Jan 21 – 23, 1994 – WSBT Quarterly Meeting Minutes

Page 1 of 20

COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Approved

Minutes of Regular Thrice Yearly Meeting

January 21, 22 & 23, 1994
Los Angeles, California

Since this report is a confidential C.A. document for members only, it contains member’s full names. This usage – to facilitate communication within the Fellowship – was approved by the 1990 WS Conference. Such confidential use does not, of course, violate in any way our Tradition of Anonymity in public communications media (press, radio, TV, etc.).

Page 2 of 20

CAWS Board of Trustees
Regular Thrice Yearly Meeting
January 21,1994
Los Angeles, California

The regular thrice annual meeting of COCAINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, at the LAX Sheraton was called to order at 7:30 pm.

1. QUIET TIME and the SERENITY PRAYER.

2. ROLL CALL:

BILL ZIMMERMAN, CHAIRPERSON, World Service Office Trustee
MIKE PINE, VICE CHAIRPERSON, Pacific North Regional Trustee
BOB CAMPBELL, World Service Trustee
JOHN HENSON, Atlantic South Regional
JENNIFER JONES, Southwest Regional Trustee
CRAIG HARRIS, Midwest Regional Trustee
CHRIS PHILLIPS, Trustee at Large
LEE ARTER, Pacific South Regional Trustee
DEBBIE HARRIS, Trustee at Large

3. THE TWELVE TRADITIONS were read.

4. PERSONAL SHARING was done.

6. GROUP INVENTORY was done.

6. MEETING TIME WAS SET for 9:00 am on Saturday, January 22, 1994.

7. MEETING WAS ADJOURNED at 11:30 pm.

Page 3 of 20

Meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.

1. QUIET TIME and the SERENITY PRAYER.

2. THE TWELVE TRADITIONS were read.

3. ROLL CALL:

BILL ZIMMERMAN, CHAIRPERSON, World Service Office Trustee
MIKE PINE, VICE CHAIRPERSON, Pacific North Regional Trustee
BOB CAMPBELL, World Service Trustee
JOHN HENSON, Atlantic South Regional Trustee
JENNIFER JONES, Southwest Regional Trustee
CRAIG HARRIS, Midwest Regional Trustee
CHRIS PHILLIPS, Trustee at Large
LEE ARTER, Pacific South Regional Trustee
DEBBIE HARRIS, Trustee at Large

4. TRADITION 5 was read and discussed.

5. TRADITION 6 was read and discussed.

6. CONCEPT 7 was read and discussed.

7. CONCEPT 8 was read and discussed.

8. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS were placed on New Business.

1. TRUSTEE BUDDY/SPONSOR SYSTEM – Bob Campbell
2. TWELFTH STEP CALLS/SHARE A RIDE – Lee Arter
3. TRUSTEE P.O. BOX PERMANENT LOCATION – Chris Phillips
4. WSBT RECORDING SECRETARY POLICY – Chris Phillips
5. WSO PUBLIC INFORMATION RESPONSIBILITIES; PRESS RELEASE, BOOK LAUNCH – Mike Pine
6. MASTER ACCOUNT USAGE – Mike Pine
7. COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK VIOLATIONS-HOW TO HANDLE – Craig Harris

Page 4 of 20

9. TRUSTEE AT LARGE ELECTION SCHEDULE OF TIME – Debbie Harris
10. THE BIG STORY, READING HISTORY AT A MEETING – Debbie Harris
11. REFER TO COMMITTEE LIST – Bill Zimmerman.
12. RELATIONSHIP OF TRUSTEES ROLE IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
13. WSO FINANCIAL REPORTS – Bill Zimmerman.
14. TRUSTEE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
15. PRE-CONVENTION FUND RAISING CONVENTIONS FOR WSC.
16. TAPING CONTRACT.
17. A GUIDE TO THE TWELVE STEPS – Debbie Harris.
18. PRAYER IN CONFERENCE APPROVED FORMAT: Christian vs. other.
19. USE OF THE N.A. RECOVERY TEXT IN MEETINGS.
20. DOES THE CONFERENCE NEED TO APPROVE THE LITTLE BIG BOOK?
21. PUBLICATION COMMITTEE.
22. NEED FOR UNITY COMMITTEE – Bob Campbell.
23. WORLD DIRECTORY; CONCERN OF EXPENSE AND TIME.
24. WSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
25. WSC SPEAKERS, UTAH.
26. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR GROUPS.
27. CHANGING REGIONS, KANSAS CITY, MO.

