August 31, 1995
Charles opens session with Serenity Prayer Roll Call
124 votes present. Quorum will be 83 votes.
Randall O’Brien chair of conference committee directs conference to the overhead for the room #’s of the committee breakouts and announces 12 step meeting in room 236.
Randall O’Brien read the statement of purpose for the Conference Committee.
Diane Dick read the statement of purpose for the Public Information Committee.
Rich Leiberman read the statement of purpose for the Convention committee.
Heidi Johnathan read the statement of purpose for Literature chips and format committee.
Jennifer Cole read the statement of purpose for the Structures and By-laws Committee.
Craig Shell read the statement of purpose for the Hospitals and Institutions Committee.
Jeff read the statement of purpose for the Finance committee
Walter read the statement of purpose for the Unity committee
Refer to committee
Mike, Calgary – Finance: look into the issue of paying for the hotel rooms for smaller areas who cannot afford to send their delegates.
Mike, Inland Empire – LC&F, Unity: to address pamphlet addressing the needs of youth in recovery.
LC&F: change the cocaine pamphlet to read ‘some of us mixed .. with heroin’
Angie, LA – S&B: consider extending delegate terms to 4 years
Peter, CA – LC&F: the CA stickers have become a popular item but the stickers don’t stick well., request a transparent inside the car stickers that actually stick
LC&F: CA literature racks
S&B: review procedure for meetings changing areas
S&B: restructure the designated border of the Central California Region £\ f CO—
Andy, Oregon – WSO, LC&F: consider removing the words Cocaine Anonymous from the coins to increase chip sales
Rose – LC&F: review and consider an eternity chip, (2) rescind the twelve step pamphlet
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Jim – PI: add a statement to CA home page that states everything on the home page is posted with full knowledge and consent of the Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference.
Susan, Florida – Co vent.: discuss the prevention or limitation of promotional activities for areas bidding for future world service conventions
Sharon, trustee – S&B: service manual page 43 #4 each trustee is expected to attend 2 out of 3 … change to 3 out of 4
Carrie – PI: redesign the billboards so they are easier to read
Conven.: establish a structural rotation geographic system for the CAWS Convention
Finance: to look into short term financing to areas on literature and chips
Russ – Trustees: review how they communicate with local groups and areas
Kim Marie, LA – LC&F: approve format and other lit. that has ben translated into Spanish and has been on hold
No Cal – LC&F: a CA help line information and guidelines piece
Leon, LA – S&B: consider placing something in bylaws about using ethnicity and religious symbols on CA memorabilia
Peleg Illinois – Convent.: please consider Illinois as area host for 1998 world service convention
Quinn, Wisconsin – S&B: in world service man pg. 15 second paragraph “a good GSR is familiar with AA” should read “a good GSR …. CA”
LC&F: a member in Wisconsin would like a reading to be included with the format.
Convent.: consider CA Wisconsin’s bid for the 1998 world service convention
Rick, Delaware – LC&F: look at the piece for professional cooperation H&I.
Mike Pine – convent: look for process for celebrate around the world t-shirt vlock or film distribution
All Committees: be specific about what travel expenses are for
Convent: compile a statistical summary of past conventions to assist future bids
Convent: anonymity statement to be added to convention formats and read at each convention
Rich – S&B & Trustees: 1. as per concept 3 define working relationship between world service board of trustees and its …
as per concept 10 define specific job description and scope of authority of the conference chair person and responsibility …
S&B: typos in manual page 34 item E should read “celebrate around the world”
David, New York – PI: Provide software or guidelines to the structure of the phone incoming system and deal with such things as caller ID
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Colorado – S&B: review of the proxy process so a delegate could proxy to a non-delegate
Convent.: guidance and seed money for regional convention
Jeff – Convent: consider San Diego CA as the 1998 convention site
Lee Thomas – LC&F: look at putting together a daily meditation book for CA and that it become a part of the preamble
New York – H&I: to put literature in a specific format for rehabs or hospitals that have the second disease of HIV or Methadone
Susan, WSO board director – trustees: past board members of the WSO be eligible to be WSBT Silvia – LC&F: take the free symbol off the Newsgram
WSO & LC&F: make sure that French speaking countries get updated versions of French literature
Anthony Joiner, Michigan – convent.: address the issue of spirituality of conventions and not have CA police guarding the hospitality room
Rick, Columbia – LC&F, Trustees: guidelines relating to the use of hotlines and helplines what is appropriate for referrals etc.
LC&F: get a storybook translated into Spanish
Carmen, Missouri – LC&F: reemphasize again hold top priority to translate literature into Spanish
Francis Benedict – convent.: CA world convention always rotate between 3 geographical areas East, Midwest and West in whatever order.
Mike, Calgary – PI: for national campaigns, look into supplying a PSA paid by world service.
Chris, trustee – Finance & WSO: review the royalties structure of all foreign printed lit.
Kevin Murphy, non-delegate – no vote, LA – WSO: establish a small discount to small areas when they send a current directory with their order
Carrie – LA – S&B: change all references in WS manual from world service office manager to world service manager
LC&F & Unity: Include an updated copy of the current mailing addresses of areas into starter kits to promote unity and ease of communications for new meetings in outside areas.
Unity: how to have CA Europe become a part of our conference & convention
S&B: confirm voting process of regional assemblies and the purpose of this procedure
H&I: guidelines relating to CA in prisons halfway houses.
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Convent., S&B, Finance: to review the restructuring WSC the convention and its related committee – specifically with removal of this event from the world service conference structure to the supervision of the CAWSO and all related changes.
Convent.: some guidance reallocation of funds and seed money at regional conventions
Motion 15: to close this session passed (with 1 opposition)