Feb. 21, 2026 – WSOB Minutes Approved

WSOB MINUTES: February 21, 2026

SERENITY PRAYER – Randy G. opens the meeting with the Serenity Prayer.

TRADITION–Jason read Tradition 2

CONCEPT – Tai read Concept 2

ROLL CALL & QUORUM DETERMINATION Present:

• Randy G. Chair
• Justin C. CAWS 2026 Chair
• Nathan CAWS 2027 Chair
• Crawford B. CAWS 2028 Chair
• Parthi T. CAWS 2029 Chair
• Tai B. Director of Operations
• Russell S. Treasurer
• Kimberley C. Secretary
• Jesse G Director of Conferences and Conventions
• Wesley B. DAL
• Jason S. DAL
• Morten V. DAL
• Kalob T. DAL
• Karmen K. WST
• Jonathan H. WSOT

Guests: Simonne M. (Member at Large), Maria K. (Member at Large).

 CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS

The January 2026 minutes were approved.

SEVENTH TRADITION

Observed in the office; online members are directed towards ca.org.

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CAWS 2026 (Florida)–Justin C.

Highlights:

Registration (2/15/2026): Royal – 171, Sabal – 159, Bismarck – 51 Total = 38 Hotel Pickup (2/15/25): 2149 room nights

• Greetings to all! As of this writing just over three months remain until the CAWS 2026 Convention! Excitement throughout the Committee is building, as is anticipation and a state of readiness.
• We are up to date on the timeline and I am filling its remaining pages with on-site activities and other important deadlines. It is crunch time, and we’re kicking it into gear.
• Regular registration ends in just a week.
• The F&B minimum has been sold and we’ve almost doubled our room block commitment.
• We are sending out blasts through social media and direct email with important information and deadlines.
• We will continue to utilize the rooming list and social media to send reminders to register.
• All major categories remain under budget, and we’re closely tracking all spending.
• I’m asking for any already forecast expenses that require CR’s to be submitted by the beginning of April.
• Things are going great with Caribe Royale; the department manager has taken over our account and we couldn’t be happier with her performance.
• Samantha is a stellar job staying on top of all things hotel related.
• We’ve been given a link for discounted Disney tickets, our passkey link continues to allow for booking, and our last onsite meeting prior to the convention is April 18th.
• Memorabilia has submitted some proofs and a draft order form which is under review.
• We need the position of Auction Chair to be filled, transportation, and closing as well.
• We need a lot more silent auction items and basket items donated.
• Sunday night entertainment remains TBD, Entertainment Committee is still looking at options.
• Other than those items we are in a good position. We’ll have more registrations for sure and everyone is looking forward to May!
• Thank you each for all that you do. I am so grateful to continue serving as CAWS 2026 Chair, please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Blessings ILAS

Justin C., Chair–CAWS 2026

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CAWS 2027 (Seattle)–Nathan

Highlights: Steering/General Committee:

• Both the committees meet monthly on the last Sunday of each month Zoom.
• The steering committee meets at 8:30 am prior to the general meeting.
• The general committee meets at 9:00 am.
• All Steering Chairs are to be holding downline committee meetings.
• All those who would like access to the CAWS 2027 Dropbox folder, please request access from the Secretary (Devon) and an invitation will be sent.
• Convention time-line reviewed by steering committee and sent out to general committee. Will ask for updates from committee chairs at next meeting.
• Ad-hoc committee for registration costs will meet again on February 1st @ 7pm via Zoom. Goal of committee is finalize registration costs by end of March so that Registration and IT (Website) can start putting together what is needed to go live by end of CAWS 2026.
• Chair: Present.
• Secretary: Present.
• Pnrt: Present.
• Vice-Chairperson: Present. Downline committee meetings are held monthly. Going to speak with current PI chair about stepping into the Advanced Info / Newsletter position. He has the resources and the experience.
• Treasurer: Present. See attached Treasurer Report. Treasurers report was approved. Downline committee meets monthly following this general committee meeting.
• Vice-Treasure Present. Will begin to receive and will submit check requests going forward. Please email requests with a follow up message to notify.
• Program Chair Present. Coordination of downline meeting in progress. Welcome to new committee chairs, will be working on filling open positions. Will be reviewing timeline with downline. Attended Speaker subcommittee meeting to review progress being made.
• Hotel/Events Liaison Present. Downline committee meeting monthly. Will be coordinating another hotel site walk tentatively for March. Will inform Committee once date and time is confirmed.
• IT Chair Present. Base design for website is 75% complete. Was reimbursed for web host fees. Specific event information will be added as committees start to finalize details.