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

A. WSC FINANCE COMMITTEE – BILL ZIMMERMAN

There is a new chair from the conference, Dennis Garvey. There is also a new WSO Treasurer, Barry Goldstein. The format of the quarterly statement was discussed. Work is continuing on the chart of accounts. WSO Manager has learned Lotus 123. Discussion about Treasurer and Finance chair attending Los Angeles Trustee meetings.

1. Trustee Finance Committee – Craig Harris

This remains a dormant structure which will be a vehicle for advising the WSBT on matters of finance at some time in the future.

B. WSC CONVENTION COMMITTEE

1. Houston ’93 – Jennifer Jones

Page 5 of 20

A check for $4000.00 was delivered to WSO on January 21, 1994. The final report from the treasurer in Houston will be sent to WSO when the last misc. bank charges and other little details are cleaned up.

2. Cleveland ’94 – Craig Harris

Craig attended the December 19th meeting of the sub-committee in Cleveland. He will also attend the February, April, and May meetings. The committees are well organized, and working on or ahead of schedule. Pre-Convention fund raising is already approaching it’s budgeted amount. Craig was asked about the issue of C.A. jewelry being sold at the convention as memorabilia. He explained the spiritual and legal issues about our trademarked logo, and the committee decided to send the jewelry samples back. The names and addresses of the manufacturer and distributor of those items will be sent to the Trustee legal committee.

3. Utah ’95 – Mike Pine

The convention minutes are now being separated as to Regional and WSC matters. The financial records are current. They will soon finalize the logo. T-shirts for this convention will be available in Cleveland. The Utah chair is contacting the Cleveland chair.

4. Atlanta ’96 – John Henson

Monthly meetings have begun. Bill A. was elected chair. Committee officers are being nominated, and over 30 volunteers so far. Hotel negotiations are proceeding well.

C. WSC LITERATURE COMMITTEE – DEBBIE HARRIS/CHRIS PHILLIPS

The committee is in the process of revamping the 12 Step approval process: perhaps preparing for a new phase of literature approval. A new piece on The Twelve Traditions is going to committee. The chair of this committee, Anne Perry will be rotating out at the Conference. The committee had three items to refer to the Trustees. These became items 18, 19, & 20 on New Business. There was a request for definition of duties of the Publication Committee. Also submitted was a letter from Anne Perry, in which she addressed her concerns about changes made by the Publication Committee.

D. WSC PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE – JIM SCOTT

There is a lot of activity proceeding for a book launch. There was much discussion about

Page 6 of 20

the methods and content of such a book launch. The committee will proceed and address the concerns brought to the table. There is no report on the PI workbook. Diane D. met with agency in Arizona. The goal is to get “rough video” for conference budget of $100- $200. The Help line\Hotline guidelines will be complete by WSC.

The Vice-Chair has resigned.

1. Trustee and WSO P.l. Committee – Lee Arter

Kevin Murphy is the new chair. He attends monthly meetings where mail is answered and the referral list is updated. The conference committee is working on the Storybook release, and wants direction from the WSO P.l. committee. They want to send books to certain media personalities. The Loners group has not received any letters, and there are names waiting to write letters.

E. WSC STRUCTURE AND BYLAW COMMITTEE – BOB CAMPBELL

Trustees have referred the question of “is it necessary for the Trustee at Large candidate to only be the top vote getter’s for the regions?” to this committee for comments.

F. WSC UNITY COMMITTEE – JOHN HENSON

The committee will meet again in Cleveland at WSC. They are looking at their year-long agenda and goals. Their plans include work on a concept for a Unity Pamphlet, prepare and conduct a Unity workshop at the ’94 WSC. They will prepare and present a short opening presentation on “Unity Theme” at the WSC. Also, they will present quarterly articles on Unity for the NewsGram, write a set of preliminary guidelines to be approved in “94, and establish a medium of exchange for information, experiences, and challenges in Unity between Areas, Districts and Groups.

