeting |
| 2:00pm | 2:30pm | Refreshment Break |
| 2:30pm | 3:00pm | Vendor Presentation: A2LA |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | PFAS: What Do We Actually Find in Food and Food Contact Materials |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | The Evolving Landscape of Food Nutrition Evaluation |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | The Future of Biotics: Analytical Considerations for Pre- Pro- and Post-Biotics |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Section Updates |
| 4:30pm | 6:00pm | Membership Committee Meeting |
| 4:30pm | 6:00pm | Cannabis Community Meeting |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | TDRM Members Meeting |
| 5:00pm | 6:30pm | Europe Section Meeting: Best Practices for Bioassays and Non-Targeted Testing |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Reception for TDRM Members, Co-Sponsored by MilliporeSigma & Restek |
| 8:00pm | 10:30pm | Annual Meeting Celebration |
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
| 7:45am | 8:15am | Refreshment Break |
| 8:00am | 12:00pm | Registration |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | AOAC Nutrient Initiatives: Whey Protein Hydrolysates, Vitamins, and Carbohydrates |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | Chemical Contaminants: Addressing Current and Anticipated Challenges |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | Looking to the Future: Alternative Methods for Improved Foodborne Pathogen Confirmation |
| 8:15am | 9:45am | Understanding the Complex Profiles of Common Plants |
| 9:45am | 10:15am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | HWWA Committee Meeting and Orientation |
| 10:00am | 5:00pm | Poster Presentations: Chemical Contaminants & Residues, Food Additives & Colors, Food Authenticity & Food Fraud, Food Nutrition, and Hot Topic: Novel Foods & Ingredients |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Analysis of Dietary Fiber and Other Carbohydrates: Expert Discussion |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | AOAC Contaminant Initiatives: PFAS, Metals, Ethylene Oxide Residues |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Data Driven Food Safety, Quality and Product Integrity Systems |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Quantification at the Molecular Level: Developing Validation Standards Across Industries |
| 10:15am | 11:45am | Unlocking the Potential of Green Sustainable Methods: Challenges and Opportunities on Food, Feed and Dietary Supplement Analysis |
| 11:45am | 1:00pm | Technical Programming Council Meeting |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Poster Presenter Hour |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | Fellows of AOAC Committee Meeting and Orientation |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS) Program Meeting |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Keeping Food Safe from Unintended Exposures |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Mo’ Dietary Supplements, Mo’ Problems?: Overcoming Analytical Challenges with Modern Technologies |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Overcoming the Analytical Hurdle: Challenges and Advancements in Method Development for the Safety and Quality of Novel Foods |
| 2:30pm | 3:00pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Botanical Ingredients & Dietary Supplement Integrity (BIDSI) Program Meeting |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Contaminant Testing in Foods: Addressing Today’s Needs and Tomorrow’s Emerging Concerns |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Novel Approaches for Foodborne Illness Prevention |
| 3:00pm | 4:30pm | Sharing Your Analytical Hurdles in 10 Minutes |
| 5:00pm | 6:30pm | AOAC INTERNATIONAL Business Meeting |