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CAWS 2028 (Scotland)–Crawford B.

Highlights:

• We had our committee meeting on the 1st of February and it was filled with great ideas, knowledge and enthusiasm.
• The HSBC account is now fully accessible and the dual signatories have been appointed.
• We are looking into card readers that can be linked to this account and these will be valuable not only for the convention, but for the sale of merchandise at events around the country.
• We are going to be having our general committee meetings beginning the 8th of February, these will then take place every second Sunday of every second month for the interim.
• We have vacant positions for Outreach Chair and Merchandise chair.
• Due to individual circumstances, Frank and Caroline had to hand in their positions and we thank them very much for their service.
• We also have vacant chair positions for Children’s events, Advance newsletter, Special needs, Unity, Co Merchandise and Printing/drawing and Closing Chair.
• We have our limited-edition jackets and these along with other merchandise will be sold at the European convention in Dublin in March.
• The fundraising committee are in the process of finalizing our first event and this will take the form of a “white collar boxing event”.
• A Ticket Taylor link will be available soon and the event will also be live streamed on a pay per view basis for anyone oversees or unable to attend.
• The most stringent levels of organization and planning will go into this event and it should prove to be very successful both in attendance and return revenue.
• We are currently finalizing all aspects of the event to make sure everyone’s safety and wellbeing is paramount.
• We had a meeting with the event organizers and we are completely satisfied that all the necessary insurance, policies, practises and procedures are in place and every aspect of the event is covered.
• We should have a proposal to present to the WSOB for the entire event for the next meeting.
• The SOUTH West area have donated to CAWS 2028, and would like to commit to a monthly donation going forward.
• We have conformation from London area that a fundraiser will take place on the 18th of April and Central area is to hold a fundraising event in the spring to support us and we thank them for their support.

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• The Scottish area has seen a dip in funds following this year’s budget meeting and have had to temporarily cease with the donation to CAWS 2028 but this will be reviewed on a monthly basis and if they are in a position to donate they will.
• Our treasurer has drawn up a collaboration letter to distribute to areas in the region and this will be sent out in due course.
• After a lengthy process, we are happy to inform that the contract has been approved, signed and the first installment has been paid to the EICC and the convention will take place from the 6th till the 10th of July 2028.
• The committee would like to thank everyone involved in this process for their support.
• We are now in the process of contacting hotels in the local vicinity to secure a block of rooms.
• These hotels will cater for everyone’s budget and we will update on this once we have more information.
• We are still in the process of designing and registering the official C.A. tartan and more details will follow once we have them.
• If you would like to attend any of the subcommittee meetings, please contact the respective chair that oversees the committee and they will update you on the date and time of their meeting.
• If you would like to attend the Steering committee meeting, this is held online on the first Sunday of every month at 5pm UK time and can be accessed using the following login details-
• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5777056904?pwd=aHV5VFFoUVJQMzBKVmR5WWN4b3 NSdz09&omn=82458039715
• Meeting ID: 577 705 6904
• Passcode: Recovery1
• Further updates will follow and thank you all for allowing me to be of service. Kind regards, Crawford Brown, CAWS 2028 chair.

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CAWS 2029 (Chair)–Parthi T. Highlights:

Since my last report, I am pleased to provide an update on the formation of the CAWS 2029 Steering Committee and our continued progress.