G. WSC CONFERENCE COMMITTEE – BILL ZIMMERMAN

Clay has resigned as the Conference Chairperson. Charles Lewis is now the acting chair. Jim Hirschman will produce a summary of the motions passed and a summary of the minutes.

H. WSC H & I COMMITTEE – LEE ARTER

There is a new chair, Craig Shell. He’s been active and has written an article for the

Page 7 of 20

NewsGram. He would like the Trustees to count the number of panels held in institutions per month. He would also like to know the average number of people in attendance. H&l pamphlets are at the printers.

1. TRUSTEE NOMINATING COMMITTEE – DEBBIE HARRIS

New delegates on the committee have been contacted and brought up-to-date on the scheduling for the Regional Service Assemblies. They also received the new “Service Resume Form”, for non-addict trustee input. Two of the six Delegates on the Committee responded. The World Service Office Board candidates have all been contacted by letter to request a phone call and a service resume. Bob Lemon is going to organize the telephone interviews for these people. There will then be interviews and resumes to be presented prior to the election of a new WSO trustee at the coming conference.

SCHEDULE FOR REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES:

PACIFIC SOUTH – February 6, 1994
SOUTHWEST – October 9, 1993 (Candidates were chosen)
MIDWEST – March 5, 1994 (Minneapolis, MN.)
ATLANTIC NORTH – April 23, 1994
ATLANTIC SOUTH – July 1994
PACIFIC NORTH – April 1994

The 1994/1995 candidates for the Southwest Region are:

Jay Finesilver (Trustee at Large candidate)
Bob Quanz
Aaron Green
Steve Amelotte

They will be contacted along with everyone else (except Atlantic South) at the end of Spring. At that time the committee will begin requesting resumes and organizing interviews. There will be outgoing Trustees in 1995 for the Midwest, Atlantic North, World Service Trustee, and Trustee at Large. Debbie will rotate out as the Chairperson of this committee at the end of the Conference.

TRUSTEE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE – BILL ZIMMERMAN

Nothing to report at this time.

Page 8 of 20

K. TRUSTEE LEGAL COMMITTEE – BOB CAMPBELL/LEE ARTER

Lee will be the contact between a San Francisco/Los Angeles firm in regards to their pro- bono work. There is an issue being resolved between Cocaine Anonymous and a Canadian business association called Chartered Accountants. Research done so far shows that we did register our trademark with the Canadian government and we did it before the Accountants. This has gone from a serious threat to a medium controversy.

10. TRUSTEE REPORTS

A. WORLD SERVICE OFFICE TRUSTEE – BILL ZIMMERMAN

PROJECTS COMPLETED

The year-end books have been completed and sent to our accountant. We have contacted Wendell’s for another blanket order. Added to this order will be 4 and 5 year medallions in French and 11 and 12 year medallions in English. An order for 22 billboards was placed for the fellowship. The following Areas ordered billboards:

LOS ANGELES, CA – 5
RIVERSIDE, CA – 1
COLORADO AREA – 5
OHIO AREA – 4
ORANGE COUNTY, CA – 2
TULSA, OK – 3
OREGON AREA – 2

ONGOING PROJECTS

World Directory
Dubbing PSA’s in Spanish
Literature on tape
Registration cards for groups
Chip and Literature Catalog
New order forms with new merchandise
Tape catalog/list for Convention Speaker tapes.
Three new pieces of literature, Crack, the 7th Tradition, and A New High from H & I, are in the process of being printed and will be available to the Fellowship in mid February. There was a delay in the editing of these pamphlets by the WSO Publications Committee.

Page 9 of 20

MISC. INFORMATION

Another Billboard company was obtained. A billboard order will be placed every six months or as needed.

NewsGram articles are always needed.

Wendell’s sent a “thank you for your business” by way of custom made silver Principle Medallions. It was decided by the WSO in keeping with our Statement of Policy, that the medallions be raffled and/or a dosed auction be held at the 1994 WSC so that the proceeds of this gift will benefit the Fellowship.

WSO computer hardware and software has been improved.

