COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2021 AFTER CONFERENCE REPORTS October, 2021 End of Title Page Index of World Service Conference Reports Introduction……………………………………………………………………….page 1 Archive Committee……………………………………………………………page 2 Conference Committee…………………………………………………………page 5 Convention Committee………………………………………………………..page 9 Finance Committee……………………………………………………..………..page 11 Hospitals and Institutions………………………………………………………..page 13 Information Technology………………………………………………………….page 16 Literature, Chips and Formats…………………………………………………page 18 Public Information…………………………………………………………………page 21 Structure and Bylaws………………………………………………………….…..page 23 Unity…………………………………………………………………………………page…
Category: WS Conferences
The WSC is the nerve center and voice of our Fellowship. The WSC is the one time each year when all our service branches come together. Unlike all other branches of C.A. service, the WSC is not an entity, it is an event. At the WSC, the Delegates, the World Service Board of Trustees, and the managers and Directors of the World Service Office meet to discuss ideas and direction for the Fellowship of C.A. as a whole. The WSC can last up to a week; however, the planning and implementation associated with the WSC is a year-round proposition.
The Conference Committee is to provide the planning, organization, logistics, and implementation of the Business Conference to include preparation of the agenda. The Conference Committee will determine the location of the Conference unless otherwise agreed upon by voting Conference members. All World Service Conference contracts must be ratified by the CAWSO Board and executed by two or more board members and/or Trustees. Each Delegate must be knowledgeable about the needs and feelings of their Area and Region. From general meetings at the WSC, the Conference divides into various committees where all suggestions, questions, and problems are discussed. These topics include all matters of importance to C.A. as a whole. Each Delegate serves on a designated Conference Committee of his or her own selection. It is suggested that each Committee contains at least one Trustee. Any member of Cocaine Anonymous may serve and vote on any World Service Conference Committee, however, each Participant is limited to voting in one committee. Non-delegates may serve as Committee officers. It is recommended when electing Committee Chairpersons that the length of their delegate tenure is considered in order to be fiscally responsible to the fellowship and respectful of Conference budgets. Non-Delegate chair expenses must be incorporated into the committee budget and approved by the committee. Then the approved budget is brought to the Conference floor by the Finance Committee as part of the complete World Service budget for approval. All committee budgets need to be submitted to the Finance Committee by 9 am of the last breakout committee work day. Conference committee guidelines, policies and procedures are submitted to the Conference for approval, included in the Delegates notebooks, and are available to other interested members of the fellowship. Conference Approved Literature – a full list of Conference approved literature appears in the Appendix to this Manual.
World Service Conference Minutes:
Sept 1, 2022- WS Conference – Day 1 Minutes
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes Day 1 – September 1, 2022 Session to open at 4:30 PM CDT Russell S. calls to order at 4:32 PM CDT Welcome to the 38th conference of CA Jackie R. – recites serenity prayer Nicole L. – recites serenity prayer in French Morten V. – recites…
Sept 2, 2022- WS Conference – Day 2 Minutes
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes Day 2 – September 2, 2022 Session to open at 9:00am Russell S. calls to order at 9:02am Russell S. – calls for readings Fred Lorena – recites serenity prayer in Portuguese Claudia W. – serenity prayer in German Justin Gaeta – recites serenity prayer in English…
Sept 3, 2022- WS Conference – Day 3 Minutes
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes Day 3 – September 3, 2022 Session to open at 9:00 am Called to order at 9:04 am Russell S. – please settle down. I’ve asked Laurie to bring us together in prayer Laurie R. – reads St. Francis prayer and recites the serenity prayer Russell S….
