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Purpose of SWRDA

The primary purpose of SWRDA is to provide a weekend of sharing sessions to help prepare sitting Delegates for the upcoming General Service Conference. Past Delegates and Past Trustees from the Southwest Region will be in attendance to provide a reservoir of experience which may be helpful to present Delegates. The format of the Assemblies may include the basic topics to be discussed in an upcoming Conference. The format of this Assembly may include other important factors affecting the Fellowship at that time.

THE DELEGATE & THE CONFERENCE

Area delegates make up at least two-thirds of the Conference body. Other members making up the General Service Conference are 21 trustees, both nonalcoholic (Class A) and alcoholic (Class B); directors of A.A. World Services and Grapevine; and A.A. staff at G.S.O., Grapevine and La Viña, bringing the total number of Conference members to approximately 135.

At the annual Conference, matters of importance to A.A. as a whole are considered and discussed. Items approved by a two-thirds majority of Conference members become Conference Advisory Actions; they are referred to the trustees of the General Service Board for disposition. After the Conference meeting: Each delegate reports back to their area on Conference proceedings and the approved Conference Advisory Actions and additional committee considerations. Each GSR, having had the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of their delegate, is responsible for informing their group on the Conference outcome.

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