• Over the past month, I continued outreach efforts both within SOCA and beyond to ensure broad participation and strong representation in the Steering Committee.
• I am happy to report that a sufficient number of résumés have now been received and those résumés along with my recommendations for the five Steering Committee positions have been submitted to the WSCCC.
• The WSCCC has set a date of March 1st for review and ratification of those résumés.
• I would like to thank the members who expressed willingness to serve.
• The level of enthusiasm and commitment to CAWS 2029 has been encouraging and speaks to the unity within our Fellowship.
• After discussions at the last WSOB meeting, we are working on some information to be disseminated to the fellowship regarding entry into Canada for those with criminal records.
• We hope to have something preliminary to be shared by next month.

Next Priorities:

• Convening the first Steering Committee meeting
• Establishing a regular meeting schedule
• Creating a preliminary planning timeline with milestone targets
• Beginning early vision discussions regarding program direction and fundraising strategies
• I remain deeply grateful for the trust placed in me and committed to maintaining transparency, accountability, and steady progress as we move from formation into active planning.

Yours In Love & Service,

Parthi Thiyagarajah, CAWS 2029 Chairperson

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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS–Tai B.

Highlights:

• I continue to meet and/or communicate with the WSOB Chair, WSO Trustee, WSOB Treasurer, WSOB Members and paid vendors when necessary. Communication with Bookkeeper weekly.
• TC Meeting 2/17/2026.
• CRM ADHOC, Shopify complete, QBO pending WSOT completion, HubSpot pending completion (Need assistance finding training for QBO, HubSpot).
• Delegate Mailing made, corrections and apology to be added next mailing.
• WSOB Chairperson master checklist revisions and updates weekly.

Office Update: * (2028 account to be determined for future use).

• Guidelines are past deadlines, fellowship needs these ASAP, Conference Committee, Archives Committee, IT Committee and Finance Committee.
• Websites (PI, IT, Museum and CA.org) (PI forms and templates updated) (H&I to research (need DAL Update), Unity, links added).
• CAWSO Publication Guidelines updated for concepts Motion to Follow: (Attached:).
• Made WSBT Contact information. (in process for Secretary of State, Charitable Business, with registered agent).
• Onboarding documents complete for WSOB and WSBT.
• Starter kit requests sent to WSOT.
• CA.org website continually checked with updates as necessary.
• Updated list of Intellectual Property WSBT approved, book updates made with correct appendices and Concepts.
• WSBT 12 Concept Communication requested (pending).
• Email Addresses need updates (working with DAL and Vendor).
• TechSoup request (Zoom Licensing).
• QBO needs to be rerouted to WSO.
• PI Committee office visit and other members here for annual PI Summit. Merchandise: * UK Distribution communications made for next contract. Last proforma order made. Discussion pending sent contract (needs revision).
• NewsGram, received.
• Swedish Chips discussed in Area meeting. (solution in progress via MERT, stock information requested and answered).
• Merchandise Committee? (DAL interest).

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• COGS review to be made.
• Possible solution for racks (Amazon and CA designed insert).
• Pending completion of revised bookmarks and can labels (H&I Committee).

Translation Committee: * Meeting 2/17/2026.

• Tradition 11 language request, 12 Concept language to international language sent.
• Have French, Danish. DAL to help. (NEED ALL MEETING TRANSLATION FORMATS, also Pamphlets and Books) Denmark asked to stop printing current books.
• Continues meetings taken place with MERT, ERT, WST, WSO Chairperson and DAL.
• Revised Royalty and Licensing Agreements (WSBT approved).
• Copyrights sent, WSBT Qtr4 Mins received, Licensing and Royalty Agreements pending completion. (27 areas active participation, 1 discussing, 2 contact made).
• Need to start searching for Translator, currently have formulated team to assist (Swedish, Dutch, Danish, French and Spanish been assigned) LCF glossary of terms complete and to be added to Translation lists.
• Purchasing AI tool.

CRM ADHOC: * NO MEETINGS.

