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V2
– 04/04/2017
APRIL 11, 2017
AOAC INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
2275 RESEARCH BOULEVARD
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20850
CONFERENCE ROOM: 110
9:00am – 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time
Registration Opens at 8:00am
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON AGENT DETECTION ASSAYS (SPADA)
Chair: Linda Beck, NSWC - Dahlgren | Co-Chair: Matthew Davenport, DHS
A G E N D A
I.
Welcome and Introductions (9:00 – 9:15 a.m.)
Linda Beck, NSWC – Dahlgren, SPADA Co-Chair and Jonathan Goodwin, AOAC Interim Executive Director
II.
Standards Development at AOAC: Voting and Balance (9:15 – 9:30 a.m.)
Deborah McKenzie, Senior Director, Standards Development
III.
Environmental Organisms Panel Presentation & Consensus* (9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Linda Beck, NSWC – Dahlgren, SPADA Co-Chair
IV.
Related NIST Initiatives (1:00 – 2:00 p.m.)
Nancy Lin, NIST
a.
Surrogate Materials for Challenging On-site Biological Assessment Processes
b.
Mixed Microbiological Reference Materials
V.
Bacterial Pathogen Screening of Suspicious Visible Powders (2:00 – 2:30 p.m.)
Jennifer Arce, PNNL
VI.
Considerations for Implementing Sequencing for BioWatch
Laboratory Operations (2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
Vikram Munikoti, US Department of Homeland Security
VII.
Potential Future SPADA Activities (3:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
Linda Beck, NSWC – Dahlgren, SPADA Co-Chair
VIII.
Adjourn
Breaks:
MORNING: 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
LUNCH: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.