48.
Usually,
there are 12 to 18 Conference Questions per year. Would the
Fellowship ask itself whether this number could be lowered?
Background
In
my experience, there is quite some criticism concerning Conference
and its perceived lack of relevance, expressed in statements like:
"Waste of money", "AA management", "Feeding
the machine", "It's a show", "It's a thing of the
past, when AA was still in its infancy", "Have you ever
been at Conference, and couldn't wait to phone your buddies back home
with the answer to a specific question?", "Can you name
just one Question that has had any impact at your home group?"
and "Have you been a Delegate, and could you remember a single
Questions your Committee had to
answer,
even a month after Conference?"
These
concerns are also frequently expressed in Conference Questions
themselves. E.g., 2013, Committee 4, Question 1; 2012, Committee 5
Question 1 and 2010, Committee 1, Question 2 (having Conference every
other year). However, it appears to me that these Questions have not
mitigated these issues
Although
I fully support the Third Legacy, I have to concede that most
Conference Questions seem of little relevance and often contrived
I've
understood that the usual number of 12 to 18 Questions per year, is a
traditional figure, that is not evaluated periodically
Reducing
the number of Questions, would lower the costs of Conference,
increase the quality of the Questions, while maintaining the
continuity of Conference
E.g.:
With 1 Delegate per Region, Conference could process 2 or 3
Questions. With 2 Delegates per Region, Conference could process 4 to
6 Questions, and with 3 Delegates per Region, Conference could
process 6 to 9 Questions.
Terms
of Reference No. 7 Number of questions submitted by the Fellowship
varies and their validity is determined by the CSC.
Comment:
For our part we rather enjoy the questions. Especially the ones that
don't make it (like this one)! Keep 'em coming we say! The more the
merrier!
Cheers
The
Fellas (Friends
of Alcoholics Anonymous)
PS
For AA Minority Report 2013 click here
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