ABC Sustainability Study Sub-Subcommittee
Our Purpose
To continue the in-depth, ongoing and inclusive study regarding possible changes to the ABC to make delegate meetings sustainable, as well as strategies for maintaining volunteer support, and models to optimize meeting value and delegate experience. The study will continue to consider all fellowship viewpoints, and all delegates and members of the fellowship will continue to be invited to participate. Regular updates, findings, recommendations, and motions where appropriate, will be presented to delegates and the fellowship.
This revised purpose statement was approved by group conscience at the Sustainability meeting 23 August 2025.
How this Subcommittee was Created
This Subcommittee was created as a result of several directives from the Conference since 2022, and has absorbed the balance of the directives assigned to the ABC Study, which was initially created in response to ballot proposal 10 from the 2022 ABC, and the Sustainability Study, which was created as a result of the revision of ballot proposal 7 from the 2024 ABC. The Sustainability Study initially reported to the ABC Study, but was confirmed as a Subcommittee reporting directly to the ABC Committee at the Conference Business Meeting held on September 27, 2025.
The above information is current as of 29 October, 2025.
When do we meet?
We meet the 1st & 3rd Saturday of (generally) every month from 10:30AM-12 EDT
NOTE: During some months we may opt to meet weekly. For the month of November 2025 we are meeting weekly, except for the last Saturday.
We meet on Zoom2: Zoom URL: https://zoom.us/j/91045736882
Meeting ID: 910 4573 6882
Passcode: 992748
How to contact us?
We have an open Slack Channel: #abc_sustain_open
You can also email us at:
[email protected]
Our Members
Chair: Marion M. (UK)
Vice Chair: Kaz S. (WA, USA)
Secretary:
Members: Carmen B. (CA, USA), Josh W (DC, USA), Kaz S (WA, USA), Laura L. (CA, USA), Marcus H. (CA, USA), Marion M. (UK), Mary Jo L. (IL USA), William G-B (FL, USA)
ABC Sustainability Study Committee Reports
The Sustainability Study Committee is a Subcommittee of the ABC Committee.
To find monthly reports for this Committee go to https://acawso.org/category/abc-sustainability/
Resources
Foundational Motions
2024 ABC—
Motion: Authorize the ABC Committee to cancel up to two Quarterly Delegate Meetings (QDMs) between now and the 2025 ABC, if there is insufficient volunteer support, and direct the ABC Study Subcommittee to report to the 2025 ABC on an appropriate number of delegate meetings, strategies for maintaining volunteer support, and models to optimize the meetings’ value and delegate experience.
Earlier Motions—
click to see: ABC Study Group “Purpose”
Visit the Committee or Volunteer
If you are interested in finding out more about the committee or would like to visit the committee or volunteer, please contact: [email protected]