The AOAC Annual Meeting will be held at the Town & Country Resort. 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. This chart will be updated in early March to include the scientific session titles that have been accepted by the AOAC Technical Programming Council. Registered attendees are welcome to attend the below meetings/events. Registration will open on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
8:30 AM | 5:00 PM | Registration |
9:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Training Courses |
1:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Official Methods Board Meeting |
Sunday, August 24, 2025
7:30 AM | 8:00 PM | Registration |
8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Women – Let’s Network & Have Coffee |
9:00 AM | 10:15AM | Agricultural Materials Community Meeting |
9:00 AM | 12:00PM | Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) Meeting |
10:45AM | 12:00PM | Marine and Fresh Water Toxins Community Meeting |
1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Workshops/Symposia |
1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Fostering Students and Early Career Researchers: An Interactive Mentoring Session |
1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Mycotoxins Community Meeting |
1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | SPIFAN Nutrients Expert Review Panel |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ALACC Meeting |
3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF) |
4:30 PM | 5:30 PM | New Member and First Time Meeting Attendee Orientation, Sponsored by Better Being Co. |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Microbiology Community Meeting |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Contaminants Community Meeting |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Nutrients Community Meeting |
6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Community Mixer, Sponsored by Neogen |
7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & President’s Welcome Reception |
Monday, August 25, 2025
7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Vendor Presentations |
7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | Registration |
7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Awards Ceremony & Keynote Address*: Dr. Carlito B. Lebrilla |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open |
10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Poster Presentations, Sponsored by NOW Foods |
10:15 AM | 11:15 AM | Plenary Session |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Poster Presenter Hour |
1:00 PM | 1:40 PM | Wiley Award Address |
1:45 PM | 5:15 PM | Symposia/Roundtables |
1:45 PM | 5:15 PM | Scientific Initiative Meetings |
3:15 PM | 3:45 PM | Refreshment Break |
3:45 PM | 4:45 PM | Committee on Safety and Security Meeting |
3:45 PM | 5:00 PM | Color Additives Community Meeting |
3:45 PM | 5:15 PM | AOAC Metals Initiative & Community Meeting |
5:15 PM | 6:15 PM | TDLM Executive Committee Meeting |
5:15 PM | 6:30 PM | New Member and First-Time Attendee Welcoming Reception, Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition |
6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Food Allergens Community Meeting |
6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Taiwan Section Business Meeting |
6:15 PM | 7:15 PM | Reception for TDLM Members |
* Keynote Address: Advancing Food Analysis with Multi-Omics Approaches for Guiding Product Formulation, Clinical Trials, Policy Development, and Improving AI, Dr. Carlito B. Lebrilla, University of California, Davis
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
7:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Vendor Presentations |
7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | Registration |
7:45 AM | 8:15 AM | Refreshment Break |
8:15 AM | 9:45 AM | Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Meeting |
8:15 AM | 11:45 AM | Government Analytical Priorities and Perspectives |
8:15 AM | 4:30 PM | Symposia/Roundtables |
9:45 AM | 10:15 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open |
10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Poster Presentations, Sponsored by NOW Foods |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Poster Presenter Hour |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall |
12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Committee on Sections Meeting |
1:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Scientific Initiative Meetings |
1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | TDRM Executive Committee Meeting |
2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Refreshment Break |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Sections/Communities Fair |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Botanical Ingredients and Dietary Supplement Integrity (BIDSI) Program Meeting |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Committee on Statistics Meeting |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Botanical Ingredients and Dietary Supplement Integrity (BIDSI) Reception, Sponsored by Alkemist Labs |
4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Membership Committee Meeting |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Cannabis Community Meeting |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | TDRM Members Meeting |
5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Europe Section Meeting |
6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Reception for TDRM Members |
8:00 PM | 10:30 PM | Annual Meeting Celebration |
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
7:45 AM | 8:15 AM | Refreshment Break |
8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration |
8:15 AM | 4:30 PM | Scientific Initiative Meetings |
8:15 AM | 4:30 PM | Symposia |
9:45 AM | 10:15AM | Refreshment Break |
10:00 AM | 11:00AM | HWWA Committee Meeting and Orientation |
10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Poster Presentations, Sponsored by NOW Foods |
11:45 AM | 1:00 PM | Technical Programming Council Meeting |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Poster Presenter Hour |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Fellows of AOAC Committee Meeting and Orientation |
2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Refreshment Break |
5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | AOAC INTERNATIONAL Business Meeting |
Thursday, August 28, 2025
10:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Board of Directors Meeting |