Updated Agenda for May 20 GSB Meeting

PROPOSED GSB AGENDA

FOR MAY 20, 2014

Opening (20 minutes):

· Serenity Prayer (“We” version)

· Chair opening statements

· Request for timekeeper

· Reading of the Traditions

· Roll-call

o Officers and committee chairs

o GSR’s (name and meeting)

· Treasurer’s report

Committee Reports

(6 min./report, 4 min./Q&A, alpha. by comm., extra time for WSCC):

· Finance Committee

· Literature

· Phone and Technology

· Public Information

· Service Structure

· World Service Conference Committee (WSCC):

15-20 minutes, including updates on the 2014 WSC&C

Old Business

(none)

New Business

A proposal to offer discounted tickets for GSB officers and committee chairs, as follows:

o 50% reduction on current prices for 5 days for GSB officers- discount may apply to single rooms

o 50% reduction on current prices for business section only- 3 days – for Committee Chairs- shared room only

The first of a series of proposals for service requirements for GSB officers, starting with the treasurer. The treasurer must have
Done all 12 Steps in UA with a UA sponsor. Doing the steps in a step study group doesn’t count.
Participated in the program for at least two years
Done some kind of UA service previously (e.g. chaired a meeting, kept time, etc.)
Maintained at least one year of solvency, defined as

o Not bouncing checks

o Not using credit cards

o Not taking underearning work, i.e. work that does not meet their basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter

o Avoiding unsecured debt

o Paying bills on time

o Not taking services without paying for them

An appropriation for $480 for the food/lodging cost of an outside speaker who would do workshops on
The difference between a group and an organisation- the key to understanding why we do not govern-what does ‘govern’ mean.
Group and Collective Conscience- why they are important, what mean.Understanding ‘Positionality’ and its consequences.
3rd legacy of Service- the 12 concepts of world service- an introduction
The inverted pyramid and its consequences-the importance of the GSR.
That the GSB explore the possibility of obtaining an outside worker to draft a service structure manual for our fellowship

For Discussion (time permitting)