World Service Business Convention (WSBC) 2023

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June 2 - 4, 2023 — Danvers, Massachusetts

Attend the Business Convention

The purpose of FA's annual World Service Business Convention (WSBC), as dictated by our bylaws, is to bring World Service Conference (WSC) members of individual meetings together as a representative body to govern the corporate entity of FA. The focus will be on World Service Inc. (WSI) business and service at the organizational level. All are welcome to attend. View the DRAFT 2023 Business Convention schedule.

Convention Registration Information

Online registration fee (by April 30): $45 (Online registration is now closed)
On-site registration (after April 30): $55

Note you will not be allowed to change your meal plan after you have paid/registered. You may include one non-FA guest as a part of your registrations. The same meal plan options are available for guests, but they do not need to pay the registration fee. If you have an FA guest, they must register separately with their own login information.   

Volunteer to Do Service 

We need members to sign up to do service at the convention.  Please click on the links below to sign up for a slot.

• Greeters
• Registration
• Room Assistants

Proposed Motions

As determined at the 2008 WSBC, motions can be submitted by Intergroups, Chapters, WSI Committees, or the WSI Board. 

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED MOTIONS FOR WSBC 2023

WSI Board Officer or Committee Chair Position Applications

The following positions are open for election: Secretary, Treasurer, Literature, Public Information, Service Group Support, and 12th Step. 

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023-2024 WSB

Meal Plan

Members may choose to purchase the hotel food plan which starts with Friday dinner and ends with lunch on Sunday. If you are planning to arrive past 7:00pm on Friday, June 2, please arrange for your own meal, as the hotel will not serve latecomers. Members who choose not to buy the food plan are welcome to bring their own food and eat in the hospitality suites provided by the hotel.

Cost of Meal Plan:

• Full meal plan with Sunday lunch: $205.00
• Meal plan without Sunday lunch: $168.00
• Saturday dinner only: $47.00

View the 2023 Business Convention Meal Plan

For Questions/Concerns please email web@foodaddicts.org

Refund Policy

Refunds will be made on registration and meal plan fees if requested by email to the FA World Service Office (fa@foodaddicts.org) by April 30. We will require you to agree not to dispute the Convention charge with your credit card company for any reason, and to contact the FA World Service Office by email for resolution.

Back Together, Better Than Ever!
Come to the Forum Friday, June 2nd, 1 pm – 4 pm

You won’t want to miss a minute of this year’s Forum as we welcome back the global fellowship we have built in recent years. We will root ourselves in the wise traditions of our rich past while we turn to the new opportunities for service that technological advances offer us. 

Six programs are planned, and you’ll be able to make two selections:

• How technology allows us to bridge cultures with understanding and awareness

• The exciting possibilities now open to Service Groups to build a fellowship and carry the FA message into our areas

• Public Information Sessions in a virtual age: a workshop for PI Reps and Local Service Groups

• How to concretely support newcomers through their first 90 days to help them gain and maintain abstinence

• The history of the 90-day requirement from those who lived it and why it remains central to who we are today

• The FA Traditions that keep us unified and faithful to our purpose

Be sure you register for the Forum as well as the Conference. There is no additional charge for the Forum.

Questions? Email sgsc@foodaddicts.org

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923

The FA rate for hotel rooms at the convention hotel is $155 per night. Hotel reservations are not included in your FA Convention reservation. You must book your room separately.

The FA rate is applicable until our room block sells out and applies to the following dates: June 1 through June 5.

Rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please book only one room. Booking multiple rooms lowers the number of available rooms allotted for FA members and prevents them from taking advantage of the reduced FA rate.

Mini-refrigerators are available for rental on a first-come, first-serve basis. A limited number of larger refrigerators will be available in the hotel Hospitality Suite throughout the weekend.

BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM 

HOTEL ROOM CANCELATION PROCEDURE

Please cancel your room reservation at the DoubleTree by Hilton or Comfort Inn directly with the hotel — the FA Office does not handle room cancellations. 

Ride and Lodging Sharing List 

FA has created an online Ride and Lodging Sharing List where members can indicate if they need or can offer to share a ride or provide or share lodging. To submit a request, change your submission, or to view member responses, click on Ride and Lodging Sharing List.

For Convention questions, please contact: convention@foodaddicts.org

Documents

• World Service Conference (WSC) Member Manual
• WSBC Motion Submission Procedure
• WSI Officer and Committee Chair Position Responsibilities
• Document 7: Service Positions-Description of Responsibilities
• Document 8: From a Traditions Perspective

WSBC Emails to the Fellowship*

• WSBC Email #4: March 3 Deadline Reminder for WSBC 2023 (2/25/2023)
• WSBC Email #3: March 3 Deadline to Register as World Service Conference Member (2/13/2023)
• WSBC Email #2: Registration is Now Open for the 2023 FA Business Convention (1/24/2023)
• WSBC Email #1: Save the Date: 2023 World Service Business Convention (WSBC) (12/16/2022)

*If you did not receive these emails, please login to your FA profile and select Manage My Email List Preferences to make sure that you are subscribed to FA General Announcements. Contact fahelp@foodaddicts.org with any questions.