World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Summary Wed. August 31, 2016 Opening Session Tony D. – Conference will come to order at 7 pm PDT. Good evening and welcome to the 33rd World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous. Please join me in the Serenity Prayer. Melissa W. from CO will read ‘Who is a…
Category: 2016 Opening Reports
Aug 31, 2016 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – WSBT Opening Report
Tony D. – Trustees up please Duane M. – Reads the opening comments of the report. OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Your WSBT has worked diligently throughout the year within what our World Service Manual clarifies as ‘the broadest scope of any branch…
Aug 31, 2016 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – WSOB Opening Report
Tim A. – Read opening comments from the report. A PowerPoint presentation was shown. World Service Office Board 2016 World Service Conference Opening Report Submitted by: Tim A., Chairperson Thank you so much for the opportunity to serve as the Chair of the World Service Office Board. Our board has been hard at work on…
Aug 31, 2016 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – TEC Opening Report
Rob W. presents report OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 Trustee Election Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The 2016 Trustee Election Committee has received candidates from six Regions. The PSRT, SWRT, PNRT, WST and the WSOT positions are open positions. There are Three Trustees rotating off the board and we currently have two…
Thur. Sep 1, 2016 Daily Summary Day 2 – Chair’s Opening
Tony D. – Conference will come to order at 8:00 a.m. Please join me in the Serenity Prayer. Steve C. will read “We Can Recover”. Tony D. – Let start Roll call. Tony D. – Can we keep the background noise down to a minimum. Tony D. – Number of votes 152 voting members. Quorum…
Thur. Sep 1, 2016 Daily Summary Day 2 – Public Information – Opening Report
PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Last year the PI committee began several projects at conference in hopes to complete them in our off-season: We set forth to update the handbook; produce additional video PSA’s; and seek participation in the new online survey. Not only have we completed those tasks, but we developed additional…
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – Literature, Chips & Format – Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 LITERATURE, CHIPS & FORMAT REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The World Service Conference Literature, Chips, and Format (“LCF”) Committee reviews, edits, and submits literature to the WSC for approval. Our function is to manifest the expression of C.A.’s Hope, Faith and Courage through the writing of material for…
Thur. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – H&I – Opening Report
Michael C. – Read opening report. Opening Report C.A. World Service Conference 2016 H&I Committee Report Introduction and Opening Comments: Since the end of last year’s conference the H&I Committee held monthly conference calls and continued to reach out to our worldwide fellowship in hopes of tracking H&I Panels and to help promote the implementation…
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Structure & Bylaws – Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 Structure & Bylaws Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Welcome to the 2016 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 Conference and around the world. Our goal…
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – Finance Committee – Opening Report
Tony D. – Order please. Earl H. – I have tickets for the drawing for the CAWS 2017 Convention to win full 2 registrations/etc. Come see me if you are interested. Heidi J. – Read report OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Finance Committee had three…
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – IT Committee – Opening Report
Jim S. — Read report OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 IT COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: WSCITC have been trialing the Citrix based video conferencing solution (Go To Meeting) for our monthly committee meetings and have been impressed by the low bandwidth needed for excellent connections of voice calls and note that…
Thur. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – Unity – Opening Report
OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 UNITY REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome trusted servants who have traveled from every corner of the globe. We are all here for the same cause, a fellowship we love!!! The theme for this year’s conference is Unity Strengthens Our Community. 09-01-2016 Daily Approved Page 19 of 28…
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – Archive Committee – Opening Report
Cameron F. – Read Archives report OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 ARCHIVE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Archive Committee has been busy during the Post-Conference period “protecting C.A.’s future by preserving C.A.’s legacy.” To date, we have accomplished the following objectives: Created a PowerPoint Presentation on the early history of Chicago C.A….
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – Conference Committee – Opening Report
Jay F. – Read the report. OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2016 C.A. World Service Conference. The theme this year is: “Unity Strengthens Our Community.” Your WSC Conference Committee has been working all year to get prepared, organized and ready to welcome you, our…
Thurs. Sep 1, 2016 – Daily Summary – Day 2 – Convention Committee – Opening Report
Jerico M. – Read report OPENING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2016 CONVENTION COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: 09-01-2016 Daily Approved Page 25 of 28 The purpose of the World Service Convention is to promote enthusiasm and unity within the fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous and financially support World Services’ effort to carry the message to the…