Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference 2001 Wednesday, August 29, 2001 – Day One Summary of Motions and Activities Conference Opens with the Serenity Prayer How It Works – Read by David Wyatt Twelve Traditions – Read by Heidi Jonathon Twelve Concepts – Read by Joy Hutcheson Introduction of the Conference Board Chairperson – Scott Stevenson…
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2001 WS Conference Summary of Motions – Opening Reports
2001-08-29-Conference-Day-1-Summary.pdf
2001-08-30-Conference-Day-2-Summary.pdf
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – WSBT Opening Report
Trustee Reports Meredith Glasser, WSB Trustee Meet four times a year, a conference call a month. We each sit on a committee or two. We try to keep the committees working all year round. We also interview all trustee nominees. A trustee also sits on the CAWS convention committee. They review the use of our…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – WSOB Opening Report
WSO Report – Steve Edwards The WSO is the main contact for CA as a whole. Our main purpose is to maintain contact with all groups, areas and districts. We are also charged with the protection of our copyright information. I’d like to introduce our members: Elizabeth Saldebar, Vice Chair Robin Chase, Joy Hutcheson, Treasurer…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – Archive Committee Opening Report
Archive Committee – Patrick Potter We have accomplished a few projects…we’ve gone through over a 100 boxes, filed everything by year, currently working on capturing all info on disk, discovered no memorabilia. The archival process is now manageable. To preserve our beginnings in a museum type style for all to see. Although we have had…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – TEC Opening Report
Trustee Slate of Nominees Approval – Amy Beech The T.E.C. is made up of all the trustees, and one delegate from each region. Each region designates a slate of candidates based on a vote taken at their regional assembly. Please refer to your WSM for the TEC guidelines. Trustee Candidate Slates: Pacific North Cynthia Cronkhite…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – Unity Committee Opening Report
COMMITTEE REPORTS Unity Committee –Jim Holder Written report We do have a unity lunch scheduled this year, and are taking into consideration new ideas for next year. We still have tickets for sale – please try to purchase your tickets by tomorrow so we can plan. Page 13 We will be collecting articles for the…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – H&I Committee Opening Report
Hospitals and Institutions –Harrison R. Jenkins We’ve done quite a bit of work. 3 subcommittees. We’re looking for submissions for the NewsGram. Our subcommittee chair has resigned so we’re looking for a replacement. We’re looking for the H&I contacts at your area/district so we can correspond with the inmates we hear from more efficiently. We…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – Finance Committee Opening Report
Finance –Phil Landau Last year the committee broke with tradition and presented a deficit budget for the 2001-2002 year. The committee came to the floor at 1:00 AM. Due to the time and exhaustion of the conference, there weren’t many questions. There were the next morning. Patty and Joy talked a lot about budget income….
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – Convention Committee Opening Report
Convention Committee –John Rosa We had a few resignations over the year…the vice-chair and secretary. Chicago gave us the names of the officers for their CAWS convention. We will be electing officers for this committee for next year. 138 referrals last year. We addressed 40-some, worked on the guidelines and will work on changes if…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – LCF Opening Report
181. Literature, Chips and Format – At this time there are four pieces at step 11 – which means that they went out to the fellowship in draft form, and we will look at…Anonymity, A Guide to the 12 traditions, Traditions Group Inventory and a Public Information workbook. We are reviewing 70 stories for the…
Aug 29, 2001 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions – S&B Committee Opening Report
Structures and Bylaws –Una Hogan Before I start my report because our previous chair could not be hear at this conference. Last year we did a lot of work, as we do every year. We had three referrals tabled because we Page 16 needed info from WSO and BoT’s. To my knowledge, we have not…
Aug 30, 2001 – Day 2 – Summary of Motions – Public Information Committee Opening Report
Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference 2001 Thursday, August 30, 2001 – Day Two Summary of Motions and Activities Session opens with the Serenity Prayer. Announcements Roll Call Total of 132 voting members. Quorum is set at 87. Kevin: Point of order – According to our WSM 2001 edition, 3.8, paragraph 22, line C, Standing Rule…
Aug 30, 2001 – Day 2 – Summary of Motions – Internet Committee Opening Report
Internet Committee Report –David LaBell, Chair of the World Service Conference Internet David L.: The Internet Committee is responsible for matters relating to the creation, update and maintenance of the Area and or District websites, in accordance with the World Service Conference Internet Committee Workbook and Guidelines. Last year, the Internet Committee did, among other…
Aug 30, 2001 – Day 2 – Summary of Motions – Conference Committee Opening Report
Conference Committee –Kevin Flaws, Conference Committee Chairperson Kevin F.: We will be bringing a complete set of guidelines to the floor this year for consideration, that would help guide future committees in putting on a Conference. We did our part to try to tighten our budget, without decreasing the efficiency of the Conference. You should…
Aug 30, 2001 – Day 2 – Summary of Motions – OLD Business & Referrals
APPROVAL OF THE 2000 WSC MINUTES Motion to approve the 2000 WSC minutes, seconded. Motion carries. OLD BUSINESS Chair: After reviewing the transcripts, I can find no old business, unless someone has anything to bring to the floor. Break Conference called to order. Kevin: I’m briefly going to go over the procedure for the referrals,…