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AOAC Advisory Panels

Works with staff to:

Advisory  Panel 1

• Identify key stakeholders • Identify subject matter  experts • Frame issues & set priorities  for standards development • Facilitate financial support • Stakeholder Panel Chair moderates panel discussions

Official  Methods  Board 7

Stakeholder  Panel 2

Expert  Review  Panel 6

Working  Groups 3

Calls for  Experts 5

Calls for  Methods 4 

Working Group (WG) Initiative

• December 2014, AOAC Board of Directors initiates  WG Initiative  h i f AOAC O i i l Affili – as an a mec an sm or   rgan zat ona  ate  members to initiate  relevant standard development  projects using existing AOAC stakeholder panels • Expressed a need for a consensus standards and scientifically  valid fit for purpose consensus methodology • WG supported through AOAC Organizational Affiliates funded  and formed through AOAC staff  • AOAC works with Organizational Affiliates to find additional  Organizational Affiliates with the same need for scientifically  valid fit for purpose methodology – WG will develop SMPR to present to an existing  stakeholder panels for review

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