Day 1 – Wed. 30-Aug-2017 – Electronic Voting (Clickers) Utilized

Motion – In accordance with Standing Rule 6, please allow Ernest M. to vote at this Conference.

Seconded.

Call the Question. Seconded.

Vote 1 – 155 for, 10 against, motion passed to close debate. Vote 2 – 115 for, 50 against, original motion passed.

Motion – To approve the name change from the Texas Area Service to Texas Area Service Gulf Coast.

Seconded.

Vote 3 – 147 for, 1 against, motion passed.

Motion – To approve the new area petition for the C.A. of Southern Colorado Area. Seconded.

Call the Question. Seconded.

Vote 4 – 116 For, 31 against, motion passed to close debate.

Challenge to the Chair about how the questions/debate on this motion has been structured. Call the question.

Seconded.

Vote 5 – 138 For, 16 against, motion passed to close debate.

Vote 6 – 34 For, 120 against, motion failed. The Chair’s ruling has been overturned and we go back to questions/debate on the original motion. Call the Question.

Seconded.

Vote 7 – 131 for, 7 against, motion passed to close debate. Vote 8 – 106 for, 48 against, original motion passed.

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Day 2 – Thur. 31-Aug-2017 – Electronic Voting (Clickers) could not be utilized

Motion – To approve the European Regional Slate – David C. and Jason L. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Midwest Regional Slate – Patrice F. and Vanessa M. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Pacific South Regional Slate – Stu E., Dwight J., and Jon H. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Pacific North Regional Slate – Ruby L.C. and Michael C. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Atlantic North Regional Slate – Alan S., Cameron F., and George M. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Atlantic South Regional Slate – Blake B. and Danny B. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Southwest Regional Slate – Jerico M. and Daniel G. Seconded.

Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the Trustee-at-Large Slate – David C., Jason L., Patrice F., Vanessa M., Dwight J., Jon H., Ruby L.C., Michael C., Alan S., Cameron F., Blake B., Danny B., Jerico M. and Daniel G.

Seconded. Motion passed.

Motion – To approve the 2016 Conference Minutes previously amended. Seconded.

Motion passed.

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Day 3 – Fri. 01-Sep-2017 – Breakout Sessions, no motions made on Conference floor.

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Day 4 – Sat. 02-Sep-2017 – Electronic Voting (Clickers) Utilized

Note – Due to issues experienced with the Electronic Voting on Thursday, vote numbering was started over at Vote 1.

Vote 1 – Test of electronic voting system.

Motion – The theme of the 2018 World Service Conference will be: “Service Work is Gratitude in Action.”

Seconded.

Vote 2 – 129 for, 0 against, motion passed.

Motion – Attached is the draft of the logo to be approved as the 2018 Celebrate around the World art work. Seconded. (reference Celebrate Around the World 2018 logo attachment) Seconded.

Vote 3 – 136 for, 8 against, motion passed.

Motion – To amend the existing Unity guidelines read as follows: It is the responsibility of the WSC Unity vice chair to work with the WSC CAWS Convention Unity Chair to create an event at the WS convention. A suggestion for this is 2 to 4 hour maximum event which should include meet and greet, fun and games, and an educational side concerning traditions and/or concepts.

(section heading – Unity Event for World Service Convention.) Vote 4 – 148 for, 3 against, motion passed.

Motion in reference to S&B 2017-1 to change on Page 30 of the World Service Manual Item 1:

If an Area has more than 75 meetings per week of its groups that meet per week (excluding H&I), then that Area will be entitled to one additional vote for every fifty (50) meetings per week of its groups that meet per week (or portion thereof). If an Area has any question concerning the number of votes to which it is entitled, that Area should contact its Regional Trustee or the WSO.

Seconded.

Friendly amendment made and accepted.

Amended Motion: If an Area has more than 75 C.A. meetings per week of its groups that meet per week (excluding H&I), then that Area will be entitled to one additional vote for every fifty (50) C.A. meetings per week of its groups that meet per week (or portion thereof). If an Area has any question concerning the number of votes to which it is entitled, that Area should contact its Regional Trustee or the WSO.

Motion is withdrawn.

Motion in reference to S&B 2017-3 to change on page 46 Standing Rule 5, Point A: Complete names, complete mailing addresses, and phone numbers of Conference Delegates and Alternate Delegates, with the number of votes being carried by each, must be submitted in writing to the World Service Office 120 30 days prior to the World Service Conference.

Seconded.

Vote 5 – 136 for, 12 against, motion passed with 2/3^rd majority.

