Conferences and Conventions (CoCo) Committee
The Conference is World Service business meeting, often held remotely – Conference Resource Library
The Convention is the annual fellowship-wide gathering and celebration of recovery, held in-person – MAWSConvention.org. At this annual fellowship-wide event, members from around the world gather, celebrate, make new friends, and reunite with old ones. The event supports our sobriety, serves our primary purpose, strengthens the fellowship, and is the largest fundraiser for Marijuana Anonymous World Services.
- Continue reading in Service Manual, Appendix III: The MA Convention
The General CoCo Committee primarily supports District efforts to coordinate and plan the Convention. This includes maintaining the Convention Waitlist to determine future Host Districts.
Convention Committee Current Goals:
- Resources include past themes/logos, venue contracts, merchandise, registration, fundraising events, subcommittee structures, and more!
- Communicate regularly with Host Districts for planning status updates and to provide support
- Further curate the Convention Archive and Resource Library
- Resources include past themes/logos, venue contracts, merchandise, registration, fundraising events, subcommittee structures, and more!
- The MA World Service business Conference is held remotely and serves as a forum where the group conscience of Marijuana Anonymous is expressed and decisions affecting MA as a whole are made. The annual fiscal budget is reviewed and approved, trustees are elected, and business for matters which affect MA as a whole is conducted at the MA World Service Conference. The Conference also provides the opportunity to meet MA members to share experience, strength and hope. This sharing provides the unity that binds all members to our common purpose.
- Continue reading in Service Manual, Chapter 19 — The MA World Service Conference
- The Conference Agenda Subcommittee works with members and committees as they draft future Conference Agenda Items. This Subcommittee works with the Policies & Procedures committee to annually review the Standing Rules / Conference Parliamentary Procedures. Additionally, the Conference Agenda Subcommittee is responsible for preparing members to attend the Conference by preparing and distributing the Agenda Packet, along with Conference training materials.
- Conference Agenda Committee Current Goals:
- Move to one-day conference sessions occurring quarterly rather than two-day sessions twice per year
- Support Delegates during year-long term in service
- Engage and communicate with Districts that have not attended recent Conferences
Conference Agenda Committee
To join this committee, or if you have any questions, contact: Agenda@MAWSConference.org
- Responsible for developing and implementing remote Conference attendance and voting
- Assists members to develop Conference Agenda Items
- Formats the Conference Agenda Packet with appropriate support materials
- Sets the business event schedule for the entire Conference
- Distributes Conference Agenda Packet at least 90 days before the event