2022 WS Conference – Archive Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 ARCHIVE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The CAWS Archive Committee has been busy. We continue to maintain an up-to-date Back of C.A. digital archive files for ca.org, docs.ca.org, museum.ca.org, as well as born-digital and scanned analog documents i.e. flyers, pamphlets, programs, etc. to redundant media, including a cloud…
2022 WS Conference – Conference Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2022 C.A. World Service Conference! We’ve worked hard all year to get prepared and organised for the conference. We want to provide the best service possible to all of the conference attendees and ensure that we have a…
2022 WS Conference – Convention Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 CONVENTION COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The Convention Committee has worked throughout the year, meeting monthly, with the chairs of the upcoming C.A. World Conventions. Austin did a great job hosting this year’s World Convention. The committee was filled with participating members, had good discussions and we…
2022 WS Conference – Finance Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: We represent the CAWS Finance Committee. It is the Finance Committee’s responsibility to oversee the prudent use of monies donated by the individuals of the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous. Since last conference we have seen some concerning issues within CAWSO regarding…
2022 WS Conference – H & I Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Greetings everyone and thank you for your service to our wonderful fellowship. I would like to thank everyone on the H & I Committee for your work and dedication. As in person meetings continue to slowly open back up, we…
2022 WS Conference – IT Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 World Service IT Committee REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Greetings from the WSCIT Committee, This has been something of a “rebuild/reassess” year for our committee, which has not resulted in Conference level actions to be considered, but which has led to our collaborations with other committees, and considerable…
2022 WS Conference – LCF Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 LCF REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The Literature, Chips and Formats Committee, also lovingly referred to as “LCF” is tasked each year with creating, updating and reviewing our Fellowship’s literature and meeting formats as well as considering any recommendations/referrals concerning our chips. Throughout the year we are blessed…
2022 WS Conference – Public Information Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Your Public Information Committee has had a productive year and would appreciate consideration of the following motions that we will be bringing for approval at this year’s conference. Before moving forward with these motions, we would like to acknowledge the…
2022 WS Conference – S & B Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 STRUCTURE AND BYLAWS REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: May our service reflect how fortunate we think we are for having found this solution in this fellowship. While S&B Committee work can at times feel a bit like wordsmithing, far removed from the frontline, we remain acutely aware…
2022 WS Conference – Unity Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 CAWSC UNITY COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Greetings from your 2021-2022 World Service Unity Committee. We welcome all who have travelled near and far to be here with us in service and hope you are all doing well. The Unity Committee Statement of Purpose is to enhance…
2022 WS Conference – Trustee Election Committee Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 Trustee Election Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The 2022 Trustee Election Committee (TEC) has received candidates from all of our eight Regions for TAL1, and 2 candidates from ANR for ANRT. The active slates this year include the Trustee at Large 1 and Atlantic North Regional Trustees…
2022 WS Conference – TEC Closing Report
CLOSING REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 Trustee Election Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The 2022 Trustee Election Committee has completed the process. All candidates have been informed of the results. We would like to thank all the delegates for participating in this spiritual process. We would like to encourage all delegates who…
2022 WS Conference – WSBT Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Your World Service Board of Trustees (WSBT) has worked tirelessly over the past year. The intake of new Trustees chosen by last year’s Trustee Election Committee (TEC) have been a godsend and have all proved to be very wise…
2022 WS Conference – WSOB Report
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2022 WORLD SERVICE OFFICE BOARD REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: My name is Earl H., and I am your World Service Office Chairman. I wish to express my gratitude to the World Service Board of Trustees and World Service Office Board Directors for asking me to serve our fellowship once…
Aug 31 – Sept 05, 2022 – WS Conference – Summary of Motions
2022 World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Summary of Motions Day 1 Motion 1: to recognize the petition of the Sussex area to be recognized as an area of CA. seconded Motion passes unanimously Motion 2: the conference recognize the area of Greece as an area of CA Seconded Motion passes unanimously Motion 3: That…
