Friday, August 29, 2003 – Day Three Kandy Hall – Motion to suspend, for this Conference, the reading of the following portions of the Committee Trustee and Office Board reports: Referrals or items tabled until the next year; and items the committee will continue working on through the year; Referrals or items referred to other…
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:
Aug 30, 2003 – Day 4 – Conference Summary of Motions
Saturday, August 30, 2003 – Day Four Steve Edwards – Motion: On page 4.5 of the World Service Manual, “World Service Office Trustee, No. 2”. Change as follows: “Candidates are nominated for World Service Office Board Trustee, and a minimum of two candidates shall be elected by majority vote of the World Service Office Board….
Aug 31, 2003 – Day 5 – Conference Summary of Motions
Sunday, August 31, 2003 – Day Five LCF Committee Report: Tondrick Jones – Motion: To accept the pamphlet, “Unity” as Conference approved literature, with the typographical changes, as shown on Attachment D. With some minor opposition, the motion passes with substantial unanimity. Gillian Crabtree-Rowan – Motion to authorize the WSO to change the reverse of…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – New Petitions for Area
Page 1 of 57 Cocaine Anonymous World Service– Conference Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Day One Daily Summary Session Opens with Serenity Prayer How it works Read by-Bryan S. The Twelve Traditions Read by-David B. The Twelve Concepts Read by-Phillip L. Announcements & parliamentary procedure-Conference Chair Roll Call-141 voting members Quorum-94 Introductions – Conference Officers Scott S.-…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – WSBT Opening Reports
Page 3 of 57 Trustee Reports: Teri K.: ATLANTIC SOUTH REGION CONFERENCE REPORT Submitted: August 2004 WSBT Activities This year has been a very busy one for me as Atlantic South Region Trustee and as a member of the World Service Board of Trustees. Served as Chair of the WSBT and worked closely with members…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – WSOB Opening Report
Page 22 of 57 WSO CHAIR REPORT FOR AUGUST 2004 WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE As always, it is a great honor to serve Cocaine Anonymous in any position, especially as Chair of the World Service Office. We have been very busy since our last World Service Conference dealing with both predictable and unpredictable issues. To begin…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – Finance Opening Report
Page 28 of 57 Brian W.- WSOB Treasurer I submitted a report Finance Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Finance Committee met during the C.A. World Services Convention in Los Angeles. We also had phone and email communication throughout the year. The committee’s focus during the year was to finish the ìFinancial Guidelines for…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – TEC Election Committee Slate
Page 31 of 57 Chair reads the requirements for the slate ratification. Trustee Election Committee Slate 2004 WS Conference Motion to approve the WSOB Slate Earl H. and Judy W. Second Motion Passes unanimously Motion to approve the Atlantic North Slate Nick L. David L. Leslie G. Second Motion Passes unanimously Motion to…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – Conference Committee Opening Report
Page 32 of 57 Conference Committee Reports: World Service Conference Conference Committee INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Looking around the room today, you can see the most obvious evidence of our committee’s work. This Committee is responsible not only for putting on the Conference, but also for keeping the delegates and other attendees informed of issues…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – H&I Committee – Opening Report
Page 37 of 57 Hospitals and Institutions 9/3/2004 C.A World Service Conference 2004 WSC Cocaine Anonymous Hospitals and Institutions Committee Report Dear H&I committee members, I would like for you all to take a moment of silence. Our committee is deeply saddened by the loss of Melvin B. His passion and dedication was relentless towards…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – Unity Committee Opening Report
Page 40 of 57 Unity Committee: C.A. World Service Conference 2004 Unity Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Hello, my name is Terry D. from the Midwest Region. I am this year’s World Service Unity Chair. This past year, Unity committee members worked on various unity issues and events, including “Unity at the Beach” at…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – IT Committee – Opening Report
Page 42 of 57 Internet Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Internet Committee would like to welcome the new delegates and thank them for being of service to this fellowship. This committee, not being large in numbers, has continued to provide a service to this fellowship with comments and suggestions for those areas creating…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – Structure & Bylaws Committee – Opening Report
Page 43 of 57 Structure and Bylaws INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2004 World Service Conference. The purpose of the Structure and Bylaws Committee is to formulate bylaws, guidelines and structures by which Cocaine Anonymous can operate day-to-day, at conferences and elsewhere around the World. We plan to execute with great diligence the…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – LCF Opening Report
