OMB Meeting Book (June 25-26, 2015)

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AOAC NEWS

Official Methods

Program Awards

Recognizes Volunteer Commitment

and Leadership

ach year, the AOAC

Official Methods Board

(OMB) recognizes

outstanding volunteer com-

mitment and leadership

in analytical excellence

for team and individual

achievement.

“Volunteers are the

cornerstone of the

Official

Methods

process,” said

Deborah McKenize,

senior

director, standards devel-

opment and the AOAC

Research Institute. “Our

dedicated volunteers spend

countless hours providing

guidance and technical

expertise, evaluating meth-

ods, reviewing manuscripts,

and much more. Their

efforts are an integral part

of AOAC’s standards devel-

opment process and are

recognized.”

TEAM AWARDS

Award in Recognition of

Technical and Scientific

Excellence

Selection Criteria

The purpose of this

award is for the OMB to rec-

ognize a team, stakeholder

panel, or working group that

has published a major docu-

ment or other body of work

that demonstrates a unique

or particularly noteworthy

level of technical and scien-

tific expertise.

The minimum criteria for

selection are:

(1)

The body of work

includes major initiatives

or technical guidelines

accepted, completed, or

published within the last 3

years.

(2)

The team is instru-

mental in developing or

modifying technical guide-

lines or method validation

processes.

(3)

The team product

demonstrates significant

merit as to the scope of the

project, involvement of a

diverse and/or international

group of stakeholders, or an

innovative approach to diffi-

cult analytical challenges.

(4)

The award recognizes

teamwork that enhances the

reputation of the Association

and fosters the mission of

AOAC INTERNATIONAL.

Selection Process

(1)

The chair of the OMB

solicits OMB members for

nominees.

(2)

Written recommen-

dations and supporting

information are submitted

to the OMB chair. The infor-

mation is distributed to the

members of the OMB.

(3)

The OMB selects the

recipient of the award. The

winner is selected by a 2/3

vote. If necessary, the OMB

chair may cast the tie-break-

ing vote.

Award

An appropriate letter

of appreciation and thanks

is sent to the recipients of

the award. The winners are

announced at the appro-

priate session of the AOAC

INTERNATIONAL Annual

Meeting, with presentation

of an award. All members

participating in the winning

team are acknowledged

at the Annual Meeting,

and receive an award and

a letter of appreciation.

The names of the winners,

with supporting story, are

announced in the ILM.

Expert Review Panel (ERP) of

the Year

Selection Criteria

The minimum criteria for

selection are:

(1)

The ERP must

have completed a signifi-

cant milestone (e.g., First

Action Method, Final Action

Method, method modifica-

tion) within the last 3 years.

(2)

Generally, some

unique or particularly

noteworthy aspect of the

ERP’s work is highlighted as

making the ERP worthy of

the award, such as innovative

technology or application,

breadth of applicability, criti-

cal need, difficult analysis, or

timeliness.

(3)

The panel report

demonstrates significant

merit as to the scope of the

project, involvement of a

diverse and/or international

group of recognized experts,

or an innovative approach to

difficult analytical challenge.

Selection Process

(1)

AOAC staff lists all

eligible panels for consider-

ation and forwards that list,

along with the ERP report,

to the chair of the OMB.

(2)

The OMB chair for-

wards the list, along with

any supporting information,

to the OMB.

(3)

The OMB selects the

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“V

olunteers are the cornerstone

of the

Official Methods

process.”

— DEBORAH MCKENIZE, STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND THE AOAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE