All events are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC/GMT-07:00). Refer to the “Participation Details” column for information on which sessions will be available to you whether you attend in-person or virtually.
(Zoom meetings available on-demand at 9:00 AM ET on Wednesday, August 31.)
| Time | Session Title | Participation Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | In-person only |
| 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF) Part 1: Plenary Roundtable/Townhall | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF), Part 2: ASF-Steering Committee Roundtable | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | AOAC Core Program Forecasting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Trans-Fatty Acids in Foods: Testing Needs to Meet New Global Standards | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
(Zoom meetings available on-demand at 9:00 AM ET on Wednesday, August 31.)
| Time | Session Title | Participation Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | In-person Only |
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | AOAC Stakeholder Program on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Stakeholder Program on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA) Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Meeting New Testing Challenges for Heavy Metals in Foods | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Food Authenticity Methods (FAM) Program Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AOAC Networking Reception | In-person only |
(Zoom meetings and Zoom webinars available on-demand at 9:00 AM ET on Wednesday, August 31.)
| Time | Session Title | Participation Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Registration | In-person only |
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Analytical International Methods and Standards (AIMS) Program Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Glutens and Food Allergens (GFA) Program Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Botanicals and Dietary Supplement Integrity Program Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Novel Remote Sensing Technologies and Detection Applications to Monitor Marine Biotoxins | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Statistics Workshops: New Statistical Analyses for Method Validation Chair(s): John Travis, NSF International Sidney Sudberg, Alkemists Laboratories | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Reference Materials: Advances and Challenges Chair(s): Kaushik Banerjee, National Research Centre for Grapes Kumud Ashish Singh, Merck Life Sciences PVT, Ltd. | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. (not available on-demand) |
| 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM | New Member and First Time Meeting Attendee Orientation | In-person only |
| 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | TDLM/TDRM Joint Workshop: Relationship of Reference Materials to Method Validation & Verification Chair(s): Marco Garcia, Hormel Foods, LLC Derrell Johnson, MilliporeSigma | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & President’s Welcome Reception, Sponsored by Neogen | In-person only |
(Zoom meetings and Zoom webinars available on-demand at 9:00 AM ET on Thursday, September 1.)
| Time | Session Title | Participation Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM | TDRM Executive Committee Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. (not available on-demand) |
| 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM | Vendor Presentation: Waters Corporation | In-person only |
| 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | In-person only |
| 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM | Vendor Presentation: A2LA | In-person only |
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | In-person only |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Awards Ceremony & Keynote Address: Foodborne Illness Litigation Speaker: William (Bill) Marler, Marler Clark | In person or Zoom Webinar |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Latin America Section Business Meeting | In-person only |
| 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | In-person only |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Poster Presentations: Microbiological Methods, Detection and Measurement of Foodborne Contaminants and Residues, and Miscellaneous, Sponsored by Eurofins | In-person & Available on AOAC website |
| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Vendor Presentation: Pickering Laboratories, Inc | In-person only |
| 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Vendor Presentation: SCIEX | In-person only |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Vendor Presentation: Thermo Fisher Scientific | In-person only |
| 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Vendor Presentation: MilliporeSigma | In-person only |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall | In-person only |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Poster Author Presentations | In-person only |
| 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Wiley Award Address: The Confidence Game: Creating and Establishing Reliable Methods for Determining the Quality of Pretty Much Everything Speaker: Paula N. Brown, PhD, Director of Applied Research for the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Natural Health & Food Products Research Group | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Wiley Award Symposium: What We Observe is Not Nature Itself, but Nature Exposed to our Method of Questioning – Capturing Complexity in Scientifically Valid Methods Chair: Joseph Betz, National Institutes of Health | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | A Higher Quality of Testing: Advancing Laboratory Analyses of Cannabis Chair: Evan Friedmann, Hellma USA | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Important Hints for Green Analytical Chemistry: Analytical Technologies Using Supercritical Fluids Chair: Yoshiko Hirao, Shimadzu Corp | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Updates on Establishing Methods for Color Additives from Natural Sources Chair(s): Bhakti Petigara Harp, FDA | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | A New Approach to Detecting Foodborne Pathogens: Emerging Species and Detection Techniques Chair: Quynh Le, Neogen Corporation | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Speed Mentoring for Students & Early Career Professionals Chair: Henry Chin, Independent Consultant | In-person only |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Community on Color Additives | In-person only |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | New Member and First-Time Attendee Welcoming Reception, Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition | In-person only |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | ALACC Meeting | In-person only |
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Reception for TDLM Members | In-person only |
(Zoom meetings and Zoom webinars available on-demand at 9:00 AM ET on Friday, September 2.)
