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**Community Procedures and Terms of Reference**

The guide approved by the Board of Directors in August 2007 detailing the policies and procedures of the community. It helps reach consensus on methodologies, validation, and development. Responsibilities include governance, stakeholder engagement, and method prioritization.

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**Community Procedures and Terms of Reference**

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  1. Community Procedures Terms of Reference and their Application

  2. Terms of Reference • Approved by Board of Directors, August 2007 • Describes Policies & Procedures of the Community • Does not say “how”

  3. Mission • To reach concensus on • methods needs • performance criteria • level of validation for methods • validation study design • contribute to methods development and validation

  4. Responsibilities • Establish international stakeholder forum • Establish consensus-based system of governance • Ensure active participation of community members • Identify & advance stakeholder sponsored projects • Stay on track and within mission • Work with AOAC-appointed method experts • Work with AOAC staff

  5. Responsibilities • Prioritize most needed methodologies • Identify & work with stakeholder sponsors • Form balanced subgroups of industry, government and academia • Call for methods • Work with expert review panels • Plan, evaluate and report on Community activities

  6. Composition • Community Co-Chairs • Community members • Subgroups and subgroup Chairs • Community Voting members • AOAC-appointed methods advisors • AOAC staff support

  7. Composition • Co-Chairs – AOAC members, appointed by President, may not be AOAC methods experts • Assure fair & transparent decisions by consensus • Represent own stakeholder interests • Appoint other community officers • Appoint subgroup chairs • Approve community & subgroup members

  8. Composition • Community members – approved by the Chairs • All Stakeholders • Scientific Experts • Industry affected by methods • International • Government, Industry, Academia

  9. Composition • Subgroup Chairs – members of the Community appointed by Community Chairs • Recommend subgroup members • Recommend two subgroup members as voting members of the community • Assure concensus based goverance • Report subgroup activities to subgroup and Community Chairs

  10. Composition • Subgroups • Identify methods needs • Achieve consensus on needed performance criteria • Recommend level of validation for methods • Recommend validation study design

  11. Composition • Voting Members • Two members from each subgroup • Six – ten community members at large • Approve subgroup recommendations • Recommend studies for Committee consideration

  12. Composition • AOAC-appointed methods advisors Guide and advise subgroups, stakeholders and stakeholder experts on good scientific practices in methods development, design and validation

  13. Composition • AOAC-assigned staff • Arrange meetings • Arrange conference calls • Maintain e-communities • Facilitate communication • Provide administrative assistance

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