• HubSpot access has been made.
• Training for QBO, Shopify and Hubspot not complete for Staff and Bookkeeper.
• Ast. Manager to attend summit this month for HubSpot.
• Ast. Manager attended RegFox Summit.

LCF: WSOB Liaison.

• Meeting February 15, 2026.
• Point 12 Power of PI, complete and sent (in LCF Process).
• Asked to join LCF Guidelines Sub-Committee (meeting every Tuesday) (COMPLETE).
• Asked to join LCF Publication Oversight Committee, updates made as Shop is reorganizing.
• Working with LCF Vice Chairperson with updating Glossary of terms and attaching for Translation approval (COMPLETE).
• Discussion on WSO, WSOB oversight, SR-13 Pending (Attached:).

NewsGram * NewsGram Guidelines to be revised (WSOB Chairperson, motion for approval.

WSOB:  DAL and WSOB Treasurer Training (COMPLETE).

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• DAL and WSOB Access (COMPLETE).
• Discussion on future Training and Procedures moving forward.
• Expense report to be added for WSOB members.
• Area response (online movement).

 

• Executive Session Request: WSOB Referral (Attached:).
• Referral Response: Waiting for update.

Respectfully submitted: Tai Ramirez, Director of Operations

WSOB CHAIR–Randy G.

Highlights:

• I participated in the monthly committee meetings and went to the office on a weekly basis. My chair-to-chair call is back on the schedule.
• We want to welcome Kalob and Russell to the board as our newest members. I look forward to their participation and contributions to our efforts.
• I also want to thank each and every other candidate that work so hard for our fellowship that were interested in becoming board members. We are truly blessed to have such talent willing to be of service.
• As we head into 2026, it has become clear to me that a path of trusting that our efforts are being put forward to moving our agenda, projects and“todo lists” forward in some responsible manner might need some “encouragement”.
• In the next couple of weeks, I am going to establish a clear and discernible list of action items for our directors. If any of our directors are not aware of our expectations, this list should identify what everyone is working on.
• I will also ask the directors to provide input as to when we believe these items can be resolved.
• 2026 has the makings for an exceptional year for Cocaine Anonymous. I’m watching Tai and Dawn answering the challenge and knocking it out of the park with their activity level and productivity.
• I want to show them the reciprocating energy from our board toward the continuation of our 2025 efforts to bring the office and the WSOB to places we’ve never been.

WSOB Secretary–Kimberley C. Highlights:

• APOLOGY: Hello everyone, I recently made several naming errors on the Office Board Minutes on the previous delegate mailing that caused confusion and inconvenience for the office and fellowship. I wish to very sincerely apologize for my oversight and commit to being more vigilant moving forward.
• H&I: * Attended H&I last Sunday. Correctional referral chair did not see any correctional referrals come in.

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• Media–has formed their subcommittee and have been meeting. Currently creating graphics for the cans and stickers.
• Committee decided they do not need to buy tools and can use free programs; would like to use budget for conference related items.
• Guidelines–John D: 2nd consecutive subcommittee meeting unattended. Made contact with lifeline to consult on guideline changes.

Referrals:

• Spent time tracking through the referrals. Cross-referenced the list and narrowed down the potentially open items.
• After tracking through the box and contacting makers of each Motion, all have been resolved or withdrawn except for 2.

Referral Status:

• 16651006: Clarification that the legal name is Cocaine Anonymous World Services (CAWS). RESOLVED.
• 16549684: Suggestion for updating pamphlet design and standardizing in black and white for Print on Demand. (To LCF).
• 16418733: Inquiry regarding literature in audiobook format.
• 16387743: Request for larger font on formats/readings.
• 15689026: Proposal to unify naming conventions for saved materials based on Archives handbook. CLOSED.
• 13633673: Request for a distinct “newcomers” H&I chip. CLOSED.
• 12408612: Request regarding royalty/license agreements for daily readings on websites. CLOSED.
• WSOB 2019-16: Google for Nonprofits and YouTube Nonprofit Program inquiry. CLOSED.
• New Motions Log: 2026.

