The 2020 ABC/AWC is being held in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

2020 ABC (Annual Business Conference)

Thursday, April 23 – Friday, April 24, 2020

2019 AWC (ACA World Convention)

Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, April 26, 2020

Visit the website for more details: https://www.acaworldconvention.org/

2019 ABC Minutes

by Brad L | March 8, 2020 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

These are the minutes from the 2019 ABC. They are being posted very late. The full audio recordings were posted very quickly after the 2019 ABC along with the details of the ballot summary and actions. There have been 4 WSO Board Secretaries since the 2019 ABC. I ask...

AWC 2019 Service Related Workshops available for free download

by Brad L | July 2, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

There were a number of service related workshops at the 2019 AWC. WSO has posted these to our shopping sites audio download page for free download. The following talks are available: 2019 AWC Closing talk by Charlie H - Courage to Change ACA European Service Network -...

2019 Annual Business Conference Recordings

by Brad L | May 13, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

The 2019 Annual Business Conference (ABC) was held in Malmo Sweden on April 25 and April 26th 2019. These are the recorded sessions from the ABC that are being made available for the fellowship. Day 1 Thursday April 25 - Part 1 - Delegate Training Day 1 Thursday April...

ABC Report 19-5 (for April)

by Brad L | May 12, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

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2019 ACA Annual Business Conference Summary

by Brad L | May 4, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

WSO is providing information on the 2019 Annual Business Conference in stages, so that information can be released as quickly as possible. Please return to this space to learn more. Here is a rough schedule: 1) Summary of official actions taken by the delegates and...

2019 ACA World Convention Closing Talk and Ceremony

by Brad L | May 1, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

We’d like to thank the Swedish Host Committee for their service in hosting a successful ABC/AWC. Adult Children from around the world converged in Malmo, Sweden recently for the ABC and 4th annual ACA World Convention. Representatives from 24 countries were in...

2019 ACA ABC (Annual Business Conference) Presentations

by Brad L | April 27, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

Website and Database Report Distribution Center and Oversight Committee Report Finance Committee Report Treasurer's Report Service Network Committee Report Member Services Committee Report

WSO Committee Contact Information

by Brad L | April 26, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts, Member Outreach, Member Services | 0 Comments

Are you interested in joining a committee for doing service work ? Do you have a question for a committee or an idea that will help the fellowship ? Reach out to the committees here. [pdf-embedder...

2019 AWC Live Translation

by Brad L | April 26, 2019 | ABC 2019, Fellowship Alerts | 0 Comments

A Dial in Number for AWC attendees to hear a Live Translation in the main AWC room will be used starting at 5pm. It will be English to Swedish, or Swedish to English as needed based upon the main speaker of the session. https://zoom.us/j/846483877

APB ABC Motions

by Brad L | April 26, 2019 | ABC 2019, Addressing Predatory Behavior | 0 Comments

Safety Card Download the APB Motions for the 2019 ABC

2019 ABC Agenda

by Brad L | April 21, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

Here is the latest draft agenda for the 2019 ABC. Click to download

FINANCE COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ABC

by Bradford H | April 14, 2019 | ABC 2019, Finance Committee | 0 Comments

Click here to download a PDF of this report:

DISTRIBUTION CENTER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ABC

by Bradford H | April 14, 2019 | ABC 2019, Distribution Center Oversight | 0 Comments

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Final 2019 ABC Delegate Training Sessions 13-Apr-2019 and 14-Apr-2019

by Brad L | April 13, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

Please attend one of the delegate training sessions this weekend via zoom if you need to learn about being a delegate and or remote delegate. You can still sign up as a remote delegate at https://www.acaworldconvention.org/ Lots of information is on the delegates...

The Delegate Binder of the 2019 ABC

by Brad L | April 13, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

Here is the Binder, supplied to the attending Delegation at the ABC, which includes: Important Delegate Information, explaining the workings of the Conference An introduction of the Board and the Structure of WSO The annual reports of the various Committees of the...

The Minutes from the 2018 WSO ABC

by Brad L | April 13, 2019 | ABC 2018, ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

Here are the Minutes from the 2018 ABC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

The Treasurer’s Report for the 2019 ABC

by Brad L | April 13, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

Here is the report from the Treasurer to be offered at the upcoming Annual Business Conference:

ABC Monthly Report, for March 2019

by Brad L | April 13, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

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Results of the 2019 ABC Ballot

by MaryJo L | April 11, 2019 | ABC 2019, ABC Proposals & Ballot Prep- Archives, Delegate Engagement Sub-Committee | 0 Comments

The attached document gives the voting results for all 14 Ballot Proposals. There were 232 valid Ballots submitted. All "No Opinion" votes were not used for determining the results. Two Proposals will be on the ABC Agenda - #7 (ACA WSO Mission Statement) and #9...

