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 World Service Delegates. We want to provide the best possible service to all of the attendees of the Conference, as well as keeping Delegates and other attendees informed of many varied issues affecting CA as a whole. Our Committee has been working tirelessly since the close of the Conference last year in September, 2015. We met by phone every month, or more than once a month when necessary. We also met informally in Chicago at the World Service Convention.
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Our accomplishments this year include:
A review of the Evaluations of the 2015 Conference with implementation of appropriate changes
Completion of the “After Conference Report” for distribution to the delegates/fellowship and posting to the appropriate website and weblinks
Distribution of Conference daily summaries to delegates/fellowship
Review of Closing Reports and completion of Final Conference Report
Committee review of responsibilities and participation of committee members
Approval of all revised Conference forms ie: registration, proxy, etc.
Approval of responses to Conference Committee Post Conference Referrals and follow up on any previous in Conference Referrals
Refined the online referral process to delegates in Delegate mailings
Refined the online evaluation process used at the 2015 Conference which will be used at the 2016 Conference and for future Conferences
Coordination of the move to the new Conference Hotel after being at the old hotel for 14 years.
Implementation of a plan to go green and paperless wherever possible
Implementation of a plan to make the Conference inter-connected and cloud based wherever possible
Method of ensuring that all items prepared by the Conference Committee are included in mailing/online distribution, including SR-14 mailing/online distribution
Completion of 2016 Conference Agenda
Review and update of Orientation for 2016 Conference
Refinement of Electronic voting started last year and to be used again this year
Refining the planning of the Kick-Off dinner on-site for all Conference Registrants
Coordination with the Unity Committee to have the Unity breakfast and Unity speaker meeting also be on-site
COMMITTEE INTRODUCTIONS:
Committee Members
Jay F. – Chair
Sarah T. – Vice Chair
Jessie G. – Secretary
Susan L. – Coordinator
Cindy C. – Co-Coordinator
Linda F. – DOO
Gregory A.-Admin. Coordinator
Alesia F. – Admin. Co-Coord.
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Conference Officers
Tony D. – Chair
Trevor S. – VC/Parliamentarian
Ruby L. – Co-Secretary
open – Co-Secretary
Anne M. – Atlantic South Regional Trustee
Ira L. – World Service Trustee
This Committee has worked very hard all year. We are incredibly grateful for this Committee and everyone who stepped up to serve and for the opportunity to be of service to our C.A. Fellowship.
We had one post Conference Referral:
Referral:
Could you provide the following information for each referral: Name of the submitter and contact information. Or a link to the referral database if it is possible. Submitted by Yves W.
Response:
This will be implemented effective this year. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
CLOSING COMMENTS:
The Conference Officers and the entire Conference Committee are excited to be here and work with you this week to create a successful 2016 World Service Conference. If you have any questions or concerns during the Conference, please see myself, Susan L. (Conference Coordinator), or Cindy C. (Conference Co-Coordinator). As a reminder, we are seeking and encouraging all members to join and serve on this committee. Being a member of this Committee is exciting and rewarding.
Thank you for allowing us to be of service to our fellowship. Jay F. – Conference Committee Chair.
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Tony D. – Any questions for the committee?
???? – Why does the Conference committee manage the Box and not World Service Office? Jay F. – We are looking into buy our own version of the Box and implementing that going forward.
Tony D. – Any more questions? Seeing none, thank the committee.
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