Three mailing lists have been established. One for Delegates, and all eligible to receive Delegate mailings. Another is for other members of the Fellowship who wish to receive mail from the WSO. The third list is for outside persons/entities (mostly hospitals and recoveryVserenity shops wishing to receive information.

STORYBOOK

As of January 21, 1994 the delivery date of the Storybook is the second week in February. Total books pre-sold to date is 6496. Total printed: 12,500 Regular Edition, 3000 H&l Edition and 20,000 signatures.

Hazelden has ordered 80 cases.

B. WORLD SERVICE TRUSTEE – BOB CAMPBELL

Bob reported that he attends WSOB meetings. He participates in local events, and wants to reach out to the entire Pacific South, not just the LA area.

C. REGIONAL TRUSTEE REPORTS

1> Pacific North – Mike Pine

WASHINGTON – There are 30 meetings. They have two H&l meetings. There are five districts. There was a problem with their phone line. Incoming calls were not being referred to C.A. Action has been taken.

OREGON – There are 21 meetings, 12 H&I meetings. They will celebrate nine years os C.A. on January 15, 1994. They are having their annual convention on Feb 4,5,6 1994, and Dance Around the World.

IDAHO – Boise has one meeting, Twin Falls has two meetings. They have filed to become an Area and are having Dance Around the World.

Page 10 of 20

UTAH – The 1994 Regional Convention and the 1995 WSC plans and pre-convention events are conning along very well. Contracts for both events are signed. They have 20 meetings and three H&l meetings.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – There are 65 meetings, down from 70. There are 34 H&l meetings in the Area. Eight of the ten districts stay consistently involved and operating well. Four districts will have Dance Around the World. The Area now meets quarterly. Each district is now responsible for their own phone line.

NEVADA

Reno – No contact with anyone in Reno.

Lake Tahoe – No contact with anyone is Lake Tahoe.

CANADA

Calgary. Alberta – There are now 11 meetings, two H&l meetings. They have an event each month and are doing well. They plan to make a donation to WSO soon.

Vancouver. British Columbia- There are four meetings and two H&l meetings.

ALASKA

Anchorage – One meeting a week currently, looking to start a few new ones. They have 30 to 50 people attending the meetings. They are not receiving information on other events from areas in their region.

2> Pacific South – Lee Arter

There will be a Regional Convention February 6, 1994 At the Long Beach Memorial Hospital. The purpose is to elect Trustee candidates. The meeting is to be held in conjunction with the Inter Area meeting.

There is an annual Campvention camp out that is held every year which is a cooperative effort by the Pacific South Region.

San Gabriel/Pomona Valley Area Convention is being held March 18, 19 and 20, 1994 in Ventura, California. This is the second annual convention and is being held at the Holiday inn in Ventura.

The San Fernando Valley Area is holding a convention in June at the Newport/Costa Mesa Red Lion. They are also having a Dance Around the World on February 19, 1994. San Fernando Valley has made a commitment to have a step workshop covering the

Page 11 of 20

different steps, going through all 12 in one year. These workshops are scheduled to be held every other two or three months.

Orange County is having a Fourth Step Workshop, January 22, 1994. They are considering starting a Traditions Workshop. Plans are being made to receive the Storybook and distribute. Next year’s convention hotel reservations will be booked through the Esmeralda Hotel. Esmeralda will handle any overflow with other hotels.

Marathon meetings were held over the holidays by most of the Areas.

Meeting count:

Central California 20
Inland Empire 23
Los Angeles 170
Orange County 30
San Diego 31
San Fernando Valley 50
San Gabriel/Pomona 54

Total 378

3> Atlantic North – Jim Scott

MAINE – One meeting weekly. Wondering about the book. No contact since last summer.

MASSACHUSETTS -11 weekly meetings (including, six H&l). Treatment center where three meetings were closed. They set up a phone that CA pays with cooperation of a treatment center. ASC meeting participation is growing. They will attend the Regional Assembly, but will not have Dance Around the World. They sent for video PSA: with a written request they will receive written permission to duplicate.

RHODE ISLAND – They have eight meetings plus five H&l meetings. Celebrated their sixth anniversary. Small fellowship, enthusiasm is down. They have the same Area Chair, but new Secretary, Treasurer and committee members. They have some local treatment centers closing. They are not having Dance Around the World.

CONNECTICUT – About 40 meetings, unknown H&l. H&l census is down, they are trying to stabilize. They will have Dance Around the World at another time, maybe April. They are sponsoring Third Annual Conference in November at the Ivoryton Conference Center,

Page 12 of 20

which is close to Rl and MA. They have new Area officers.

NEW YORK – There are 82 meetings and an unknown number of H&l meetings. Dance Around the World is February 12, 1994. There is also a Winter Convention March 4-6 in White Plains, and a Summer Convention July 1-4, 1994. They celebrated their 10th anniversary with a banquet dance at a NYC hotel, with over 160 in attendance. No recent contact with Syracuse meetings.

PA/NJ/DE – They have 38 meetings, plus about 20 H&l meetings. They are having a Dance Around the World in March 1994. They have monthly fund raisers to supplement 7th tradition, which only covers about 15% of their expenses. They will have monthly dances through April. They are having a dinner banquet to help support their phone line on Sat. April 16, 1994. They will also have their annual Spiritual Breakfast on Sunday, June 26, 1994. Also, they have an annual convention planned for August 19-21, 1994. ASC meeting is attended by 17 meetings regularly. They want the “elevator” PSA to better reach out.

WASHINGTON D.C. – They have 16 meetings, H&l now in the jails too. Literature doing OK, they are using the little Big Book. Some meeting quit reading “Who is an addict?”, feeling it is too graphic. They changed their hotline to voice-mail with mainly meeting information. They are not having Dance Around the World, but the special events committee is reorganizing.

MARYLAND (Eastern Shore) – This is a new contact. They have one meeting, which is about 18 months old.

MONTREAL – There are 80-90 meetings (15 are English speaking the remainder French) plus H&l. They have new office space, the treasurer resigned, and the hotline coordinator has been replaced. They are having an election to replace a Yvon the delegate who resigned. The hotline gets 1200+ calls per month! They want the French book printed in Canada.

TORONTO – They have seven meetings plus two H&l. They have a new delegate who will be in Cleveland. They are not having Dance Around the World. The District meeting is bi-monthly. The controversy about the “gender issue” has ended.

OTTAWA – No contact.

Followed up on KD’s correspondence, but no response yet.

Page 13 of 20

4> Atlantic South – John Henson

TRIPS TAKEN:

• Arkansas Area Convention – September 24, 1993.
• Louisiana Area Meeting/Speaker Dance – December 4, 1993.
• North Carolina Area organizing meeting – December 18, 1993.
• South Carolina Area organizing meeting – December 19, 1993.

FLORIDA – They have over 60 meetings and a statewide hotline. They are having a Dance Around the World in Pensacola for three districts. They have quarterly meetings for the Area. They also have an active P.I., H&l and activities committees.

GEORGIA – There are over 60 meetings. They are developing a statewide organization. Atlanta has a hot line. They have active PI, H&l, activities and convention committees. Atlanta is supporting Dance Around the World.

ARKANSAS – There are over 25 meetings. They have an active Intergroup. The 1994 Regional Convention will be in Little Rock on July 4, 1994.

LOUISIANA – They have five districts that have over 58 meetings. The Area meets on a monthly basis. They have hot line, fund raising, PI and H&l.

TENNESSEE – There are over 20 meetings. They opened a central office and a hotline. They are finding out about the fellowship in Nashville.

SOUTH CAROLINA – There are three meetings in Spartanburg and one in Hilton-Head. They want to petition the Conference to become an Area. They have Intergroup, hotline, PI, H&l, literature and activities committees.

NORTH CAROLINA – They have four meetings in Charlotte, Efforts are being made to unify the state. They want to petition the Conference to become an Area.

ALABAMA – There are four meetings. Outreach efforts are being made from Mobile.

VIRGINIA – There are 18 meetings in Norfolk. Area structure is started.

MISSISSIPPI – They have five meetings in Jackson, and are having some growing pains.

5> Midwest – Craig Harris

Page 14 of 20

MICHIGAN – No contact.

OHIO – Statewide support and enthusiasm for 1994 WSC.

INDIANA – Plans that were being made for the Indianapolis district to host the Tri-State convention have been shelved.

