WSBT Quarterly Meeting
Summery of Minutes
Los Angeles, California
August 25th through September 1st, 2013
Since this report is a confidential CA document, for members only, it may contain members’ full names. This usage to facilitate communication within the fellowship was approved by the 1990 WS Conference. Such confidential use does not, of course, violate in anyway out Tradition on anonymity in public communications media (press, radio, TV, etc.
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WSBT Quarterly Meeting
Record of Minutes
Los Angeles, California
August 25th through September 1st, 2013
Open at 7:08 pm
Personal sharing (no more than 10 minutes each)
Moment of silence and Serenity Prayer
Roll call
- Ira Land – WST
- Kathy Jo Rangno – WSOT
- Rob Wellhauser – TAL/Secretary
- Brian Tenenbaum – MWRT
- Kenny Williams – ASRT
- Duane Miller – PSRT
- Jay Parker – SWRT
- Yves White – ANRT/Ast Secretary
- Russell Sedman – ERT/WSBT Vice Chair
- Terry Marsden – PNRT/ WSBT Chair
All Present
Reading of the 12 Traditions (Russell)
Read “long form” and discuss Tradition 12 – (Limit discussion) (Yves)
Read and discuss Concept 12 (Limit discussion) (Rob)
Chair’s opening remarks:
Review of WSBT agenda Change to agenda.
Attention to recording background noise, please announce yourself to assist transcriber.
WSBT officer reports (discussion on reports previously submitted for review) :
- Chair (Terry)
- Vice-Chair (Russell)
- Secretary (Rob)
Motion to approve the reports by Rob seconded by Yves passes
Trustee reports (discussion on reports previously submitted for review) :
- Atlantic North Regional Trustee (Yves )
- Atlantic South Regional Trustee (Kenny)
- Midwest Regional Trustee (Brian)
- Pacific North Regional Trustee (Terry)
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- Pacific South Regional Trustee (Duane)
- Southwest Regional Trustee (Jay)
- European Regional Trustee (Russell)
- Trustee At Large (Rob)
- World Service Office Trustee Report (KJ)
- World Service Trustee Report (Ira)
Motion to approve the reports by Russell seconded by Brian
Passed
WSBT Subcommittee reports – lead member listed first (discussion on reports previously submitted for review) :
- Finance (KJ)
- International Structure and Development (Russell)
- Legal (Duane)
- Long Term Planning (Rob, all)
- NewsGram (Terry)
- Orientation (Russell)
- Trustee Election (Kenny)
- Trustee Negotiating (Ira, Terry, Russell, Brian)
- Trustee Outreach (Yves)
- World Service Conference (Brian)
Motion to approve the reports by Brian seconded by Rob
Passed
Trustee Conference Committee reports (discussion on reports previously submitted for review): approved
- Archives (Russell – Duane 2nd)
- Conference (Terry – Ira 2nd)
- Convention (Duane – Brian 2nd)
- CAWS 2013 Final (Kenny) Second Rob
- CAWS 2014 (Duane) Second Kenny
- CAWS 2015 (Rob) Second Jay
- CAWS 2016 (Brian) Second Ira
- Finance (Brian – Jay 2nd)
- Hospitals & Institutions (Jay – Kenny 2nd)
- IT (Kenny – Yves 2nd)
- Literature, Chips & Format (Rob – KJ 2nd)
- Public Information (Ira – Russell 2nd)
- Structure & Bylaws (Yves – Rob 2nd)
- Unity (KJ – Terry 2nd)
Motion to approve the reports by Yves seconded by Jay except CAWS reports
Passed
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1) CAWS Convention updates:
CAWS 2013 Final (Kenny) Rob write letter thanking the Florida area for their service. Looking into doing this for all CAWSO conventions.
CAWS 2014 (Duane) Coming together, some members were on the CALA convention. Full steam ahead.
CAWS 2015 (Rob) Ongoing fundraising is important. Almost all committees have a chair in place.
CAWS 2016 (Brian) Steering members will be picked Thursday at conference
Motion to take business out of order, Russell second Brian to ratify the WSBT WSBT Ratifications
All members ratified.
