Mark your calendar for the 2010 ABC. The ABC will be held April 23-25, 2010 at UUMC “Great Hall”, 2915 E 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

The 2010 ABC Committee is pleased to announce that the next Annual Business Conference of Adult Children of Alcoholics will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the fourth weekend of April 2010. All ACA members are welcome to attend. Each registered ACA group and Intergroup is encouraged to elect one voting delegate to attend the ABC. Only those delegates registering as the authorized representative of their ACA group or Intergroup will be eligible to vote on motions at the ABC. Click here for a copy of the agenda.

An announcement of the ABC is being mailed out to all registered meetings and Intergroups in early December 2009. Click here for a copy of the announcement letter.

For those planning to attend the ABC, here are some of the local hotels:

• Baymont Inn and Suites, 4530 E. Skelly Drive, (918) 488-8777
• Best Western Trade Winds Central Inn, 3141 E. Skelly Drive, (918) 749-5561
• Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 E. 2nd Street, 1-800-980-6429
• Downtown Doubletree Hotel, 616 W. 7th Street, (918) 587-8000
• Holiday Inn Select, 5000 E. Skelly Drive, (918) 622-7000
• Red Roof Inn, 4717 S. Yale Avenue, (918) 622-6776

Any registered ACA group or Intergroup may propose ballot items for consideration at the ABC. The guidelines for submission are simple:

• Each proposed item must be derived from an informed group conscience discussion.
• Items must be accompanied by a brief written rationale supporting the proposed action.
• Each submission must include the name and registration # of the group or Intergroup submitting the proposal, as well as the name and contact information of the group or Intergroup secretary. Each proposed ballot item received by the ABC Committee will be verified.

The deadline for submission of proposed items is December 31, 2009. Ballot items will then be compiled and circulated to all ACA groups in February for a collective group conscience vote of the fellowship. Ballot items receiving the support of 2/3 or more of groups responding will be presented for discussion at the 2010 ABC.

Each group and Intergroup currently registered with ACA WSO will soon be mailed a ballot item proposal form, an ABC registration form, and additional details about the upcoming ABC. If your group or Intergroup has not received this mailing by November 30, contents of the mailing will be available for download from the Adult Children of Alcoholics website. Watch for further news and updates in your December ComLine!