2019 ABC Report for the Website and Database Committee

by Brad L | April 5, 2019 | ABC 2019, IT Committee | 0 Comments

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ABC Remote Delegates Guide

by Brad L | April 3, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

Download the document here. This is a working document and will be updated based upon what we learn at the Delegate's Training sessions. [pdf-embedder url="https://acawso.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABC-Remote-Attendees-Guide-Latest.pdf" title="ABC Remote Attendees...

How Proposals on the ABC Agenda are Addressed

by Brad L | April 2, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

All Proposals on the ABC agenda do not automatically become motions. The process is as follows: 1.The Proposal is read by the Conference Secretary. 2.Delegates may briefly discuss its merits. 3.Any delegate may then choose to create a motion from the proposal, citing...

ABC Delegate Training Sessions Announced (includes Remote Delegates)

by Brad L | March 24, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

The Delegate Training Subcommittee and the Website and Data Base Committee will present delegate training-both for those who will be in Malmo and those who will be voting remotely. The primary training will cover how to prepare for the role of the delegate, which is...

ABC Report 19-3 (for Feb)

by Brad L | March 7, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

ABC Report 19-2 (for Jan)

by Brad L | February 9, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

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BALLOT SCHEDULE

by MaryJo L | January 13, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

The Ballot will be sent out to all groups on January 15th and the deadline for submitting it will be March 31st. There are 14 Proposals on the Ballot.

The Remote Voting Delegate

by Brad L | January 9, 2019 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

The Remote Voting Delegate December 28, 2018 Remote Voting Delegates must register at the convention website like all other delegates. We have extended the March 31st deadline to April 13th. Y9u must attend a delegate training session to participate as a Remote...

ABC Report 18-12 (for Nov)

by Brad L | December 8, 2018 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

ABC Comm Monthly Report to WSO, 18-12 This is the monthly report from the ABC Committee for December

ABC Report 18-11 (for Oct)

by Brad L | November 10, 2018 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

ABC Comm Monthly Report to WSO, 18-11

ABC Report

by Brad L | September 7, 2018 | ABC 2019 | 0 Comments

ABC Comm Monthly Report to WSO, 18-9

ABC AWC CMTE REPORT – November 2021

by Brad L | Dec 11, 2021 | ABC 2021, ABC Committee

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ABC AWC Committee Report Nov. 2021

Minutes from the 2021 ACA Annual Business Conference

by Brad L | Jul 14, 2021 | ABC 2021, ABC Committee, ABC Delegate Information, Fellowship Alerts

These are the minutes of the 2021 ACA Annual Business Conference that was held virtually April 24th and 25th. The minutes are released as a draft and comments are encouraged to help ensure we have a clear and accurate record of the ABC. Please send feedback to the WSO Board secretary via email at [email protected]. Download the minutes.

There are 8 audio recordings posted from the proceedings. The table of the contents for the minutes uses a format to indicate what audio file and location the noted sections start at. For example 1-01:15:30, indicates that the location is audio file 1, at 1 hour, 15 minutes and 30 seconds.

2021-ABC-Minutes

Saturday April 24th 2021 Audio 1

Saturday April 24th 2021 Audio 2

Saturday April 24th 2021 Audio 3

Saturday April 24th 2021 Audio 4

Sunday April 25th 2021 Audio 5

Sunday April 25th 2021 Audio 6

Sunday April 25th 2021 Audio 7

Sunday April 25th 2021 Audio 8

ABC 2021 Complete Motion Summary

by Brad L | May 5, 2021 | ABC 2021, ABC Committee, Fellowship Alerts

The complete ABC 2021 Minutes will be issued for review within 2 months of the completion of the ABC.

The summary from Day 1 can be found here.

All of the proposals will continue to be listed in the monthly Teleconference agenda so that the status of the items can be updated, particularly the items that were referred to the board.

A summary of the proposals is listed below grouped by how they were handled at the ABC:

Referred to the Board as motions were passed by the board that directly addressed the content of the proposal.

2021 ABC -- Proposals handled by Prior Motions

Addressed at the ABC by the delegates, even though of the motions were not discussed at all due to time constraints and were referred to the board

2021 ABC -- Motion Summary Handled by Reps

Floor motions submitted at the 2021 ABC

2021 ABC -- Floor Motions