Aug 31, 2023 – WS Conference Minutes – Day 1
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 1 – Thursday – August 31, 2023 Day 1 – August 31, 2023 Russell S opened conference and welcomed all at: 4:31pm Prayers and reading: we are now a worldwide fellowship. Members were asked to the center mic. Marcel V – lead us in the…
Aug 31, 2023 – Archive Committee Report – Day 1
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Collecting relevant C.A. documents and items pertinent to the history of Cocaine Anonymous is the ongoing work of the Archive Committee. These tasks are global in scope and require an active and dedicated Archive Committee. The Archive Committee continues to work on open referrals, approaching them with thoughtful consideration…
Aug 31, 2023 – Unity Committee Report – Day 1
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2023 UNITY COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Hello family. The 2022-2023 C. A. World Service Unity Committee welcomes all who have travelled near and far, to be here with us in the fellowship of service. We hope you are all doing well. Our statement of purpose is to enhance…
Aug 31, 2023 – Hospitals & Institutions Committee – Day 1
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2023 HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Greetings everyone and thank you for your service to our wonderful fellowship. I would like to thank everyone on the H & I Committee for your work and dedication. We continue to apply our efforts in finding ways to help…
Sep 1, 2023 – WSC Minutes – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 Day 2 – September 1, 2023 Good Morning – Conference opened at 9:06am David L – serenity prayer in English Linda M. – Serenity prayer in French Nadz L. – read we can recover. Russell S – temperature…
Sep 1, 2023 – WSBT Report – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 World Service Board of Trustees Report: Your World Service Board of Trustees (WSBT) has had the chance to address many important C.A. Issues over the past year. The new Trustees chosen by last year’s Trustee Election Committee (TEC)…
Sep 1, 2023 – TEC Report – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 TEC Report: INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The 2023 Trustee Election Committee (TEC) has received candidates from seven of the eight Regions, and from the World Service. The active slates this year include the European Regional Trustee and the World…
Sep 1, 2023 – WSOB Report – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 World Service Office Board report INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: My name is Earl H., I am your World Service Office Chairperson. Many thanks to the World Service Board of Trustees for their continued support. A special thanks to our…
Sep 1, 2023 – Finance Committee Report – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: It is the Finance Committee’s responsibility to oversee the prudent control, management, and use of monies donated by the individuals of the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous. This year our committee has put…
Sep 1, 2023 – Literature, Chips & Format Committee – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 Literature, Chips and Formats INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS The Literature Chips and Formats Committee have been hard at work serving our Fellowship by implementing recommendations and referrals concerning new and existing literature, chips and meeting formats. LCF relies on…
Sep 1, 2023 – Structure & Bylaws Committee – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 Russell S. – Seeing no further questions for LCF Please join me in thanking them. Dinner break – please be back at 7pm Session reopened at 7:07pm Russell S – thank you for bringing up the issue with…
Sep 1, 2023 – IT Committee – Day 2
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – September 1, 2023 IT Committee INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Our committee made substantial progress this year: developed and prepared to launch a CA App for mobile devices, completed a comprehensive review and update to the IT Workbook, reviewed all Area websites, and…
Sep 2, 2023 – Public Information Committee – Day 3
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 3 – Saturday – September 2, 2023 Good Morning – Day 3 – September 3, 2023 Session opened at 9:07am Renzo L – Raffle Tickets for Holland!! After dinner they will be drawing the winning ticket. Judson W – Opens with the Serenity Prayer Crawford…
Sep 2, 2023 – TEC Report – Day 3
Welcome Back Russell S – TEC will be up next. Clay P – read the opening comments of their report. Trustee Election Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The 2023 Trustee Election Committee has completed the process. All candidates have been informed of the results. We would like to thank all the delegates for participating…
Sep 2, 2023 – Convention Committee Report – Day 3
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 3 – Saturday – September 2, 2023 Gregg B read their report INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The Convention Committee has worked throughout the year, meeting monthly, along with the chairs of the upcoming C.A. World Conventions. Atlanta did a great job hosting this year’s World Convention….
