Statistics Meeting Book (August 16, 2017)

AOAC INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS Draft Meeting Agenda Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Meeting Start Time: 11:00AM (Eastern US)

Chair: Sidney Sudberg (Alkemists Pharmaceuticals) ______________________________________________________________________________ ( Need member to volunteer to take the minutes )

I. WELCOME & INTRODUCTION (Sudberg – 11:00AM‐11:10AM) *

Sidney Sudberg will call the meeting to order, welcome and introduce the members of Statistics Committee. Members will review the AOAC policy documents and vote on the draft meeting agenda.

II. REVIEW OF MEETING AGENDA & MINUTES (All – 11:10AM-11:15AM) * The members of the Statistics Committee will review and vote on the July 19, 2017 meeting minutes.

III.

CURRENT METHOD CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROJECTS (Wehling/LaBudde/Sudberg/Thompson/Graves – 11:15AM-11:35AM)

Progress updates a. Statistics for Microbiology Methods Validation - Paul Wehling & Robert LaBudde (Leads) 1. Progress for Internal Validation Plan

Volunteers: 1. Caryn Thompson

4. Mike Zapf 5. Hilde Skår Norli 6. Sidney Sudberg

2. Qian Graves 3. Jane Weitzel

b. Statistics Committee’s Terms of Reference (ToR) – All, ToR Subcommittee 1. Latest version in progress – v6.1 2. Subcommittee met & made progress, to be discussed 3.

Committee to decide what final changes should be accepted before the Annual Meeting & then submit to OMB

IV.

OTHER PROJECTS & DISCUSSIONS (All – 11:35AM-11:50AM) (Other projects and discussions) a. Scientific Session, 2017 AOAC Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA: - Deborah McKenzie/Robert LaBudde/Qian Graves/Jane Weitzel/Sidney Sudberg 1. 4 topics selected for Symposium 2. Current presenters are Qian, Jane, Sidney 3. Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 8:15am – 10:00am 4. Computer needed? 5. Committee meeting & Lunch 6. Any other details, anyone?

*Requires a vote

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Draft meeting agenda is subject to change without notice