Conference Opens Kevin Murphy, Conference Chair, welcomes everyone to the 2009 World Service Conference. Moment of Silence followed by the “We” version of the Serenity Prayer. Kevin Murphy mentioned that our previous Chair, Steve Edwards, passed away this year and asked for a moment of silence. He will be deeply missed. We Can Recover –…
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Sep 1, 2009 – Day 1, Daily Summary – WSBT Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Hayward Hunt – WST/WSBT Chair We would like to thank the Fellowship for allowing us to be of service. I would like to thank the members of the Board for an outstanding job. We have had our share…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Conference Opening Business
Kevin Murphy calls the Conference to order. Moment of Silence followed by the “We” version of the Serenity Prayer. How It Works – Read by Michael Chiki Roll Call 154 votes on the floor, quorum is 103 Kevin Murphy: Turn your cell phones off now. There was a petition yesterday regarding a district wanting to…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – WSOB Opening Report
OPENNING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 World Service Office Board Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: It is once again a pleasure and our privilege to report to you on the status of YOUR World Service Office operations and special projects of the World Service Office Board of Directors (WSOB). Thank you letting us be…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summaries – IT Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 IT COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Your IT Committee has continued for this last year to review and add new and review existing websites linking to www.CA.org and continues to review existing linked websites. This committee keeps in constant communication via email and through our online group….
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – S&B Committee Opening Report
C.A. World Service Conference 2009 Structure and By-Laws Committee> INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2009 World Service Conference. The purpose of the Structure and By-Laws Committee is to formulate by-laws, guidelines, and structures by which Cocaine Anonymous can operate, day-to-day, at Conferences and elsewhere around the world. Our goal as a committee is…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – Convention Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 Convention REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Purpose: to promote enthusiasm and unity within the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous and financially support World Service efforts to carry the message. The purpose of the WSC Convention Committee is to: Provide a World Service Convention for members of Cocaine Anonymous; Create…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – LCF Committee Opening Report
C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 LITERATURE, CHIPS & FORMAT COMMITTEE Approved Page 19 of 38 INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: It is great to be back with you this year! Do you enjoy reading, writing, or editing? Do you have a passion for C.A. literature? Do you ever wonder how that literature gets to the table?…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – Archive Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 ARCHIVE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Per our housekeeping for from prior conference we submitted a revised Procedural List that properly secures, communicates, tracks and protects all of the current archive as well as in coming archives. COMMITTEE INTRODUCTIONS: Let me introduce our current committee, our Vice Chair…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – PI Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 CAWS PI REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Public Information Committee has had 5 conference calls and remained continually active by email over the last 12 months. We are a very focused and hard working committee with members new and old helping to keep us moving forward with…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – Finance Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Finance Committee met at the World Service Conference in Denver, and had email and phone conversations throughout the year. Many referrals were Approved Page 29 of 38 addressed and either worked on in committee or sent forward to other committees….