ILLINOIS – The growing pains of districting continue. One district had funds disappear. Other districts have seen growth in meetings, participation at the district level.

WISCONSIN – Effort continue to spread meetings to parts of the state other than Milwaukee.

MINNESOTA – They are still struggling financially.

NEBRASKA – They are holding a seventh Anniversary celebration January 21, 1994.

They hope this reaches out to surrounding states. PI committee is active, led by their delegate, Nick J.

MISSOURI – No statistics available.

6> Southwest – Jennifer Jones

KANSAS – Wichita has 18 meetings. Things are going well. They have started a Kansas Area Meeting List, with surrounding cities on the schedule, which also includes the phone numbers of help lines. There are some conflicts about changing the name from C.A. District Office, to Wichita, Kansas District Office C.A. or Kansas State Area. Kansas City has three loyal meetings. Topeka and Tecumseh have five meetings. Kansas City, Missouri wants to join the Southwest Region.

ARIZONA – There are around 80 meetings between Phoenix and Tucson, Phoenix will have two new delegates at the Conference. Steve A. is coordinating the Storybook purchase and delivery. The State Convention will be in July, 1994.

COLORADO – Denver has 31 meetings. Two delegates and the Area Chair attended the Third Southwest Regional Convention and Regional Assembly in Tulsa, OK October 8-9, 1993.

NEW MEXICO – There are 14 meetings in Albuquerque, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Roswell, and

Page 15 of 20

Santa Fe. One delegate will attend the Conference. They will be hosting the fourth Southwest Regional Convention in the fall of 1994.

OKLAHOMA – Tulsa has 31 meetings at last count. The 3rd SOUTHWEST Regional convention and Assembly were held in Tulsa during October 8-10, 1993. The convention workshops, speakers, etc was all successful. The Assembly had six delegates, the Area Chair, Trustee at Large, and Regional Trustee. The slate elected at that time are:

Jay F. Colorado (Trustee at Large)
Steve A. Arizona
Aaron G. Texas
Bob Q. New Mexico

The next Regional assembly will be held at the 1994 WSC.

TEXAS –

Houston – There are 130 meetings. An activity committee has been formed. Dance Around the World will be held February 12, 1994. Outreach is keeping in touch with neighboring Areas.

Austin – There are 15 meetings going strong. They will be hosting the Texas State Convention, tentatively scheduled for August 12-14, 1994. Fund raising is going well. Houston is helping with fund raising.

Corpus Christi – There are eight meetings. They hosted the Texas State Convention in September 1993. There was a lot of support from the Area. Seed money was turned over to Texas Area Service.

Amarillo – There are four meetings going strong.

Abilene – There are two small meetings.

Dallas – One meeting.

Port Arthur – Four growing meetings.

Beaumont – One meeting has met for over a year.

D. TRUSTEE AT LARGE

1> Debbie Harris

The only out of country contact has been from London, where meetings are growing and doing well. Debbie had mostly phone contact this quarter but, plans to attend the Area convention in Chicago, The World Service Convention, the Southwest Regional Convention, and The Dance Around the World in Chicago. Debbie’s newsletter address list exceeds 350 names. When she rotates out it is unknown who/how the newsletter will

Page 16 of 20

continue. Anyone interested should contact Debbie.

2> Chris Phillips

Baton Rouge and Cleveland were visited. Chris was in contact with Wichita and Kansas City. He is working on a book history for an article for the NewsGram. He will attend the Pacific North Regional Convention.

E. WSBT SECRETARY REPORT – DEBBIE HARRIS

Correspondence was received from Jim Scott, John Henson and Debbie Harris. The minutes of CAWS, Inc. were prepared.

11. OLD BUSINESS

A. TRUSTEE ARTICLES FOR NEWSGRAM

1 > New York’s 10th anniversary – dropped

2> Making Amends – in the works

3> Storybook History – Jim and Chris collaborating

4> Topic of service – Debbie

5> Steps six and seven – Chris

6> To be determined – Jennifer

7> Unity – John

8> C.A. and the Big Book – Craig to send already written article in.

