85 / 88
percent each of registrants. The additional 11% is represented by trade organizations, consulting
firms, product certification organizations, and method developers.
C. Regional Perspectives of
Registrants (Figure 3)
There are 9 countries represented
by organizational registrants for
SPDS. US registrants make up
almost 80% of the registrants. Two
percent of registrants are from
Canada. Fourteen percent of
registrants
are
European
organizations. Three percent of
registrants are from Oceania, and
two percent of the registrants are
from South America.
D. Proposal for Representative Voting Members
To develop the proposal for voting members that is representative of the registrants for the SPDS
meeting. There is a maximum of 30 seats possible; however, with the number of registrants, 30 voting
seats may be more than is needed to represent the stakeholder panel. There are 38 registered
organizations of which 19‐21 organizations would be appropriate to ensure that the perspectives are
covered.
For 21 representatives and using the Broad Perspectives of Registrants as a based, 3% academia would
allow for one (1) institution. Government is 16% of the registrants, and this would allow for three (3) to
four (4) agencies. As industry is 78% of the registrants, this would allow for 16‐17 companies. With NGO
being 3% percent of the registrants, this would allow for at least one organization.
Adding the regional perspective, 79% of the registrants are from the US which would make 16‐17
members representative of the stakeholder registrants from the US. Canadian registrants total 2%, which
would allow for 1 representative. Also, 14% of the registrants are European. Therefore, three (3) voting
members will represent Europe stakeholders. These numbers need to balance with the regional
perspective for the same set of registrants. One voting member from Oceania is representative of this
region. Brazil may be represented by the US as the organization that is in Brazil is also in the US and the
organization may opt to be represented by its US counterpart.
RECOMMENDATION:
For the AOAC Official Methods Board to review and approved the recommended proposal in Table 2 for
representative voting members for the SPDS meeting on Friday, March 17, 2017.
Figure 3 ‐ Regional Registrants