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2012 Annual Debtors Anonymous World Service Conference Seattle, WA 26th Annual Report August 15-19, 2012 2012 Convocation Minutes, General Service Board Reports, Committee Reports, and Caucus Reports Campus of Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington USA August 15 – 19, 2012 Anonymity This report is provided to the delegates who attended the 2012 World Service Conference, and contains complete contact information for all participants. The information in this report should be kept confidential to protect anonymity. WSC Report Availability A version of this report without full names and contact information will be made available to the Fellowship and other interested parties on the Debtors Anonymous Website at www.debtorsanonymous.org. Accuracy Every effort has been made to publish an accurate and error-free version of the Conference proceedings. Please notify the General Service Office of any errors before the 2013 Conference. © 2012 Debtors Anonymous General Service Board, Inc. 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Box 920888, Needham, MA 02492 Email: [email protected] 1 2012 Annual Debtors Anonymous World Service Conference Seattle, WA 26th Annual Report August 15-19, 2012 Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2 SECTION 1: CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF 2012 WSC MOTIONS ............................................................ 4 SECTION 2: ALPHABETICAL SUMMARY OF 2012 WSC MOTIONS ................................................................ 6 SECTION 3: CONVOCATION MINUTES AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND CAUCUSES ..................... 8 Convocation Opening ................................................................................................................................ 8 Summary of Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 9 WSC Committee and Caucus Reports ..................................................................................................... 10 Internal Operations Committee (IOC) ................................................................................................. 10 Resource Development Committee (RDC) .......................................................................................... 11 Hospitals, Institutions, and Prisons Committee (HIP) ......................................................................... 11 Public Information Committee (PI) ..................................................................................................... 11 Fellowship Communications Committee (FCC) ................................................................................... 12 Conference Committee (CC) ............................................................................................................... 13 Intergroup Caucus ............................................................................................................................... 14 Business Debtors Anonymous Committee (BDA) ............................................................................... 14 Technology Committee ....................................................................................................................... 16 International Caucus ........................................................................................................................... 16 Literature Committee (LIT) ................................................................................................................. 16 Diversity Caucus .................................................................................................................................. 18 SECTION 4: CLOSING BUSINESS .................................................................................................................. 19 SECTION 5: REPORT FROM THE CHAIR ...................................................................................................... 21 SECTION 6: GENERAL SERVICE BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS .................................................................. 24 GSB Audit Committee ............................................................................................................................. 24 GSB Communications Committee ........................................................................................................... 25 GSB Conference Support Committee ..................................................................................................... 26 GSB Finance Committee and GSB Treasurer’s Report ............................................................................ 27 Statement of Financial Position .......................................................................................................... 30 2 2012 Annual Debtors Anonymous World Service Conference Seattle, WA 26th Annual Report August 15-19, 2012 Statement of Financial Activity, by Class ............................................................................................ 31 Statement of Financial Activity, Plan vs. Actual .................................................................................. 32 2011-2012 Inflows and Outflows ........................................................................................................ 33 2012-2013 Spending Plan ................................................................................................................... 34 2011 World Service Conference Report ............................................................................................. 35 John H. Scholarship Regional Report .................................................................................................. 36 Group Contributions Received July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 .............................................................. 37 GSB Information Technology Committee ............................................................................................... 47 GSB Legal Affairs Committee .................................................................................................................. 48 GSB Literature Publications (LitPub) ....................................................................................................... 48 GSB Long Range Planning Committee .................................................................................................... 50 GSB Nominations Committee ................................................................................................................. 50 GSB Office Committee Report ................................................................................................................ 51 2012 Report by D.A. Office Manager ...................................................................................................... 52 GSB Public Information Committee ........................................................................................................ 53 GSB Ad-Hoc Committee on Service Structure ........................................................................................ 53 SECTION 7: WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MINUTES .......................................................... 54 Business Debtors Anonymous Committee (BDA) ................................................................................... 54 Conference Committee (CC) ................................................................................................................... 57 Fellowship Communications Committee (FCC)....................................................................................... 63 Hospitals, Institutions, and Prisons Committee (HIP) ............................................................................. 65 Internal Operations Committee (IOC) ..................................................................................................... 68 Literature Committee (LIT) ..................................................................................................................... 70 Public Information Committee (PI) ......................................................................................................... 70 Resource Development Committee (RDC).............................................................................................. 73 Technology Committee (TECH) ............................................................................................................... 76 SECTION 8: WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE CAUCUS MINUTES ................................................................. 79 Diversity Caucus ...................................................................................................................................... 79 Intergroup Caucus ................................................................................................................................... 80 International Caucus ............................................................................................................................... 81 SECTION 9. GSB, COMMITTEE, and CAUCUS ROSTERS .............................................................................. 83 3 2012 Annual Debtors Anonymous World Service Conference Seattle, WA 26th Annual Report August 15-19, 2012 SECTION 1: CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF 2012 WSC MOTIONS 1. GENERAL SERVICE BOARD upcoming host committee chair. It is MOTION #1: The motion was made to accept recommended this call be for GSB trustees, the 2012