| Time | Session Title | Participation Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | In-person only |
| 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Southeast Asia Section Meeting | In-person only |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | AOAC Standards and Method Conformity Assessment Orientation | In-person only |
| 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | AOAC Student Award Symposium Chair: Palmer Orlandi, AOAC INTERNATIONAL | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Development of (In-House) Botanical Reference Materials to Ensure the Quality of Herbal Dietary Supplement Products Chair(s): Yanjun Zhang, Herbalife Nutrition Zhengfei Lu, Herbalife Nutrition Holly Johnson, American Herbal Products Association | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Understanding and Clarifying the Dynamics and Challenges Inherent to Analysis of Cannabis and Cannabis-Adjacent Products Chair(s): Alexandra Tudor, TEQ Analytical Labs Patrick Bird, bioMérieux | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Poster Presentations: Food Authenticity/Food Fraud, Food Nutrition and Food Allergens, General Methods, Quality Assurance, and Accreditation, and Botanicals and Dietary Supplements, Sponsored by Eurofins | In-person & Available on AOAC website |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Rebuilding Trust in Presumptive Pathogen Results Chair(s): David Legan, Eurofins Daniel DeMarco, Eurofins | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | I Don’t Taste the Difference: Testing to Support Product Quality and Safety in Alternate Proteins and Beverages Chair: Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies, Inc. | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Hot Topic Symposium: FDA’s Coordinated Response to Powdered Infant Formula Adverse Events Chair(s): Kim Livsey, FDA | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Vendor Presentation: Agilent Technologies | In-person only |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Poster Author Presentations | In-person only |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall | In-person only |
| 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Committee on Sections Meeting | In-person only |
| 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | In-person only |
| 1:00 PM –2:00 PM | Vendor Presentation: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. | In-person only |
| 1:00 PM –3:00 PM | AOAC Committee on Statistics Meeting | In-person only |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | TDLM Executive Committee Meeting | In-person only |
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Vendor Presentation: Neogen | In-person only |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Vendor Presentation: ChromaDex | In-person only |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | What’s on your Plate? Advancements in GC-MS for Improved Food Safety Testing Chair(s): Angela Smith Henry, Agilent Technologies, Inc. Anastasia Andrianova, Agilent Technologies, Inc. Katerina Mastovska, Eurofins | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Beyond Cannabis Potency Testing: Implementing Novel Testing Methods and Product Specifications to Help Ensure Safety and Efficacy of Cannabis Raw Materials and Finished Products Chair(s): Joseph Betz, National Institutes of Health Jana Hildreth, Synutra International, Inc. | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | The Future of Water Testing: A Conversation Outlining the Need to Provide Standards to Drive Improvement in Analysis of Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogens Chair(s): Michael Loewenstein, Q Laboratories, Inc. Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc. | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Committee on Safety and Security Meeting | In-person only |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Vendor Presentation: Bruker | In-person only |
| 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Membership Committee Meeting | In-person only |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | TDRM Members Meeting | In-person or Zoom Mtg. |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Metals Community Meeting | In-person only |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Pesticide Residue Working Group Meeting | In-person only |
| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Reception for TDRM Members, Co-Sponsored by FONA, Mérieux NutriSciences, MilliporeSigma, and Restek | In-person only |
(Zoom webinars available on-demand at 9:00 AM ET on Tuesday, September 6.)
| Time | Session Title | Participation Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Registration | In-person only |
| 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Challenges in Identification and Quantitative Methods of Analysis for Botanical Extracts in Dietary Supplements Chair: Mohamed Koroma, Pharmavite | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Improving Laboratory Efficiency Using a New Method of Multiplex RT-PCR for Pathogen Detection Chair(s): Quanyin Gao, Herbalife Nutrition Benjamin Pascal, Invisible Sentinel, Inc. Kenny Xie, U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Reference Material Basics: Challenges with Achieving Homogeneity and Maintaining Stability of Target Analytes in Reference Materials Chair(s): Joe Konschnik, Restek Corporation Hakan Emteborg, European Commission – Joint Research Centre | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | HWWA Committee Meeting and Orientation | In-person only |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Poster Presentations: Hemp and Cannabis, Detection and Measurement of Non-Foodborne Contaminants and Residues, Agriculture and Environment, Performance Tested MethodsSM, Data Analytics, Filth and Extraneous Materials, Genomics, and Laboratory Automation, Sponsored by Eurofins | In-person & Available on AOAC website |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Analytical Developments in the Analysis of Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods Chair(s): Narendra Meruva, Waters Corporation Emily Britton, Waters Corporation John Travis, NSF International | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Advances in Analytical Science: New Approach to Addressing Food Authenticity and Contamination in a Covid and a Post-Covid Era Chair: Mohamed Koroma, Pharmavite | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Vibrio in a Warming Climate: A 360-Degree Overview Chair(s): Daniele Sohier, Thermo Fisher Scientific Wendy McMahon, Merieux NutriSciences | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Technical Programming Council Meeting | In-person only |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Poster Author Presentations | In-person only |
| 1:00 PM –2:00 PM | Fellows of AOAC Committee Meeting and Orientation | In-person only |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | From Food Integrity to Laboratory Automation and Accreditation: The Diversity of Analytical Science Careers Chair: Joe Boison, Independent Consultant | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Food Fraud and Food Safety: Disruptive Game Changers or Fancy Buzzwords? Chair(s): Arne Duebecke, Tentamus Center for Food Fraud (TCF2) Franz Ulberth, European Commission – Joint Research Centre | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Behind Nutrition and Dietary Supplements: Functional Analysis, High Throughput Methodology, and Evolving Technology Tools Chair: Tina Cai, FDA | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Refreshment Break | In-person only |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Elemental Analysis Applications for Consumer Safety Chair(s): Kevin Kubachka, Forensic Chemistry Center Eve Kroukamp, PerkinElmer, Inc. | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Advancement in Identification of Proteins Using Modern Analytical Techniques Chair(s): Quanyin Gao, Herbalife Nutrition Virginia Goldman, U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) Zhengfei Lu, Herbalife Nutrition | In-person or Zoom Webinar |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | AOAC Cahoot: Science Program Trivia Chair: Palmer Orlandi, AOAC INTERNATIONAL | In-person or Zoom Webinar (not available on-demand) |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AOAC INTERNATIONAL Business Meeting | In-person or Zoom Webinar (not available on-demand) |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Annual Meeting Closing Reception | In-person only |