Sep 2, 2023 – Conference Committee Report – Day 3
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 3 – Saturday – September 2, 2023 Conference committee report – Justine K INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2023 C.A. World Service Conference! We’ve worked hard all year to get prepared and organised for this year’s conference. We want to provide the best service…
Sep 2, 2023 – S&B, Finance, Elections
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 3 – Saturday – September 2, 2023 Return from break – Call to order. S&B returning to the floor. Sydney P – Thank you for allowing me to come back. Motion 51: to include the following paragraph under the heading description on pg 21 of…
Sep 2, 2023 – WSC New Business
World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 3 – Saturday – September 2, 2023 New business Jonathan Ha – announcement about the freedom fund. So far, we have 39 new supporters for monthly donations. Totaling $675 per month right now. About $850 in donations for one time. Please take a moment and…
Aug 31 – Sep 2, 2023 WSC – Summary of Motions
2023 World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Summary of Motions Motion 1: to approve the petition to become an area for CA Holland Noord area. Seconded Motion Passes. Motion 2: motion to approve the previous conference minutes. Seconded Motion Passes unanimously. Motion 3: to reinstate Susan L to her position of director at large on…
Aug 29, 2024 – WS Conference Minutes – Day 1
Day 1 – August 29, 2024 – Afternoon session. Russell S opened the conference at 4:31pm. Yasmin R opened with the serenity prayer in English Nikita H opened with the serenity prayer in Dutch Russell S asked everyone to please silent their telephones Kalob T read who is a C.A. member in English Sarah L…
Aug 29, 2024 – WSBT Report – WS Conference – Day 1
WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The World Service Board of Trustees have had a busy year this year. A good deal of business has been done online and we have had three full quarterly meetings, one online over 4 days last December and two in person, one in Dallas and the…
Aug 29, 2024 – TEC Opening Report – WS Conference – Day 1
Can the TEC reps please come up to the mic TEC – Johan Tangen Main Motion 9 MOTION: TO APPROVE THE MIDWEST REGIONAL SLATE: Norma J Kurtina R Page | 48 World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 1 – Thursday – August 29, 2024 Patrice F Johan T thanked all of…
Aug 29, 2024 – WSOB Report – WS Conference Day 1
WORLD OFFICE SERVICE BOARD REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: My name is Earl H., I am your Outgoing World Service Office Chairperson. A huge thanks to our World Service Board of Trustees for their ongoing support and a very special thank you to my fellow Directors on the WSOB for their tireless willingness to serve the…
Aug 29, 2024 – H&I Report – WS Conference – Day 1
H&I REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Greetings everyone and thank you all for your service to our wonderful fellowship. Thank you everyone on the H&I Committee for all your work and dedication this year. It has been a challenge finding people for service, but going forward with that we will make extra effort to invite more…
Aug 29, 2024 – Unity Report – WS Conference – Day 1
UNITY REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: This year the CAWSC Unity Committee worked hard on finding new ways to collaborate and find inclusion between all areas within our worldwide fellowship. Stemming from some sentiments shared at the 2023 Conference, we made it our unofficial mission this year to find new ways to provide outreach to, and…
Aug 30, 2024 – Structure & Bylaws Report (Part 1) – WS Conference – Day 2
Day 2 – August 30, 2024 – Morning Session Russell S. Opened the meeting at 9:03am Candice I. Opened the meeting with the serenity prayer Russell S. Please make sure all the phones are silent so as not to disrupt the meeting. Roberta M. Read we can recover. Russell S. Mic check Larissa O. Read…
Aug 30, 2024 – Conference Committee Report – WS Conference – Day 2
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2024 WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2024 C.A. World Service Conference! We’ve worked hard all year to get prepared and organised for this year’s conference. We want to provide the best service possible to all of the conference attendees and ensure that we…
Aug 30, 2024 – Archive Committee Report – WS Conference – Day 2
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2024 ARCHIVE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Welcome to Archives World Service, where the past meets the present. Our mission is to preserve, protect, and make accessible the historical records and cultural heritage of our global community. Collecting relevant C.A. documents and items pertinent to the history of Cocaine…
Aug 30, 2024 – IT Committee Report – WS Conference – Day 2
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2024 WSC IT Committee REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The WSC IT Committee has been meeting monthly throughout the year to coordinate our work. Page | 42 World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous Daily Minutes – Day 2 – Friday – August 30, 2024 We had a productive year, building,…
Aug 30, 2024 – LCF Committee Report – WS Conference – Day 2
Day 2 – August 30, 2024 – Evening Session Russell S. Opened the evening session at 7.07pm Sophia W. Read the Serenity Prayer Russell S. Check you phones are off. CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2024 LCF REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: The Literature, Chips, and Formats Committee is composed of members across the world…
Aug 30, 2024 – Public Information (PI) Committee Report (Part 1) – WS Conference – Day 2
CONFERENCE REPORT C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2024 PUBLIC INFORMATION (PI) REPORT INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS: Kim G. Dear CA Members, What an incredible year it has been! I am delighted to summarize the outstanding achievements and enthusiasm of our Public Information Committee members and subcommittee chairs. Their dedication and passion for PI culminated in this year’s…