In July of 1950, at the First International Convention in Cleveland, Ohio it was decided to try this General Service Conference idea. There were six basic reasons underlying this proposal by our cofounders. These reasons were:
Hello Area 05, I’m writing today to let you know about my trip to Brooklyn as a Conference Committee Chair to the General Service Board Weekend. What a fantastic experience. I met all of the staff, trustees and the other delegate chairs. We were treated as “guests” which was lovely. It was very cold and we did receive some snow from the “Snow Bomb” that hit the East Coast but most of our time was spent inside. I was able…
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I am writing this article as I await the 71st General Service Conference beginning this Saturday, April 17th. The excitement and anticipation of the coming week is palpable in my household. I am so honored that you elected me to be your delegate at the conference and filled with gratitude to be able to serve in this way. I am ready. I have been reading the background for each and every agenda item and concentrating this week on my Public…
Hello Area 05. If I could name any singular event so far in my General Service work that has made the biggest impact on me, it would be PRAASA. Gathering over a thousand people together to talk about service and how we can do it better….what could be better? I have made life-long friends from all over the Pacific Region of Alcoholics Anonymous, met and talked to Trustees from around the globe and at each one – learned how to…
I am working on Conference Material everyday and preparing myself as best Ican for my first experience as a delegate at the General Service Conference. Your amazing and hard working alternate delegate and I have been collaboratingon the two-day pre-conference workshop coming up on Saturday, March 28thand Sunday, April 3rd. There will be 20 or so Agenda items with presentationsand roundtables for each. I am looking forward to your group’s consciences andfeedback. We have received the English Agenda Backgrounds for…