Page 44 of 57 LCF Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: LCF Committee has been in session throughout the year since the last conference, meeting in an online email group and through a series of 10 conference calls. The Storybook Subcommittee has also been in session throughout the year, meeting in their own online email…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1, Daily Summary – Public Information Committee – Opening Report
Page 48 of 57 Public Information Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: It is my pleasure to report that the WSC PI Committee has remained active and productive since the last conference thru an online e-mail loop. We have a busy year ahead of us. We have plans to re-vamp the radio PSA’s to fit…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1, Daily Summary – Finance Committee Opening Report
Page 50 of 57 Finance Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Finance Committee met during the C.A. World Services Convention in Los Angeles. We also had phone and email communication throughout the year. The committee’s focus during the year was to finish the ‘Financial Guidelines for Cocaine Anonymous’. This was a project which stemmed…
Sep 1, 2004 – Day 1, Daily Summary – Convention Committee Opening Report
Page 51 of 57 Convention Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: During the year the WSC Convention Committee met during the 2004 CAWS Convention in Los Angeles, utilized conference calls and email to handle work relevant to our committee. Throughout the year we have: updated Convention Guidelines reflecting the decisions of the 2003 WSC selected…
Sep 3, 2004 – Day 3, Daily Summary – Opening Business
Page 1 of 22 Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference Friday, September 3, 2004 – Day Three Daily Summary Serenity Prayer Roll Call-149 Quorum- 99 Bryan S. – Motion to suspend the rules to hear a Motion out of order. Motion Passes. Bryan S. – Motion: Add to standing rule #12 the following sentence: Referrals or…
Sep 3, 2004 – Day 3, Daily Summary – WSOB Closing Report
Page 13 of 22 The WSOB CAWSO BOARD REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS For a change, the referrals sent to the various WSC committees we have served on are more challenging than the referrals sent to the WSO. Fortunately, there were not‘ a lot of referrals ‘to work with and many were either already taken…
Sep 3, 2004 – Day 3, Daily Summary – IT Committee Closing Report
Page 16 of 22 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 INTERNET COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments This year the Internet committee did not hand out any pocket protectors but did swear in a new SR-14 Sheriff. His web-browsing skills were exceptional and his point and click accuracy was rated at 99.9%. The committee…
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Unity Committee – Closing Report
Page 1 of 85 Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference Saturday, September 4, 2004 – Day Four Daily Summary Serenity Prayer Roll Call Votes- 149 Quorum- 99 Chair Announcements Terry D. C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 UNITY COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: My name is Terry D., outgoing Unity Chair. ‘Personal recovery depends upon C.A….
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary – H&I Committee – Closing Report
Page 5 of 85 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 H&I COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS My name is Harrison R. J. outgoing WSC H&I Chair with one vote at this years conference. Our committee was given the task of responding to 7 referrals and 4 motions. We worked feverishly on these referrals there was…
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Public Information Committee – Closing Report
Page 14 of 85 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS As stated in our opening report at this conference, the Public Information Committee conducted business throughout the year both online and by telephone. We worked on compiling the 2003-2004 survey results. At this conference we developed a process…
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Conference Committee Closing Report
Page 25 of 85 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Opening Comments It has been a pleasure to serve this fellowship as vice chair-“acting chair” these past two years. I am looking forward to serving as your Conference Committee Chair. Our committee worked year-round to bring this conference to you. The outcome has…
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary – LCF Closing Report
Page 34 of 85 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 LCF COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Our members include: Sherri H. OSA Chair Scott K. SGPVCA Vice Chair Judy W. WSOB Co-Secretary/WSOB Liaison David M. GA Co-Secretary Cynthia C. PNRT LCF Trustee Susan D. FL StorybookSub-committee Chair Ronald A. CALA Greg B. San Diego Jack…
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary WSBT Closing Report
Page 52 of 85 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Point of Information- Addendum is following our report Opening Comments First, I wish to thank the entire World Service Board of Trustees (WSBT) for their hard work this year. Two members of our current Board are…
Sep 4, 2004 – Day 4, Daily Summary – Convention Committee – Closing Report
Page 61 of 85 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 CONVENTION COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Committee Introductions Tammy M. – Chair Johnnie E. Greg U. Carl W. – Vice Chair Dennis H. Arnold M. Susan C. – Secretary Pilar R. Benjamin S. Cindy C. – Co-Secretary Patty F. Arlene R. Carolyn Baker Wilbert L….
