September - AOAC International

AOAC Research InstituteBoard of Directors MeetingAOAC Annual MeetingLoews Royal Pacific at Universal OrlandoJava Sea RoomWednesday, September 29, 201010:00 am – 12:00pmMembersMark Coleman, ChairBert Popping, Vice ChairE. James Bradford, Secretary/TreasurerAdrian Burns, MemberPaul In’t Veld, MemberRon Johnson, MemberP. Frank Ross, MemberSocrates Trujillo, MemberGuestsChristopher Blake, Nestec Ltd. - Nestle Research CenterJoe Boison, Canadian Food Inspection AgencyJonathan DeVries, Medallion Laboratories, AOACTreasurerRussell Flowers, Silliker, AOAC President-ElectPauline Kalkman-Spruyt, NEN Food & CareGayle Lancette, FDA Retired, AOAC PresidentHilde Skaar Norli, NMKL, AOAC Board of DirectorsDarryl Sullivan, Covance, AOAC Past PresidentWayne Ziemer, USDA, OPHS, FSIS, FERN - RetiredStaffSharon Brunelle, Technical ConsultantZerlinde Johnson, Technical Program Manager - RINora Marshall, Administrative Coordinator - RIKrystyna McIver, Sr. Director - CommunicationsDeborah McKenzie, Sr. Director – RI & Method ApprovalProcessesAlicia Meiklejohn, Executive AssistantMaria Nelson, Technical ConsultantJoyce Schumacher, Chief Financial OfficerVirginia Trainor, Contract Programs AdministratorAdvisory CouncilYanxiang Cao, Applied BiosystemsKurt Johnson, R-BiopharmMark Mozola, Neogen1. Introductory Items1.1 Call to Order, Introductions, AnnouncementsThis meeting of the AOAC Research Institute was called to order at 10:17 am EDT by thepresiding chair, Mark Coleman.1.2 Review of Policy StatementsThe Board’s attention was called to the Research Institute’s Bylaws.1.3 Approval of September 29, 2010 DRAFT AgendaChairman Coleman presented the DRAFT Agenda for the September 29, 2010 Board ofDirectors Meeting.Motion: Burns/Popping moved/seconded approval of the DRAFT Agenda with the inclusion of adiscussion of journal publication of PTM Reports under item 5.*Complete reports/presentations referenced herein are included in the “September 2010 Board Meeting Book”and are available upon request*September 29, 2010RI BOD MeetingPage 1 of 4

Vote: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY1.4 Approval of Outstanding DRAFT Meeting MinutesChairman Coleman presented the DRAFT minutes of the following Board of DirectorsMeetings: September 2009 Board MeetingSeptember 2009 Business MeetingOctober 2009 Board Conference CallNovember 2009 Board Conference CallDecember 2009 Board MeetingMarch 2010 Board Conference CallMay 2010 Board Conference CallMotion: Ross/Trujillo moved/seconded final approval of the DRAFT minutes of the September2009 Business Meeting, and September 2009, October 2009, November 2009, December 2009,March and May 2010 Board of Directors Meetings; with any necessary grammatical/editorialcorrections.Vote: PASSED UNANIMOUSLYAction Item: Upload all final minutes to the RI website (Staff).2. Review of Financial ReportsJoyce Schumacher, Chief Financial Officer, presented the update on the AOAC RI’s finances.The report included the balance sheet as of July 31, 2010, the 2010 statement of revenue andexpenses, and an investment chart. In the first seven months of the year, the RI experienced a netgain of $429,879 on income of $897,337. This compared favorably to the same period in 2009when the organization had a net gain of $289,476.Action Item: As budget and investment updates are available from the Chief Financial Officer(quarterly at a minimum), send to the RI BOD to review by email (Staff).Action Item: Item to include on December RI BOD agenda: consider investing in an RIcommunications initiative using input from the Advisory Council. This may include some of thefollowing elements: a response to USDA FSIS method validation guidelines white paperpreparation and/or Stakeholder type meetings; social and educational endeavors; engaging AOACpublications: JAOAC, ILM, and website (AOAC RI staff to draft goals including costs,timeframes, and major milestones for the RI Board to consider).Action Item: Item to include on December RI BOD agenda: Consider adding a volunteer“treasurer” position to the RI BOD – further explore Article VIII, Section 3 of the RI Bylaws todetermine necessity, feasibility, and process to create the position (AOAC RI staff).3. AOAC RI Program and Project UpdatesDeborah McKenzie, Sr. Director of the Research Institute, presented a report on RI Programs andprojects. The report included an update on the PTM Program, at the time of the meeting therewere 157 PTMs, including 9 modifications and 15 new approvals in 2010. There were 28 RIContributing Member companies. The inaugural project under the GovVal process is forecast to becomplete in the winter of 2011. AOAC RI is also initiating an effort to establish communication*Complete reports/presentations referenced herein are included in the “September 2010 Board Meeting Book”and are available upon request*September 29, 2010RI BOD MeetingPage 2 of 4

