Call for Speakers

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 139th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, California, USA, August 23 – 28, 2025. All scientific sessions at the 2025 Annual Meeting will be 90 minutes in length. All scientific sessions will be in-person. 

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 Thursday, March 27, 2025, 2:00 PM ET.  

AOAC offers three types of Call for Speakers submissions: 

1. Call for Speakers for Accepted Symposia
   • Submit an abstract to a specific symposium accepted by the TPC.
   • Note: If you had a symposium accepted by the TPC and would like to participate as a Speaker in addition to being the Chair, you will need to submit an abstract to be reviewed by the TPC. 
2. Call for Speakers for Accepted Roundtables
   • Submit information and area of expertise to roundtables accepted by the TPC.
3. Call for Speakers for Individual Abstracts
   • Submit an abstract and if accepted, it will be grouped with related topics to create a new symposium. If accepted, you may be asked to Chair the session.

Call for Speakers for Accepted Symposia 

You will be required to submit the following information through our collection database: 

• Presentation Title 
• Brief Presentation Abstract (no more than 250 words) 
• The accepted symposium/symposia for which you would like your abstract to be considered. You may choose up to two sessions.
• Presenter Information:
  • Name 
  • Email address
  • Organization name

The TPC will review all submitted abstracts based on the criteria below.

Submit an abstract to accepted symposia.

Call for Speakers for Accepted Roundtables 

You will be required to submit the following information through our collection database: 

• The accepted roundtable(s) for which you would like to be considered.
• Area of expertise to support the roundtable goals as described in the session abstract
• Presenter Information:
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Organization name

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.

Call for Speakers for Individual Abstracts 

You will be required to submit the following information through our collection database: 

• Presentation Title 
• Brief Presentation Abstract (no more than 250 words) 
• Scientific Track: Submitters must indicate only one Track for the proposed abstract.
• Presenter Information: 
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Organization name

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.

The TPC is responsible for accepting/rejecting proposals after the blind evaluation process. All submitters will be notified of acceptance/rejection in late April 2025. Once accepted, all participants must pre-register for the Annual Meeting. Registration, travel costs, and hotel expenses are your responsibility. AOAC is unable to offer travel funding or complimentary registration for the Annual Meeting.

Submission Criteria for Abstract Proposals

Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria: 

• Scientific Novelty 
• Importance & Timeliness of Topics to the Field 
• Alignment with AOAC Science Programs  
• General Interest to Attendees 

AOAC INTERNATIONAL scientific sessions are designed to focus on new, updated, and emerging topics of analytical science. 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 Thursday, March 27, 2025, 2:00 PM ET.