PLACE MARKER – BUSINESS ITEMS
MARKER 2006.02.20 Copyright and trademark protection (Ira) – To remain on agenda for quarterly review Next Review – Principle register – September 4, 2020 Review of On-Line Copyright Issues
Service Marks | Where Protected
We’re here and we’re free | USA and EU
Cocaine Anonymous name | USA EU
C.A. | USA
CA logo | USA EU
The following marks have been registered in Canada:
- Trademark: WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE FRE Renewal Date; September 30th 2027
- Trademark CA HOPE FAITH COURAGE & Design Renewal Date: August 9,2021
- Trademark: COCAINE ANONYMOUS Renewal Date: December 13, 2021
- Trademark: A. Renewal Date: June 12, 2022
The copyright of the book A Quit Peace. Started the process with a company.
Takes 3 to 6 months.
What do we do about other languages? If protected in us than its protected in the us under in translation.
Social Media. Need to draft a guidance document. Jay, KJ, Kenny and Yves
MARKER 2006.08.13 Signature of annual corporate documents (All)
To be completed @ at fall Quarterly Completed
MARKER 2009.05.09 Status of WSO. – (KJ & Ira) in WSBT 2 in excel format. The
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7th tradition is down. Inventory cost up. We are not greeting the money in to provide the services the fellowship is asking for. Education to the groups to do the 70 thirty split.
MARKER NADCP – (Rob) NADCP will be in California after CAWS in 2014. There is an advantage of having trusted servants at the event. Could the PI committee impute the cards at conference?
MARKER TEC – (Kenny) The TEC slate needs to go the floor as a motion by region.
TEC Chair Brian
Assistant Chair Jay
OLD BUSINESS
DAL Ratifications Phyllis, Morgan. Both have been ratified.
2011.03.01 – European fulfillment facility – (Russell/KJ) motion made to move this project forward to the finance committee, the business plan for European fulfillment center as presented August 2013.
Motion made by rob seconded by Duane.
Motion Passes
HYPERLINK “http://www.ca.org” www.ca.org new site (KJ)
Trustee expenses at convention (Terry) Look at the Guidelines; Turn in expenses reports, reasonable to the fellowship of the money we spend. Book your flight Tuesday afternoon.
Concerns from members about the ratification process (Duane) The discussion about the process how and why this process has worked. This was an information gathering discussion with a possible referral coming down the road.
Removal of TAL from Drug Court (Rob) Rob would not like to be removed from this event. Need to go out in 12 step calls, can’t just sit and wait for people to be sent to us. The real need to have three people at this time.
Motion to send the Tal and a Regional Trustee to drug court.
Motion made by Brain seconded by Ira
Motion Passes
Conflict of Interest Policy (Brian) Brought hard copies of this from the Chicago area.
S&B Traditions/Concept discussion Yves looked at bringing in the long form of the AA Concepts to are WSM. Are Concepts are very close to the long form.
NEW BUSINESS
WSOB Ratifications – Motion to postpone ratification of WSOB until no later than the
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end of the fall quarterly 2013. Motion made by Kenny second Brian Motion passes
Motion to to rescind the prevese passed motion. Made by KJ second by Russell
Motion to carry out the ratification of the WSOB Treasure made by Russell second by Rob
Motion to ratify the WSOB Treasure not ratified Motion to ratify the WSOB Chair not ratified
Motion to ratify the WSOB Secretary ratified
Motion to ratify DAL Bob ratified
WSOB Chair Interviews/Election
WSOB Treasurer Interviews/Election (None at this time)
Election of WSBT Officers
- Motion to nominate Kenny and Russell for chair of the WSBT Russell
- Motion to nominate for Kenny, Brian and Rob for Vice Chair Kenny
- Motion to nominate Yves and Rob for Secretary Rob
- Motion to nominate Assistant Secretary Yves Yves
Transcriptions of the quarterly (pam) Willing to do the next transcription
Olympus 700M digital recorder
Yves Motion to make Pam the transcriber for all future and current transcriptions for the WSBT and B-2-B for 400 per quarterly.
Seconded byKJ
Motion passes
CAWS, Inc. Corporate Officers
- President: Russell Sedman
- Vice President: Kenny Williams
- Secretary: Rob Wellhauser
- Treasurer: Brian Tenenbaum
WSBT Group Inventory
Phone call October 6th
Quarterly November 22 to 24
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Close – Serenity Prayer
For WSBT officer reports: https://documents.historyofca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2013-08-25-09-01-WSBT-Minutes.pdf