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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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CONFERENCE   occurs   10 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... Conference.   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
The "short form" of the Concepts, which follows, was prepared by the 1974 General Service Conference.


2.
... Conference acting as the General Service Board.   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
VI. The Conference recognizes that the chief initiative and active responsibility in most world service matters should be exercised by the trustee members of the Conference acting as the General Service Board.


3.
... Conference Charter is not a legal document; ...   BB p.575, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
The Conference Charter is not a legal document; it relies upon tradition and the A.A. purse for final effectiveness.


4.
... Conference held at Cleveland.   BB xix, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Though none of these principles had the force of rules or laws, they had become so widely accepted by 1950 that they were confirmed by our first International Conference held at Cleveland.

5.
... Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor the humblest ...   12&12 p.173, Tradition Nine
Neither its General Service Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A.A. member and make it stick, let alone mete out any punishment.


6.
... Conference of A.A. has become, for nearly ...   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
II. The General Service Conference of A.A. has become, for nearly every practical purpose, the active voice and the effective conscience of our whole Society in its world affairs.


7.
... Conference recognizes that the chief initiative and ...   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
VI. The Conference recognizes that the chief initiative and active responsibility in most world service matters should be exercised by the trustee members of the Conference acting as the General Service Board.


8.
... Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. ...   BB p.575, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by discussion, vote, and, whenever possible, by substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that it never perform acts of government, and that, like the Society it serves, it will always remain democratic in thought and action.

9.
... conference table, other people suffer and often ...   12&12 p.44, Step Four
When an individual's desire for prestige becomes uncontrollable, whether in the sewing circle or at the international conference table, other people suffer and often revolt.


10.
... Conference, the General Service Board and its ...   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
III. To insure effective leadership, we should endow each element of A.A. -- the Conference, the General Service Board and its service corporations, staffs, committees, and executives -- with a traditional "Right of Decision."


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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