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Summaries for Delegates Questionnaire Agenda Items
Conference Committee: Finance — Item A
Agenda Topic Consider a request that the General Service Board develop supplemental reporting focused on the actual and evolving costs of various services provided by the GSB.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Does your group think this new reporting will be an effective tool to communicate the cost of
certain services to the fellowship? Yes or No
Unanimous YES – the group believes better reporting will improve transparency of costs.
Conference Committee: Finance— Item C
Agenda Topic Review progress report reflecting shared experience from the Fellowship on possible
future changes to literature written by A.A.’s founders.
What does the Delegate need to know?
What does your group think about possible future changes to literature written by A.A.’s
founders? Short Answer
Below is a summary I believe captures the overall feedback from the members in attendance:
There should not be any motions considered to change any of the A.A. Founders’ writings, period. If there is a motion to change any of the stories in the back of the Big Book, then there should be a special Conference process in place to vote super majority >75% along with a 2-year consideration process to ensure any motion to change the literature has had ample time to distribute and discuss across the broader A.A. community. In addition, the delegates should then collect feedback for consideration from the broader A.A. community prior to voting and any motions to change the literature. And, if a motion is voted on and passed, then it should be included as an addendum to the original versions. Otherwise, write a different version with a different title.
Conference Committee: Literature — Item F
Agenda Topic Review draft manuscript of the translation of the book Alcoholics Anonymous (Fourth
Edition) into plain and simple language.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Now that the draft manuscript of the Plain Language is almost ready for review and approval,
is your group in favor or against the publication of this book? Many have asked why I am
asking this question again? Opinions change. Has your opinion changed? Short Answer
Majority YES in favor of publishing the book. Discussion started as various attendees sharing their concern with any changes to the Big Book. As this is a different version and does not impact the original version, then most of the group was in favor of publishing the Plain Language version with a few abstaining in fear of any changes to our literature.
Conference Committee: Literature — Item K
Agenda Topic Consider a request that the words “Donation” and “Contribution” be swapped
under Warranty One in “The Twelve Concepts Illustrated” pamphlet
What does the Delegate need to know?
What’s the difference? Are the words we use in our literature important? Yes or No
Unanimous YES, YES – the words we use in our literature are very important.
Conference Committee: Policy/Admissions — Item E
Agenda Topic Discuss revising procedures for electing the Delegate chairperson, Conference
Committee chairpersons and their alternates.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Does your group feel changes should be made to the current procedures for electing the
Delegate chairperson, Conference Committee chairpersons and their alternates? Yes or No
Group Abstained – group would need more information on proposed changes.
Conference Committee: Report & Charter — Item C
Agenda Topic Discuss the reporting of Simple Majority Items.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Does your group feel that the reporting of items that did not receive the required twothirds vote to pass as “Passed by Simple Majority” is confusing? Why or why not? How does your group think items that received a Simple Majority, but not substantial unanimity, should be reported in the Final Report?
Unanimous YES – all attendees in favor of including simple majority items in the final report to provide more transparency.
Conference Committee: Trustees — Item F
Agenda Topic Discuss guidelines or parameters for deadlines of Conference agenda items.
What does the Delegate need to know?
How does your group feel about the current timeline for the General Service Conference
Agenda Topics process? Should the Conference revisit the dates (guidelines) or consider
a review of the (timeline) parameters for the General Service Conference Agenda Topics
process?
Unanimous YES – entire group acknowledged leveraging technology to compress the overall process, but not to replace the necessary time to distribute, discuss, and obtain feedback from the broader A.A. community.
Conference Committee: Int’l Conventions/Regional Forums — Item A
Agenda Topic Discuss an anonymity-protected photograph of the Flag Ceremony to be taken at the
2025 International Convention.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Does your group feel that an anonymity-protected photograph should be taken at the
2025 International Convention? Yes or No
Unanimous YES
Conference Committee: Int’l Conventions/Regional Forums — Item B
Agenda Topic Discuss an encrypted, anonymity-protected, delayed Internet broadcast of the
Convention Flag Ceremony for the 2025 International Convention.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Does your group think that this is a valuable practice? Should it continue? Yes or No
Majority NO – majority of the group expressed their concern to fund for this practice.
Conference Committee: Int’l Conventions/Regional Forums — Item C
Agenda Topic Discuss a report concerning virtual programming for the 2025 International
Convention.
What does the Delegate need to know?
Does your group want virtual programming options for the International Convention in
2025? Yes or No
Unanimous YES with the outstanding question – how will this be funded? Will the cost be same or different for in-person attendants.