Conference Committee Agenda Items Review
The conference committee reviewed various agenda items for the 2021 General Service Conference, including the proposed theme, presentation topics, and workshop ideas. Discussions also took place in other committees such as CPC, Corrections, Finance, and Grapevine, highlighting important points like literature corrections, financial considerations, and committee name changes.
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AGENDA COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS A: The committee recommended that the theme for the 2021 General Service Conference be: A.A. in a Time of Change. I voted Yes, Committee voted 133 Yes, motion passed B: The committee recommended that the following be presentation/discussion topics for the 2021 General Service Conference: Practicing A.A. s Spiritual Principles in a Changing World: 1. Recovery in a Changing World 2. Unity in a Changing World 3. Service in a Changing World I voted Yes, Committee votes 128 Yes, 2 No, Motion passed
AGENDA COMMITTEE CONT. C: Discuss workshop topic ideas for the 2021 General Service Conference. The committee recommended that the following be the workshop topic for the 2021 General Service Conference: 1. Inform - Communicate Involve - Act Inspire Attract Area voted Y, I voted Y, Committee voted 126 Y, 9 N, motion passed
CPC COMMITTEE No agenda Items were voted on within this committee Notes on Agenda item B: There was quite a bit of discussion on the pamphlet and they wanted a full conference time to spend on it as opposed to the 3 hours they had this conference. Notes on Agenda Item C: spent a lot of time talking about linked in. the committee thought that videos about AA would be a great way to utilize the profile. There was talk about creating links to other profiles such as cpc and corrections to help develop more visibility. Is the page being productive , the committee feels the page is productive, but they don't have data to back that up. they need more time to get more data to answer that questions. Their question for linkedin is to get more information about the parts of the page that is being used called heat maps.
CORRECTIONS No agenda items for this committee Notes on Workbook: since they didn't have any other items, they nit picked the literature contained in the workbook and found mistakes, for instance box 459 is no longer monthly but quarterly. That is the only mistake they gave as an example.
Finance Committee AGENDA ITEMS A:1: Review a request to revise the pie chart percentages on page 12. This was not brought forward because this is simply a suggestion although some don't look at this way. Was discussed that the pamphlet could better explain this is only a suggestion and not an expectation A:2: Consider a request regarding contribution percentages to service entities. Notes: Sent to 2021 A:3: Consider draft language related to the virtual basket. Notes: Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 128 Y, 2 N
Grapevine Committee AGENDA ITEMS G: Consider a request to change the name of the General Service Conference Committee on Grapevine to the Conference Committee on Grapevine and La Vin a. Area voted Y, I voted Y, Committee voted 130 Y, 4 N, motion passed
LITERATURE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS G. Review draft update of the video Your General Service Office, the Grapevine and the General Service Structure. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 131 Y, 2 N Agenda Item J. 1. Review A.A.W.S. Policy on Publication of Literature: Updating Pamphlets and Other A.A. Materials approved in January 2020. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 120 Y, 14 N, motion passed
POLICY/ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS A. Consider a proposed process for approving observers to the U.S./Canada General Service Conference. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 124 Y, 4 N, motion passed B. Consider implementing electronic voting for trustee elections. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 124 Y, 7 N, motion passed D. Consider continuing the review of dates for the General Service Conference with timing and year(s) to review as requested by the general manager. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 123 Y, 8 N, motion passed
PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE Agenda item E. Discuss a request to adjust all A.A.W.S. video titles for search engine optimization (SEO). Area voted Y, I voted Y, Committee voted 131 Y, 1 N, motion passed
REPORT AND CHARTER COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS D. Consider amending a sentence in Article 4 of the current Conference Charter. It will be further understood, regardless of the legal prerogatives of the General Service Board, as a matter of tradition, that a three-quarters vote of all Conference members may bring about a reorganization of the General Service Board and the directors and staff members of its corporate services, if or when such reorganization is deemed essential. Be amended to read: 4 It will be further understood, regardless of the legal prerogatives of the General Service Board, as a matter of tradition, that a three-quarters vote of all Conference members participating in the vote may bring about a reorganization of the General Service Board and the directors and staff members of its corporate services, if or when such reorganization is deemed essential.
REPORT AND CHARTER CONT. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 122 Y, 11 N, motion passes.
TREATMENT AND ACCESSIBILITIES COMMITTEE No agenda items were voted on within this committee
TRUSTEES COMMITTEE Agenda item B. Review slates of trustees and officers of the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 130 Y, 3 N, motion passed D. Review slate of directors of AA Grapevine, Inc. Area voted Y, I voted Y, committee voted 125 Y, 6 N, motion passed
ARCHIVES COMMITTEE No agenda Items were voted on within this committee
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS/REGIONAL FORUMS COMMITTEE No agenda Items were voted on within this committee
FLOOR ACTIONS May 2020 CONFERENCE FLOOR ACTIONS OF THE 70th GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE Due to concerns about the time constraint limitations regarding the amount of business that could be managed during the 70th Virtual General Service Conference, prior to the Conference the trustees Committee on the General Service Conference approved a motion to allow Floor Actions during a specified period of time at the end of the Conference and that each would be considered for a vote to decline to consider. If the item was not declined it would automatically be forwarded to the trustees Committee on the General Service Conference for consideration. Floor Actions The following items were moved forward to the trustees Committee on the General Service Conference: The Finance Committee expand item #2 that will be forwarded to the 71st Conference to include the proposal to revise the pie chart percentages, in order to emphasize more clearly that any percentages included in the pamphlet are only suggestions and examples, not recommendations.
FLOOR ACTIONS CONT. The General Service Conference consider developing a PSA about Alcoholics Anonymous geared toward minorities. The 70th General Service Conference approve the slate of Directors for A.A. World Services, Inc. as originally submitted: Beau Bush Mary Cumings Jimmy Dean Deborah Koltai Jan Lembke David Noll Greg Tobin Carolyn Walsh John Weis
FLOOR ACTIONS CONT. The pamphlet A.A. for the Black and African-American Alcoholic be updated to include fresh stories and a new title that is respectful and inclusive. The slate of Directors of A.A. World Services, Inc., as submitted by the Conference Committee on Trustees, be approved. 2 The launch of Google AdWords Grants by the General Service Office be halted until the 71st General Service Conference convenes and approves that launch, and that the Ad Hoc Committee Progress Report - Google Grants and the 7th Tradition, from the trustees Finance Committee, dated March 30, 2020, be immediately released to all members of the 70th General Service Conference.
FLOOR ACTIONS CONT. Floor Action Declined for Consideration Since many agenda items from the shortened 70th Virtual General Service Conference will be forwarded to the 71st General Service Conference in 2021, the 71st General Service Conference Committee on Trustees consider the extension of the 71st General Service Conference by as many as three working days and that consideration be offered regardless of whether the 71st General Service Conference is face-to-face or held digitally.