Motion in reference to S&B 2017-7 to change on page 46 Standing Rule 6 –

Only elected Delegates or Alternates registered with the World Service Office 120 30 days prior to the Conference will be certified as a Conference Delegate or Alternate. Reasonable exceptions to the above may be made, for good cause, by the Conference Chairperson.

Seconded.

Vote 6 – 151 for, 9 against, motion passed with 2/3^rd majority.

Motion in reference to S&B 2017-8 to add new language on page 46 of the WSM, Standing Rule 3 –

3. Each voting member is responsible for attending all Conference sessions and must be physically present on the Conference floor to vote. There will be no absentee voting. Voting methods may include the use of wireless based voting devices, unless otherwise directed by the Conference Chairperson.

Seconded.

Vote 7 – 153 for, 7 against, motion passed with 2/3^rd majority.

(Following motions are dealing with referral S&B 2017-9)

Motion 1 to change on page 49 In-Conference heading line 1: 119 30 Motion 2 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 2: start of the

Motion 3 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 3: (usually the close of the Second day’s Conference session or as the Conference Chair announces).

Motion 4 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 4: they the Committee members. Motion 5 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 6: committee deals WSC Committee addresses with referrals as they see that Committee sees fit;

Motion 6 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 7: they are The Committee is guided in this process by the Standing Rules. for the C.A. World Service Conference.

Motion 7 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 9: committee Conference Committee

Motion 8 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 10: it the referral in committee Committee

Motion 9 to change on page 49 In-Conference line 10: referred the referral to another WSC Committee or Service Board, or, decide that the referral is not currently in the best interest of C.A. to pursue at the that present time. and that no action is to be taken. If there is a decision to take no action, the WSC Committee must give a detailed response in the referral. It is important that each Committee respond to each referral each year. Referrals which were referred to a second WSC Committee are considered In-Conference referrals for the following Conference.

Motion 10 to change on page 49 Post Conference line 4: within 30 days as soon as practicable

Motion 11 to change on page 49 Post Conference line 5: They These referrals are then dealt withaddressed by the committeeappropriate WSC Committee

Motion 12 to change on page 49 Post Conference line 7: next annual subsequent Motion 13 to change on page 49 Post Conference line 9: referrals so that they are free to handle address and respond to

Motion 14 to change on page 49:

Pre-Conference

A “Pre-Conference” referral is any referral submitted following the close of the WSC, but prior to 120 days before the next WSC. These referrals are generally received at the World Service Office throughout the year. They are logged by the WSO on a master list and then sent out to the appropriate committees. The master list is copied to the WSC Conference Committee Chair for the tracking purposes.

Motion 15 to change on page 49:

Special Note: All referrals are now submitted on-line through the applicable on-line Conference portal.

Chairperson ruled all motions were out of order as they deviated from how the information was sent out in the SR-14 document.

Motion in reference to S&B 2017-10 to change on page 24 of the WSM –“Any group or District seeking to change Areas must complete a “Petition for a District or Group to Change Areas” form, and the change must be recognized by the WSC.”

Seconded.

Vote 8 – 132 for, 15 against, motion passed.

Motion: in reference to S&B 2017-14 add new language to page 62 of the WSM under WSOB Treasurer Responsibilities under item 2

g: Prepare the next year’s WSO Budget.

Friendly amendment made and accepted.

Amended motion – g: Prepare the next year’s proposed WSO Budget.

Vote 9 – 146 for, 6 against, motion passed.

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Motion in reference to S&B 2017-16 to add language on page 63 of the WSM – Each CAWSO board member shall serve a two-year term and be ratified no less than once per year at a meeting by each of the CAWSO board and WSBT. Such ratification vote or votes can be called for by a two-thirds majority of members of either board. If a CAWSO board member is not ratified and does not resign at the request of the WSBT the WSBT may remove said CAWSO member by a two-thirds majority vote. The first term of each CAWSO Board member begins upon ratification by the WSBT and ends at the close of the third WSC. No member shall may serve more than three consecutive terms either consecutively or non-consecutively. For the purposes of this paragraph the term “CAWSO Board member” shall not include paid Directors, nor the World Service Trustee. In the case of the World Service Office Trustee, when elected Trustee, the WSO Trustee shall not serve more than four consecutive years on the WSBT and:

Seconded.

Appeal the ruling of the Chair that this was a referral that was with WSO last year, and has been discussed previously.

Seconded.

Vote 10 – 121 for, 28 against, decision of the chair is upheld. Call the Question.

Seconded.

Vote 11 – 108 for, 31 against, motion passed to close debate. Vote 12 – 37 for, 120 against, original motion fails.