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 DIRECTOR OF CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS (DoCaC)–Jesse G.

Highlights:

CAWS 2026 (Florida):

• Timeline on track; 3 months remaining.
• PI workshop scheduled for Saturday afternoon; resource table confirmed for giveaways and printed programs.
• Children’s event using Twinkle Toes nannies.
• Special Needs has ASL as back up.
• Newsletter features auctions and drawings.
• Unity hosting Kahoot game and popcorn machine.
• H&I reaching out to treatment centers.
• Financials: Total actual income $154,515.25; Total actual expenses $33,979.27.
• Registration: 383 total registrants; Royal 44% of total registrations.
• Program: MC Stevie Ray contracted; Humorous cover band to replace comedian; 8 confirmed workshops; 21 marathon meetings accounted for.
• Hotel: 2204 room nights booked (>25%); F&B minimum met; Credit application submitted.

WSC Conference 2026/2027: 2026 and 2027 contracts and addendums fully executed.

CAWS 2027 (Washington State):

• Steering meets monthly; timeline being reviewed by teams to ensure items are completed.
• Ad hoc committee planning to finalize registration costs by end of March.
• Give butter is up and running.
• Special event CRs submitted for boat trip and comedian.
• IT: 75% of website is complete.

CAWS 2028 (Scotland):

• 29 subcommittee chairs in place; General Committee meetings begin 2.8.25.
• HSBC account fully accessible; Initial deposit paid to EICC.
• Fundraising: Limited edition jackets for sale in Dublin; Planning Black-Tie boxing event.
• Contract signed for July 6th-10th in Edinburgh at the EICC.

CAWS 2029: Parthi elected Chair; 8 resumes received for steering positions.

WSC Conference Committee (WSCCfC): Working on referrals regarding online conference due to US entry concerns; Credentialing website is up.

WSC Convention Committee (WSCCvC): 8 resumes submitted for steering; Working on audio recording guidelines draft

RFP Committee: 20 RFPs received to date; narrowed down to 7 for final selection.

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DIRECTOR AT LARGE REPORTS Jason S. (DAL)

Highlights:

• Attended Regular WSOB meetings, WSC IT, WSOB ADHOC
• Ad HOC Tech & Website Committee
• Since our Last meeting I have some limited communication with Joe about the website.
• But no ad hoc meeting.
• I am waiting for Joe to to finish the 2 key spots.

Web:

• CRM: I am waiting on our consultant to become available.
• (btw did HubSpot goof .. or did we do nearly no sales in Jan 26? NO, we sold $27k in Jan. So that wont report is just completely wrong ?? like it got delink from shopify)

Wesley B. (DAL)

Highlights:

• Attended Regular WSOB meeting, North American PI, WSCPIC, North American PI Summit, Referrals Ad Hoc
• PI Updates
• Summit is the main update–The meeting continues today (2/21), but it’s been an interesting and productive set of sessions so far. Some key points:
• An exciting new outreach project Women’s C.A.R.E. is becoming its own ad hoc committee, focused on caregivers and support for pregnancy and moms in recovery. Plans include professional outreach, materials to share in local communities, as well as outreach to women’s meetings across the fellowship
• A visit to the office (thank you Tai and Dawn, and Randy), where we got to volunteer on office support, and I gave a short presentation on navigating the submission and approval process, explaining WSC to new PI Chairs and members from across North America how Conference processes work–with a lot of great feedback from the group
• Presentations on building local PI committees and budgeting for PI at the Area and World levels
• Revising the PI presentation to professionals and reviewing plans for professional outreach including All Rise (NADCP) both regionally and nationally
• A great presentation from Charise on PI.CA.Org and how materials are stored and shared for Area use. Also developed a new poster in the meeting to show folks how to create shareable files that can successfully navigate the approval process.
• Rethinking and updating the PI Rocks Road Show
• There look to be a lot of great ideas and new materials for SR-14 at Conference.

