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From the News'O'Gram Fall 2010 The 2010 World Service Conference theme “Celebrate Embrace the Group Conscience to Expand our Circle of Hope “ - 50 years of the World Service Conference. At the opening dinner, Conference members celebrated the fifty years of the World Service Conference with the hotel staff bringing out a cake and we all joined in singing Happy Birthday! New Delegates (Panel 50) were welcome and received their pins from their Conference Mentors. Guests from New Zealand, Mexico and The Southwest Regional Trustee from Alcoholic Anonymous were introduced. Our spiritual speaker of the evening was Claire Ricewasser, Associate Director of Communications –Professional. She had attended the 25th WSC and shared her memories of past Conferences with us. The Conference began on Monday morning with an orientation and the three Conference goals were reviewed along with the roles of various Conference members. We were reminded to pray for the guidance of our Higher Power as we seek to practice the Al-Anon principles in an ever changing environment. Following the orientation, John Colon, an Academic Lecturer from Stony Brook University in New York, was our speaker on Cultural Diversity. He talked about learning our culture from our families and the need to adapt to our common language. A few of the topics brought before the World Service Conference: We reviewed the four essential elements of the Knowledge Based Decision Making (KBDM) process to an informed group conscience. As a result of topics that were discussed at the 2009 WSC, four Thought Forces and two Task Forces were formed. These groups of Conference members worked throughout the year and presented their ideas, strategies, how to guides, and workshops to the Conference. Requests for the TEAM (Together – Empowering –Al-Anon – Members) events began to arrive at the WSO. This year we had several Policy Motions to discuss, some of which were lengthy, but with projecting the motions on overhead screens Conference members were able to suggest and make changes that were agreed upon. One of the motions that was approved was the new Alateen section in the: Policy Digest Section” of the Service Manual and we can expect to see this section included in the new Service Manual when it is printed in the fall of this year. Three great Leadership workshops that were held: Diversity – Understanding Ourselves and Others. - Responsibility as a Conference Member to Expand our Circle of Hope. – Embrace the Group Conscience. We had two Chosen Agenda items that I will report on at the Nov Assembly. When the Finance Chairman gave the Budget Report, he reminded us that the goal this year for contributions is $1,500,000 and that we can attain this goal if each member gives $1.80 more than they did last year. A dialogue between the Property Ownership Task Force members was held as a way to present additional information and to answer any remaining questions that had been submitted. Prior to the end of the conference, a motion was brought forward to end the trial and to retain ownership of the property. After much discussion some Delegates wanted to take this back to their Areas for more discussion. The motion was tabled and referred to the Board of Trustees for further development of a motion to be presented in 2011. The informed group conscience prevailed. Our Higher Power was truly with us that week. The 2010 Conference Summaries will be available sometime in August. Again I would like to thank you all for the cards, and “Love Gifts that I received. Just remember that your “Love Gifts” will be enjoyed all over the United States, Canada, and Mexico & New Zealand. Marcy/Delegate |