Sep 5, 2004 – Day 5, Daily Summary – Opening Business
Page 1 of 52 Cocaine Anonymous World Service– Conference Sunday, September 5, 2004 Day 5 Daily Summary 8:05 a.m. Serenity Prayer Announcements Roll Call Total 120 Quorum 81 Trevor S. – Motion to suspend the rules to consider an agenda item out of order, specifically conference officer elections. Second Motion carries unanimously Elections: Nominations– for conference…
Sep 5, 2004 – Day 5, Daily Summary – Structure & Bylaws Committee – Closing Report
Page 3 of 52 Structure & Bylaws: C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 Structures & Bylaws COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments’ This committee s relentless commitment to ensure the most comprehensive 2005 WSM worked diligently through long late night hours to insure we delivered motions to the floor that did not include large,…
Sep 5, 2004 – Day 5, Daily Summary – Finance Committee – Closing Report
Page 44 of 52 C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2004 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS This year, the Finance Committee started our committee meeting with the Serenity Prayer and the reading of a portion of the 11th Concept. We found ourselves guided with the words from this concept because they speak to our duties…
Aug 30, 2005 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – Conference Opening Business
Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference Tuesday, August 30, 2005 – Day 1 Daily Summary Conference opening Serenity prayer How it works – Read by Susan Doch The Twelve Traditions – Read by Eric Rosene The Twelve Concepts – Read by Robin Long Roll Call – 142 Preliminary Quorum Determination – 95 Seating chart Chair’s announcements…
Aug 30, 2005 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – WSOB Opening Report
WORLD SERVICE OFFICE REPORT: Bob Campbell: AUGUST, 2005 QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM THE CHAIR OF THE WSO While the “usual drill” this time of year is to spend a lot of time in preparation for the WSC, this time around everything seems to be falling into place…
Aug 30, 2005 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – WSBT Opening Report
WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEE’S REPORT: Teri Knight INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: We would like to thank you all for a great year of service to and by the fellowship. Thanks, too, to the entire World Service Board of Trustees (WSBT) for their hard work this year. Between our quarterly meetings and conference calls, the…
Aug 30, 2005 – Day 1 – Daily Summary – TEC Opening Report
Jay Finesilver Trustee Election Committee – Trustee Slates of Nominees/Approval Motions to approve the following Regional Slates: See page 4.5 of the WSM for more information: CONFERENCE APPROVED SLATE The candidates nominated from each Region shall be submitted to WSC for ratification by two-thirds vote of the WSC. All candidates who complete the WSC ratification…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – S&B Committee Opening Report
Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference Wednesday, August 31, 2005 – Day 2 Daily Summary Conference Session Opens- 8.20 am Serenity Prayer Roll Call – 149 Quorum – 100 Conference Committee Reports STRUCTURE AND BY-LAWS INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome to the 2005 World Service Conference. The purpose of the Structure and By-Laws Committee is to…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – H&I Opening Report
HOSPITALS & INSTITUTIONS REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: My Name is Eric Rosene, WSC H&I Chairperson. The H&I committee had only one referral after the end of last years conference. We will complete this before the end of this year’s conference. H&I had many referrals via the World Service Office from inmates from all over…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Finance Committee Opening Report
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The Finance Committee met during the World Services Convention in Memphis. We also had limited email and phone conversation throughout the year. We have looked into ways to increase participation in the CAWS Contribution Program – to alleviate the “fears” and concerns of members. We also discussed ways…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Conference Committee Opening Report
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Welcome to the Conference, “Opening the Doors to the World” which we have done with the approval for the “Petition to become an Area” – Welcome to South Africa!!! Also, welcome to the new region, Europe!!! Looking around the room today, you can see the most obvious evidence…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – LCF Committee Opening Report