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• WSOB–Kim and I worked on referrals – Kim was able to get the spreadsheet form Yves, and we were then able to review the remaining list of potentially open referrals, and got it down to 2 or 3 the Board needs to review.
• Had a great visit with Tai and Dawn and Randy–Tai and I looked at updates to the WSM, Randy and I discussed plans for NewsGram and a process for moving forward, and Dawn and I connected on current NewsGram process and fellowship outreach.
• Newsgram–reviewing updates to NewsGram guidelines, and materials for the upcoming NewsGram.
• Continue discussions on new delegate orientation possibilities with Kim and Morten.
• It’s great to be here in Phoenix for the Summit and our board meeting (a whole different time of day!)–it’s a reminder how World Service and connecting with members from all over inspires great ideas and helps us celebrate so much great service to the fellowship.
• In (a lot of) Love and Service, Wesley B

Morten V. (DAL)

Highlights:

• Attending: Office visit in Phoenix, Archives monthly meeting, Translation meeting, Glossary of terms subcommittee meeting, CAWS 2028 steering committee, Office Merchandise committee talk with our chair
• Office visit: On my trip to Phoenix, I went to the office twice. I meet with Cameroon, Jennifer and Chris from the archives committee. We talked about Ray G boxes witch they organized, and I got to see a lot of cool items.
• I had talks with our DOO about the translation meetings and how to chair these.
• I also help Dawn out with orders and got to pack these and see how it works.
• Archives monthly meeting: Cameron F, Jennifer G and Chris W went to the office in Phoenix from Jan. 28 – Feb. 5, 2026. They spent the week in the main CA Repository and completed an inventory of all Ray G, Bill Z, and Bob L documents (some 8000 pages of paper) and organized them by type and category.
• Also renumbered the cataloged numbers into a 3 digit system which can accommodate the archives growth by 500%. There are currently 208 banker boxes and 41 banner tunes.
• They removed all plastic bags containing textiles and rewrapped in buffered acid free tissue paper.
• They installed a door sweep to minimize air exchange between the warehouse and the repository room.
• Also the room was swept and all loose dust and debris removed.
• They dusted and reorganized the display cabinets in the front office.
• Also installed some DampRid to handle excess moisture.

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• Translation meeting: Sara L gets voted in for secretary.
• Melanie (Glossary of terms) reports they are running a bit behind. It’s completed but they have looked at it again for consistency. Probably all done in 2 weeks.
• Tai, Sara, Richard and I will be Setting up meetings with France, Denmark, Sweden and the Quebec area. To clarify everything.
• We asked the members of the committee to help us out with the signing of all the new agreements from the different areas. Talk with the area chairs and get the things signed.
• Budget 500569GL $15,000.00
• AskAIGPT $39.99
• AI Bundle (Glossary of Terms Library) $79.96
• Glossary of terms subcommittee meeting: I participated in my first meeting because I was in phoenix and the time zone fitted much better. I was blown away. I got to meet the committee and saw the process of how they worked.
• They start with the word, then they find the standard definition in the oxford dictionary, then there is how its used in CA contextually and last, they have notes. Just amazing
• CAWS 2028 steering committee: Outreach chair and merchandise stopped due to personal reasons, 4-5 free chair position
• Lots of fundraising is coming up, London April 18th. I might go to that.
• Flyers approved
• Next meeting March 1
• Early tickets for sale? Can they sell earlier than 1 year. They will talk with WSOB.
• Office merchandise committee talk with Randy: We talked about for and against the
• office selling merchandise. I got some new knowledge.
• o I will be looking into CA jewelry, prices, and possibilities. I will get back with more information and see how the board feels about it.

Kalob T. (DAL)

Highlights:

• Onboarding: Got onboarded with dal04@ca.org, signed agreements and immediately jumped into helping out with email addresses, domains and files.
• Database Outage & Azure Billing Resolution: The app database experienced 3h54m of downtime due to an Azure billing issue. Jonathan covered the USD $656.59 charge and requires reimbursement.
• Root cause: New server resources were provisioned outside of our Azure Grant Sponsorship, resulting in unexpected charges. Microsoft has since updated their business

practices to prevent this issue; we ended up in their small percentage of failed upgrades.

