Background:
In 1998, by General Service Conference Advisory Action, it was
recommended that a Conference Archives Committee, composed of
nine delegates, meet at the General Service Conference each year
as a secondary committee assignment and that it meet jointly
with the Trustee's Archives Committee. Currently, area Delegates
who serve on this Committee also serve on other full standing
Conference Committees.
The primary purpose for making the Archives Committee a
secondary Committee was, at that time, there was not enough work
to justify full Standing Committee status. This secondary
Committee meets at the annual conference for a couple of hours
over lunch or dinner compared to other Committees that devote at
least three times the amount of time to do their work.
Since its inception, this secondary Committee has become
increasingly active and is now hampered by lack of available
conference meeting time. If the Committee is elevated to full
status, there would be no financial impact on the Conference;
however, there could be an impact on how many Delegates would be
assigned to serve on all the Conference Committees. |