LCF Committee Report INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Page 9 of 18 During the last year the LCF Committee has been in session throughout the year via online email group meetings and a series of telephone conference calls. The Storybook Subcommittee has functioned in a similar way. Every region of CA has been represented through this…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Public Information Committee Opening Report
PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: In September 2004 the PI Committee established an online email group in order` to conduct business until the next Conference. For those members unable to participate online we kept in touch via the telephone as often as possible. As can happen sometimes between Conferences a couple of…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Internet Committee Opening Report
INTERNET COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The WSC Internet committee utilizes the internet (duh) to remain in communication throughout the year to facilitate the new websites and answer questions regarding electronic information and Cocaine Anonymous. Our chair Ivan Libson was detained from being here to a family emergency and expressed his apologies and best…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Convention Committee Opening Report
CONVENTION COMMITTEE REPORT Page 14 of 18 INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: The WSC Convention Committee met once during the 2005 CAWS Convention in Memphis and developed a Yahoo group to facilitate our work throughout the year. Since the 2004 Conference we have: Updated Convention Guidelines reflecting decisions of the 2004 WSC Selected the Steering committee…
Aug 31, 2005 – Day 2 – Daily Summary – Unity Committee Opening Report
UNITY COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: On behalf of the Unity Committee, I would like to welcome you to the 2005 World Service Conference “Opening the Doors to the World”. We would like also like to invite you to join us for our annual Unity Luncheon and speaker meeting to be held on Friday,…
Sep 2, 2005 – Day 4 – Daily Summary – H&I Committee Closing Report
Session opens 2.45 pm Serenity Prayer Roll Call 150 Quorum 100 WSOB Chair, Bob Campbell, World Donor Program. Our information shows that 40% of the people signed up for the Donor program drop out. The total amount of money generated is $16,828.per month. We have added 26 new contributors at this conference totaling $5,076 per…
Sep 2, 2005 – Day 4 – Daily Summary – IT Committee Closing Report
INTERNET COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS This year our committee was enthusiastically joined by 5 new delegates spanning 3 regions. There were referrals worked on from the end of the conference last year through the beginning of the conference this year. All referrals validated a response or resulted in a motion. Our committee now…
Sep 2, 2005 – Day 4 – Daily Summary – LCF Committee Closing Report
LCF COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS: Our members include: Jack Barron CAUK Chair Yves White QC Canada Vice-Chair Judy Weissman WSOB Secretary/WSOB Liaison Cynthia Cronkite PNRT LCF Trustee Susan Doch FL Storybook Sub-committee Chair Greg Baron San Diego Stephen May BC Canada David McQuaig GA Tigua Naghel CALA Arlene Rudolph PN/NJ/DE Thomas Wroblewsky WI…
Sep 2, 2005 – Day 4 – Daily Summary – TEC Closing Report
TEC: Jay Finesilver (TEC Chair) – Thanks to the 15 people who served. Hayward Hunt is the new World Service Trustee. Atlantic South Trustee position – No candidate was selected. The members of the WSBT will assume that position. Questions: Don Logan – How many candidates were there for the Atlantic South position? Jay Finesilver…
Sep 3, 2005 – Day 5 – Daily Summary – Conference Committee Closing Report
Session Opens – 8.09 am Serenity Prayer Announcements Roll Call- 145 Quorum 97 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Our committee worked year-round to bring this Conference to you. The outcome has been truly awesome, as well as spiritual. We as a Committee made our best effort to meet the needs of this fellowship….
Sep 3, 2005 – Day 5 – Daily Summary – S&B Committee Closing Report
STRUCTURE AND BYLAWS REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments’ This committee s relentless commitment to ensure the most comprehensive 2006 WSM worked diligently to insure we delivered motions to the floor that did not include large, voluminous, convoluted, controversial motions that result in lengthy conference discussions. We carried over 15 referrals from the 2004…
Sep 3, 2005 – Day 5 – Daily Summary – Convention Committee Closing Report
CONVENTION REPORT INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS Opening Comments Our committee worked throughout the year to support the upcoming CAWS Conventions. In committee we addressed the referrals sent to us and discussed how we can be of greatest service to the conference floor. Our commitment to you insures that we continue to question our process and…