• Contributing factors: When we renewed our annual grant in October 2025 (per usual process), Microsoft’s system failed to fully upgrade our subscription to the new nonprofit sponsorship tier. We were silently downgraded to Pay-as-You-Go—a mistake on Microsoft’s end.
• Resolution: After nearly three weeks of support tickets from Gustav E. and myself, Microsoft: Provided previously unavailable invoices, upgraded us to the new Azure Grant subscription, helped establish better account structure, is in the process of applying our payment to our credit.
• Our Azure Nonprofit Support person has been giving 2x email updates per week, and we’re waiting for them to apply the $656.59 to our existing credit as a refund option does not seem possible from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Support line.
• Gustav and I explored migrating the database to Digital Ocean (~$40/month) to eliminate Azure complexity and to grant the WSO immediate full control with less technical requirements to manage it. No decisions were made—this remains an option for future consideration.
• Acknowledgment: Gustav E. provided invaluable assistance throughout this incident. Credit where credit is due. Without his help, I would not have all this information.
• Domain names & Digital accounts: This is a work in progress to help centralize our information for us today and for the future.
• Ideally, we don’t have to hunt down any account login information in the future, and that will free up time from members in the office, and reduce concerns about expiring accounts. This will take some time as the accounts seem to be scattered across numerous folks in the fellowship.
• HubSpot will auto-deactivate inactive users and we received an alert for this. I’ve looked into it and have an eye on it. Neither account has been used since mid-October 2025, so we can let them auto-deactivate as a good security practice, and re-activate easily if/when needed.
• Zoom is set to expire in mid-March.I’mworking to get that sorted ASAP with a non- profit discount from Good Stack, with our typical 50% off for non-profits. As soon as I get access to Zoom, I can get us renewed and help the standing committees with their Zoom access.
• Account access to TechSoup.org and GoodStack.org have been acquired. Both of those services are what we use to access large discounted services for non-profits.
• Upcoming Expenses (IT): Sentry.io is a service used for monitor bugs and logging error tracebacks within the app database and the mobile apps. We are on the“Team”plan with

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• 3 IT members on it, dev@ca.org, and itcommittee@ca.org as additional accounts. This service is paid for annually at $312/year, charged on February 20th each year.
• Receipts will be emailed to doo@ca.org when we’re charged and receipt received. This is an“IT”expense for app support, but the expense officially goes through CAWSO as the app is not owned by the IT committee.

Kalob Taulien, Director at Large

WORLD SERVICE TRUSTEE (WST)–Karmen K.

Highlights:

GENERAL:

• Working with Tai and Joni on revisions to Publication Guidelines–particularly dealing with the AA Disclaimer and Concepts
• Updated Registrations: Cocaine Anonymous, We’re Here and We’re Free, CA Hope Faith Courage, C.A.
• Copyright Agreements: Colorado, London Area, Portugal, Sussex, Wales, South Africa, Holland Netherlands, Ireland, Noord Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Quebec, Canada, UK Area, Belgium, Alberta, Canada, Switzerland, Central UK, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Scotland
• Signed Local Pamphlet Printing & Distribution License Agreement 2026: Spain, Central UK, Colorado
• Signed Royalty Agreement: Ireland, Southwest Country, Central UK

WSBT:

• Participated in interviews for CA Treasurer and CA DAL. Welcome to Russell and Kalob
• Correspondence reviews
• Sent list of Trustees willing to go in the Dunk Tank for fundraiser
• Put together arrival/departure dates for 1st Quarterly
• Put together arrival/departure dates for 2nd Quarterly. Informed the Trustees that they are to use the credit card provided to register for the quarterly and convention. Tai will invoice what they owe (if anything)

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WSOB:

• Attended WSOB monthly meetings

ONLINE MOTIONS:

• Motion to approve CR2026-025 for Banners
• Motion to approve CR2027-016 for Hoodies
• Motion to approve CR2027-015 for Comedian
• Signed Printing and License Agreement for Thailand
• Motion to transfer $100,000 from Operating Account to Prudent Reserve – withdrawn
• Motion to approve CR2028-06 for preconvention fundraising

 WSC CONFERENCE 2026/2027:

Nothing to report at this time

CAWS:

• CAWS 2026: Motion to approve CR2026-025 for Banners
• CAWS 2027: Motion to approve CR2027-014 Pikes Place Tour
• CAWS 2028–Scotland Area: Working with Jennifer to make sure we are covered with the proper insurance for the Boxing event; Motion to approve CR2028-06 for preconvention fundraising

ARCHIVES:

• Participated in the Archive committee meeting
• Cameron and Jennifer went to C.A. Central Office: Jan. 28th to Feb. 5th; Approved Jennifer’s expense report for her travel and discussed their budget with her.

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TNC:

• Motion to approve CR2026-038–Stevie Ray–AV–passed. It is on the floor of the WSBT
• Motion to approve CR2027-017 Regfox–passed. Waiting in line for WSBT

WORLD SERVICE OFFICE TRUSTEE–Jonathan H.

Highlights:

Summary of General Activities:

• Participated in Online Business for WSBT and WSOB as Required
• Communication with WSO Chair, Treasurer, DOO, Asst. Manager, Bookkeeper, and other WSOB Members as Required.
• Treasurer Training: Met with Treasurer to go over reports, processes, shared all files; Set up GiveButter access; Was available to answer additional questions
• Expense Reports: New expense reports are being used
• Banking: Created login for new Treasurer; Transferred my access to HSBC
• Trustee Assignments: Jonathan is working to review the documents to collect all new trustee assignments on conference committees, sub-committees, and other committees.
• Licensing and royalties: Idea to have WSOB involved with printers and distributors to approve or be included on orders was brought to WSBT. Licensing agreements have been updated and this issue is resolved.
• Slate was provided to WSBT. Selections for Treasurer and new Director at Large were made.
• Motions: Awaiting spot in line to approve transfer from Operating Account to prudent reserve / emergency fund. Provided access to GiveButter to Richard E to begin new fundraising campaign.

WSC IT Committee (Lead Trustee):

• Met 9/27/25, 10/25/25, 11/22/25

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• Did not meet 12/27/25 due to holiday travel
• Lost access to treasurer email and calendar invite was lost so missed January meeting
• Will be attending meeting 2/28/26

WSC PI Committee (2nd Trustee):

• No Meeting attended yet

WSBT Finance Sub-Committee (Lead Trustee):

• No Meeting held yet

Long Term Planning (Member):

• At meeting 10/5/25
• Several projects in process; the following are projects currently being worked on:
• Book Development and Approval Process, Global Fulfillment, Investigation of North American Roll-Out for Pamphlet Licensing, NewsGram Updating, Global Growth Initiatives, Conference Scheduling
• No meeting held in November or will be held December

Upcoming Meetings of Note:

• WSBT Mid-Quarter Call–1/24/26
• WSBT Q1 Meeting–3/25/26 to 3/27/26

Best Regards, Jonathan Havens

NEW BUSINESS

MOTIONS

Spending Committee Online Motions:

March 9, 2026

Motion to approve CR2026-049 for $1822.26 for hospitality suite items, seconded. Passed unanimously.

March 10, 2026

Motion to approve CR 2026-050 for $1200, for entertainment to John Nichols, seconded. Passed unanimously.

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March 13, 2026

Motion to approve CR2028-07 for $631 for venue and refreshments for a fundraiser, seconded. Passed unanimously

Monthly Meeting Motions:

February 21, 2026

Motion to remove the long form concepts from our current publications, the 12 Step Companion Guide, HFC I, and HFC II, seconded. Motion passed with a majority.

Motion to approve the purchase of 10 racks along with inserting link in Shopify for purchasing, seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

REFERRALS

TBA

Respectfully Submitted,

Kimberley C., WSOB Secretary

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