Motion: To approve the IT Committee to work in cooperation with the WSOB to explore and develop an app for Cocaine Anonymous.

Seconded.

Vote 13 – 146 for, 7 against, motion passed.

Motion: To approve the draft 2018 CAWSO Budget. (See attached document)

Seconded.

Vote 14 – 147 for, 7 against, motion passed.

Motion: To approve referral number LCF 2017-3.

. . . have decided after discussing with many members that our whole fellowship would be helped by making a pamphlet/brochure or whatever the correct terminology would be. So this referral is a suggestion of making such a publication. It is to explain group level in detail and how the area with broad strokes from a service perspective, but not the whole manual, if you are to do district, area or world service it is suggested that you get the WSM. I am sure that this would be a great help to the member to understand how groups works, to the group of how the service structure is built and to the area to achieve growth and stability. I suggest that a table of contents could be:

Chapter 1 How to use this book

• Welcome, why this was written, understanding the importance of service

Chapter 2 Primary purpose of CA

• A short description of PP and why that is so important

Chapter 3 Introduction

• The group level, service how, why
• Difference between a meeting and a group.
• How do I become a member (+ homegroup)
• Types of meeting
• Yes you can also start a CA-meeting

Chapter 4 Steps / Traditions / Concepts

• 12 Steps, 12 Traditions, 12 Concepts

Chapter 5 The Group

• Definition of a group, requirements and so forth- 7th tradition
• What to think about, experience from others
• Service positions, and. Their chores

Chapter 6 Principles

• Spirit of rotation, self-supporting, no outside issues, and so on

Chapter 7 The Area

• This section will contain an understandable explanation of an area.
• Area specifics, each area will be able to update
• Districts, contact info
• Area, contact info, 7th tradition suggestions and instruction

Chapter 8 Templates

• Meeting formats
• Group inventory
• Business meeting
• Probably some more too.
• Download link/address for local fellowship.

This is by no means a complete gathering of topics/pages for this publication, merely an outline of thoughts.

Seconded.

Vote 15 – 141 for, 3 against, motion passed.

Motion: To approve the concept of a “The C.A. Group” booklet.

Note – This motion was not brought to the Conference floor even though it was part of the LFC Committee Closing Report.

Motion: With reference to Referral Number LCF 2017-4, to approve the concept of creating a ‘1 Week’ chip.

Seconded.

Call the Question.

Vote 16 – 126 for, 30 against, motion passed to close debate. Vote 17 –89 for, 69 against, motion passed.

Motion: With reference to Referral Number LCF 2017-7, motion to approve the concept of creating a “Thus We Grow” daily principles card.

Seconded.

Call the Question.

Vote 18 – 143 for, 15 against, motion passed to close debate.

Vote 19 – 136 for, 25 against, original motion passed.

Motion: To reconsider the motion on the concept of a ‘1 Week’ chip.

Seconded.

Call the Question.

Vote 20 – 128 for, 30 against, motion passes to close debate. Vote 21 – 16 for, 137 against, motion to reconsider does not pass.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines, on page 40, under BIDDING GUIDELINES:

9) All bid packets (PDFs, PowerPoints, Videos, etc.) must be submitted to the WSCCC steering committee 24 hours two (2) weeks prior to conference kick off.

Seconded.

Vote 22 – 127 for, 1 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines, on page 40, under BIDDING GUIDELINES:

BIDDING GUIDELINES AT CONFERENCE:

1) We suggest that the Bid Committee Chair initiates and maintains communication with the WSCCC Chair throughout the bidding process.

Seconded.

Vote 23 – 151 for, 4 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines, on page 32, under SUGGESTED CONVENTION CONTRACT NEGOTIATING TOOLS:

Whenever possible, hotel room rates should not exceed $125 per night. Vote 24 – 135 for, 12 against, motion passed.

Motion: In reference to Referral Convention 2017-6, to approve the new document ‘WSCCC Internal Guidelines’ submitted in SR-14.

Seconded.

Vote 25 – 145 for, 1 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines, on page 40 under BIDDING GUIDELINES, bullet 15:

All areas/regions submitting bids to host the CAWS Convention should also put forth a slate of at least three (3) nominations, with a minimum of two (2), for the convention Chairperson position. Service resumes will be included with submitted bids, in addition these candidates should be ratified by city/area/region submitting the bid. This helps the WSCCC when evaluating the preparedness of the potential hosting city.

Seconded.