9> Copyright/trademark violations – Bob

B. SALT LAKE CITY HOTEL CONTRACT – BILL ZIMMERMAN

The preliminary contract was signed August 1993. Bill will contact Howard and Burton.

MEETING TIME SET FOR 8:00 am SUNDAY JANUARY 23, 1994.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:20 pm WITH A PRAYER.

Page 17 of 20

Meeting was called to order at 8:10 am.

1. QUIET TIME and Serenity Prayer.

2. THE TWELVE TRADITIONS were read.

3. CONCEPT NINE was read and discussed.

4. CONCEPT TEN was read and discussed.

5. ROLL CALL

BILL ZIMMERMAN, CHAIRPERSON, World Service Office Trustee
MIKE PINE, VICE CHAIRPERSON, Pacific North Regional Trustee
BOB CAMPBELL, World Service Trustee
JOHN HENSON, Atlantic South Regional
JENNIFER JONES, Southwest Regional Trustee
CRAIG HARRIS, Midwest Regional Trustee
CHRIS PHILLIPS, Trustee at Large
LEE ARTER, Pacific South Regional Trustee
DEBBIE HARRIS, Trustee at Large

6. NEW BUSINESS

A. TRUSTEE BUDDY/SPONSOR SYSTEM – Bob Campbell

A God hat was used to determine who was who’s buddy:

Jennifer and Lee
Bob and Craig
Jim and Mike
John and Bill
Debbie and Chris

Moved to old business.

B. 12 STEP CALLS/SHARE A RIDE – Lee After

Page 18 of 20

Refer to PI to develop guidelines.

C. TRUSTEE P.O. BOX PERMANENT LOCATION – Chris Phillips

Moved to old business.

D. WSBT RECORDING SECRETARY POLICY – Chris Phillips

Dropped.

E. WSO PI RESPONSIBILITIES – Mike Pine

Concerns discussed and committee will proceed.

F. MASTER ACCOUNT-Mike Pine

Moved to old business.

G. COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARK VIOLATION-HOW TO HANDLE – Craig Harris

Bob will write a NewsGram Article. Any instances that come to the WSO will be referred to Lee and Bob.

H. NUMBER OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS

Moved to old business.

I. TRUSTEE AT LARGE ELECTION – Debbie Harris

Moved to old business.

J. THE BIG STORY – Debbie Harris Debbie will read from her final copy.

K. THE REFER TO COMMITTEE LIST – Bill Zimmerman

Page 19 of 20

Moved to old business.

L. RELATIONSHIP OF TRUSTEE ROLE IN COMMITTEES AT CONFERENCE

Moved to old business.

M. WSO FINANCIAL REPORTS – Bill Zimmerman

Moved to old business.

N. TRUSTEE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Moved to old business.

O. PRE-CONVENTION FUND RAISING CONVENTIONS FOR WSC

Moved to old business.

P. TAPING CONTRACT

Utah to send taping quotes to WSOB to decide.

Q. A GUIDE TO THE 12 STEPS – Debbie Harris

MOTION: A Guide to the Twelve Steps, Step 9 of the Literature Approval Process has been met. Seconded. PASSED.

R. PRAYER IN MEETINGS – Christian Prayer vs. other (Conf Approved Format)

Moved to old business.

S. USE OF THE N.A. RECOVERY TEXT

Moved to old business.

T. DO WE NEED THE CONFERENCE TO APPROVE THE LITTLE BIG

Page 20 of 20

BOOK?

Moved to old business.

U. PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

MOTION: To temporarily suspend the Publication Committee pending Trustee approval on a set of guidelines on which that committee will work. Seconded. PASSED Unanimously.

V. NEED FOR THE UNITY COMMITTEE – Bob Campbell

Moved to old business.

W. WORLD DIRECTORY- DO WE WANT THE EXPENSE OF PRODUCING?

Moved to old business.

X. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

See related motion of #U.

Y. WSC SPEAKERS – UTAH

Moved to old business.

Z. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR GROUPS

Moved to old business.

AA. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CHANGING REGIONS – Chris Phillips

Moved to old business.

NEXT MEETING time set for Tuesday, May 24, 1994 at 7:00 pm in Cleveland, Ohio.

MEETING ADJOURNED at noon with the Lord’s Prayer.            ‘ .