egarding method validation harmonization across many governmental and non-governmentalagencies.Action Item: Create a document outlining the typical PTM process to share with the RI BOD, sothey can help create more efficient processes and possibly identify where projects get hung up.(AOAC RI staff)Pauline Kalkman-Spruyt presented an update on the MicroVal/AOAC Cooperation. The first twomethods with joint validation protocol and reviews have been successfully completed. Fourcompanies are interested in submitting methods for the PTM-MicroVal joint evaluation.Action Item: Share the presentation given by Pauline K Kalkman-Spruyt with the AdvisoryCouncil. (AOAC RI staff)4. Member Updates4.1 Updates from the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors4.1.1 RI Presidential Task Force RecommendationsDue to time constraints, discussion of this item was postponed until the next Board Meeting.Action Item: Item to include on December RI BOD agenda: Solicit and collect comments on thefollowing DRAFT documents: RI BOD Job Description, Facilities and Services Agreement, Inter-Board Duty Chart (AOAC RI staff).5. RI Advisory Council UpdatesKurt Johnson, Chair of the Advisory Council, provided the Advisory Council update. TheAdvisory Council met on September 29, 2010, prior to the Board of Directors Meeting. Theprimary action item to come out of the meeting was the request of staff to help coordinate aresponse from the test kit community to the USDA FSIS proposed microbiological methodsrequirements guidelines.6. Recognition of Outgoing Board MembersChairman Coleman recognized outgoing Board of Directors members P. Frank Ross and RonaldJohnson and thanked them for their years of hard work and committed volunteerism with theBoard.7. 2010-2011 Board Election ResultsThe AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors, under advisement of the AOAC RINominating Committee, elected the following individuals to serve three year terms on the RIBoard of Directors. The terms begin at the conclusion of the AOAC Business Meeting onWednesday, September 29, 2010.Christopher Blake, Ph.D. - NestleJoe Boison, Ph.D. – Canadian Food Inspection Agency*Complete reports/presentations referenced herein are included in the “September 2010 Board Meeting Book”and are available upon request*September 29, 2010RI BOD MeetingPage 3 of 4

8. Nominations for Chairman and Vice Chairman PositionsMotion: Burns/Ross moved/seconded nomination and election of Bert Popping to serve a one yearterm as Chair of the RI Board of Directors.Vote: PASSED UNANIMOUSLYMotion: Johnson/Popping moved/seconded nomination and election of Adrian Burns to serve aone year term as Vice Chair of the RI Board of Directors.Vote: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY9. AdjournmentMotion: Johnson/Popping moved/seconded adjournment of this meeting.Vote: PASSED UNANIMOUSLYThis meeting of the AOAC Research Institute Board of Directors adjourned at 12:16 pm EDT onSeptember 29, 2010.Submitted by:2/22/2011E. James Bradford, Secretary-Treasurer DateApproved by the RI Board of Directors:February 22, 2011*Complete reports/presentations referenced herein are included in the “September 2010 Board Meeting Book”and are available upon request*September 29, 2010RI BOD MeetingPage 4 of 4