W1 AM Nuts and Bolts of Logistics and Data Management for Data-Intensive Programs
Wednesday, 16 November 2005: 8:00 AM - 11:40 AM in Ballroom 1

(SED-1118-166307) Organizing and Managing Industry Consortia – Are you prepared?

Sedlak, R.¹, ¹ The Soap and Detergent Association, Washington, DC, USA

ABSTRACT- The success of major new chemical policy initiatives will depend significantly upon data from industry, from both producers of chemicals and the downstream users. While these initiatives may increase incentives for industry to work together in consortia to meet the needs of these programs, challenges must be faced when creating and managing industry consortia, including identifying potential participants, protection of data, sharing of costs for compiling and developing data, and substantiating management of chemicals by categories rather than individually. This presentation addresses these critical components of industry consortia management, drawing upon experiences from consortia participating in the voluntary U.S. HPV Challenge Program and the ICCA/OECD HPV program.

Key words: management, consortia, HPV