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – Unity Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 UNITY COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: As WSC Unity Chair, I am delighted, excited and looking forward to the 2009 WSC. I must say it is always a pleasure to be of service in CA at any capacity. The committee is off to a great start and…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – H&I Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 H&I REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Jason Smidt, H&I Chairperson: Hey folks. The committee was pretty busy post conference. In the past, inmate letters sent to the central office were typically handed off to the regional trustee. Last year we consulted with the world office and agreed that…
Sep 02, 2009 – Day 2, Daily Summary – Conference Committee Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 CONFERENCE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2009 World Service Conference. This year’s theme is “Unity-Celebration of Life 2009”! As we proceed through these next 6 days let us celebrate our first tradition of UNITY. This committee’s task throughout the past year was to provide the…
Sep 04, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – IT Committee Closing Report
Conference Opens on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 2:41 pm. Kevin Murphy, Conference Chair, calls the Conference to order. “We” version of the Serenity Prayer. Reaching Out – Read by Cynthia Cronkhite. We will now proceed to Roll Call. Quorum Determination is 104. We are going to re-do the seating chart. Ian Young will be…
Sep 04, 2009 – Day 4 – Daily Summary – Unity Committee Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 UNITY COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments: Good afternoon: It is the purpose of this Unity Committee to enhance communication and outreach among our fellowship as concerned members of Cocaine Anonymous in the interest of carrying the message to the addict who still suffers. Approved Page…
Sep 04, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Finance Committee Closing Report
2009 FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE WORK THAT RESULTED IN MOTIONS MOTION: To approve the PI budget of $12,500.00 for the 2010/2011 budget. Second. Kevin Murphy: Discussion? Does the maker wish to speak to motion? Tom Walsh: Yes, this is a more than10% increase of last year’s budget and must come to the floor for approval. Cynthia…
Sep 04, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – H&I Committee Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 H & I COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Jason Smidt Approved Page 9 of 52 The committee welcomed a wonderful new group of members this year. Bill, Megan and Mona did a wonderful job at making them feel at home and we commenced at once to pass…
Sep 04, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Conference Committee Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 CONFERENCE REPORT Approved Page 14 of 52 INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Once again, it is apparent that this committee has successfully set out to do what it does best! The success of this Conference is due to outstanding committee that sits before you! Please give lots of money…
Sep 04, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – WSBT Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 WORLD SERVICE BOARD of TRUSTEES REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments Our thanks to everyone here at this year’s “One with the Spirit of Recovery” World Service Conference, and to the entire fellowship for allowing us to be of service, and for your ongoing support. It is…
Sep 4, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Public Information Committee Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 CAWSC PI REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments: CAWSCPI would like to thank the fellowship for giving us the opportunity to be of service. Our Committee has worked through the break- out with enthusiasm and diligence. The survey feedback and number of returned survey forms surpasses anything…
Sep 4, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – LCF Committee Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 LITERATURE, CHIPS & FORMAT COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Our committee has grown considerably at this year’s Conference. We welcomed several new members from the U.S., Canada and U.K. who have afforded our committee a broader and fresh perspective. The LCF committee members are fully engaged and…
Sep 4, 2009 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Convention Committee Closing Report (Part 1)
SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 CONVENTION COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS The 2009 WSC Convention Committee responded to 17 Conference referrals and split into 2 main sub-committees to focus on (1) Bidding Guidelines and (2) General Guidelines / housekeeping. This year there were no Convention bids received. Based on Standing Rule 22 of the WSC Guidelines,…
Sep 5, 2009 – Day 5, Daily Summary – Convention Committee Closing Report (Part 2)
Kevin Murphy: Let’s be seated and come to order. Get ready for roll call. Are there any announcements? It’s 9:09 a.m. on Saturday. Nick Alexander: We passed out reports yesterday, but we are passing out new S&B reports. Kevin Murphy: We will begin roll call starting on my right. State your name, affiliation and number…
Sep 5, 2009 – Day 5, Daily Summary – S&B Committee Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2009 STRUCTURE AND BYLAWS REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments Structure & Bylaws would like to start by thanking this body for the opportunity to serve you. This year this committee was committed to bringing you the “best”! We would like to acknowledge everyone that took the time…
Sep 5, 2009 – Day 5, Daily Summary – Final Conference Business
Kevin Murphy: Take your seats. We have a few items of business left. The time is 9:15 p.m. Saturday night. We have completed our committee business. I have been asked by a member to make what might be called a 5th concept regarding his experience the last few days. Page 27 of 29 Patrick Potter:…
Sep 1 – 5, 2009 – WS Conference – Summary of Motions
2009 World Service Conference Cocaine Anonymous Summary of Motions September 1-5, 2009 September 1, 2009 Trevor Scheible: Motion: To approve the redrawing the regional boundaries to include the province of Saskatchewan in the Pacific North Region. Second. Motion carries unanimously. Joy Hutcheson: Motion: Make a motion to accept the petition for Antelope Valley District to move…