Vote 26 – 149 for, 4 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 40, under BIDDING GUIDELINES:

BIDDING GUIDELINES AT CONFERENCE

Provide 25 printed copies (10 for Conference Committee, 2 for Archives, and 13 for WSCCC used for vetting the bid). Electronic copies will be made available for everyone on the floor.

Seconded.

Vote 27 – 152 for, 4 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 40, under BIDDING GUIDELINES:

BIDDING GUIDELINES AT CONFERENCE

Bid Committee representatives will present to the WSCCC at conference and will be expected to be available to answer questions before they present on the floor.

Seconded.

Vote 28 – 148 for, 3 against, motion passed.

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Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 40, under BIDDING GUIDELINES, bullet 11:

11) Each Host City/Area/Region should obtain written bids from 3 different hotels in their area. Hotel bids should be valid for at least 6 months following host city selection.

Seconded.

Vote 29 – 131 for, 3 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 14, under PROGRAM VICE CHAIRPERSON:

8) Obtains three (3) bids for audio recording and Audio/Visual Services. Coordinate with Hotel Liaison and Program Chair to determine the needs of the convention.

Seconded.

Vote 30 – 139 for, 5 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 8, under VICE CHAIRPERSON, remove bullet 5 and renumber remaining bullets accordingly:

5) Obtains three bids for audio recording. Coordinates with Hotel Liaison and Program Chair to determine the needs of the convention.

Seconded.

Vote 31 – 134 for, 4 against, motion passed.

(continued on next page)

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Motion: To edit the C.A.W.S. Convention Pass It On Fact Sheet as follows:

C.A.W.S. Convention Pass It On Fact Sheet

Position:          

Chairperson:          

Contact Info:           Number of people on Committee:           _ Mission Statement / Objective:

Action Plan:

What Worked:

What Didn’t Work: 

Challenges / Obstacles:

What we wish we did but didn’t (hindsight): Budget – Projection vs. Actual:

10. COMMENTS i.e.:

How effective were the Convention Guidelines?

Would you recommend any changes that would make the guidelines more effective?

How would you rate the facilities and would you recommend that we use the Hotel chain again?

How would you rate the Convention?

Final Thoughts:

Seconded.

Vote 32 – 142 for, 3 against, motion passed.

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Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 9, under PUBLIC INFORMATION CHAIRPERSON, insert bullet 2 and renumber remaining bullets accordingly.

2) Prepares media communications for review by the Convention Steering Committee for release to media outlets.

Seconded.

Vote 33 – 130 for, 4 against, motion passed.

Motion: In the Cocaine Anonymous WSCCC Guidelines on page 8, under UNITY CHAIRPERSON:

Work with the WSC Unity Committee to create a Unity event at the WS Convention, as more fully explained in the WSC Unity Committee Guidelines.

Seconded.

Friendly amendment made and accepted.

Amended Motion:

1) Work with the WSC Unity Committee Chair to create a Unity event at the WS Convention, as more fully explained in the WSC Unity Committee Guidelines.

Vote 34 – 141 for, 2 against, motion passed.

Voting on the 2021 CAWS Convention bids presented by Georgia, Colorado and NYC.

Vote 35 – The two bids moving on to the second round of voting are Atlanta and NYC.

Vote 36 – 66 Atlanta, 82 NYC. Congratulations to NYC!

Vote 37 – Quorum call.

Motion: To approve all three versions of new poster “Do you have a problem with Drugs and Alcohol? So did we”. See attachment.

Seconded.

Vote 38 – 139 for, 5 against, motion passed.

Motion: To approve CHIT system as a PI tool.

Seconded.

Challenge to the Chair’s ruling that this needs to go out as SR-14.

Call the Question.

Vote 39 – 130 for, 20 against, motion passes to close debate.

Vote 40 – 87 for, 25 against. Decision of the Chair stands, this needs to go out as SR-14.

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Motion: To approve the “CA Awareness campaign” concept for new posters. *See attachment

Seconded.

Call the Question.

Vote 41 – 143 for, 9 against, motion passed to close debate.

Vote 42 – 134 for, 22 against, original motion passed.

Motion: To approve “Myth Busting” *see attachment.

(Note – This motion was not presented on the Conference Floor even though it was included in the P.I. Closing Report.)

Motion: To update website template to include hyperlinks for documents vs PDF’s.

Seconded.

Vote 43 – 132 for, 13 against, motion passed.

Vote on nominees for Conference Co-Secretary – Alexandra Z.M., Maria K., Joanne H., and Jill E.

Vote 44 – Maria K. and Alexandra M. move on to the next round of voting. Vote 45 – New Conference Co-Secretary is Alexandra Z.M.

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