World Service Convention
It’s been a very long time since we all got together — 2016 in Boston! (Pandemic, don’t you know?) But it’s happening next summer.
It’s been a very long time since we all got together — 2016 in Boston! (Pandemic, don’t you know?) But it’s happening next summer.
One the last measures the conference considered was to add term limits for trustees. This was offered as a bylaw amendment: “Trustees shall be elected at the annual WorldService Business Conference for a period of threeyears. Trustees may be elected at any annual Conference in order to fill the remaining term created by a vacancy…
Dan Sandweiss was hired about 8 months ago as OA’s managing director, which means today was his first opportunity to appear before the World Service Business Conference. He evinced great enthusiasm for OA’s mission, said he loves the work, and “you’ll have to kick me out” before he’ll ever leave the job. As one would…
Blair P and Bruce R were affirmed as candidates for election to OA’s Board of Trustees during the Fall Assembly, held Sept. 21 in Albany, N.Y. Both trusted servants are already serving on the board, by virtue of appointments to the board they sought in the aftermath of the World Service Business Conference. Blair P,…
One 7th Tradition was taken Friday afternoon for the entire conference. Delegates donated $9,411 in USD, and $20 AUS. Based on the din that greeted the announcement, delegates were impressed by the figure.
A subcommittee of the 2023/2024 OA Strategic Planning Committee at World Service is seeking stories, videos, audio, drawings, memes, animations, poems and other creative works on the rewards of giving service in OA. Only originals works requested. Click here to learn more.
Here’s a rundown of actions taken by the World Service Business Conference, which was held virtually from May 4-10. Delegates numbered one shy of 200, and about 1 in 4 of those were first-time participants. Seventeen languages were represented, and delegates from 27 countries participated – and it was harder for some than for others….