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"Communication and Participation"

  Each year, the delegates to the General Service Conference choose a theme, as well as discussion and workshop topics for the next General Service Conference.  For example, the 2007 General Service Conference chose “Communication and Participation – The Key To Unity and Self-Support” as the theme for the 2008 General Service Conference. 

The Electronic Media Sub-Committee, (EMSC) is asking the members of A.A. in our Area to submit posts to the Online Forum between September 2007 and April 2008 addressing these discussion/workshop topics.  This will allow our newly-elected Panel 58 Delegate to carry the experience, strength and hope of our Area to the 58th General Service Conference.  The EMSC is posing a list of questions, but your postings need not be restricted to answering these questions – the questions are proffered merely as a way of initiating the thought process. 

The first presentation/discussion topic for which the Committee would like to get your feedback is:

a.                   Communication and Participation

1.                  Sharing the Message of Service

2.                  Our Key To Keeping A.A. Strong

3.                  Leadership in A.A.: Building Communication

Some questions that may be useful in formulating your submission:

What form(s) of communication are most effective in communicating A.A.’s Message of Service?

How have you found Service Sponsorship to be helpful?

What is the key to keeping A.A. strong?  Is there only one key thing?  Why is this the key?

How do effective leaders in A.A. communicate most effectively?

Who are our leaders in A.A.?  (You might look to Tradition Two for a start on this one)

Please remember to observe the points of decorum for this forum:

- No names will be posted
- No entries which attack or criticize another person will be posted
- No entries mentioning outside issues in a controversial or provocative manner will be posted
- No entries containing profanity will be posted
- Entries found objectionable by 2/3 of the
EMSC will not be posted

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