Dear ACA Groups,
We are writing with important updates regarding the Feb 1st Quarterly Delegates Meeting (QDM). There are additional resources available to help your delegate prepare for the QDM, including the following:
1) QDM Agenda: The ABC/QDM Committee has approved and posted a meeting agenda. Embedded in the agenda are links with important documents to review beforehand.
- Optional Help: IT and ABC committee members will be available from 8:00-9:00 am EST to answer any IT related questions or questions about the agenda and the voting process.
- Board Report: The board will present a report followed by a Q&A. This will include an update on the upcoming change in literature prices.
- Minority opinion: During the December QDM the motion to approve the Fellowship group voting process was approved to go to worldwide online voting. The result was that the motion was approved with 79.25% in favor and 20.75% opposed. This motion was meant to provide a procedure for fellowship wide voting on topics that affect the fellowship as a whole. Concept V states “Throughout our structure, a Right of Petition prevails, thus assuring us that minority opinion will be heard.” Thus, a minority opinion will be held for this motion.More information about this motion can be found here.
- Sustainability Sub-sub committee: In anticipation of their ABC report, the Sustainability sub-sub committee will ask delegates.1. What is the purpose of QDMs 2. What can be done at QDMs; specifically should there be votes on new business?3. Should the number of QDMs be reduced from 3 to 24. Should the duration of QDMs be extended from 4 to 6 1⁄2 hours
- Conference policy and procedures: Continuation of the discussion about conference policy and procedures from the December QDM. The presentation will summarize findings from the December QDM breakout rooms and ask for feedback from delegates on the following questions regarding greater Conference ownership of conference policy:1. What does greater conference ownership look like?2. What is the plan/roadmap to get there?3. Who develops the plan/roadmap?
- Update from the Concepts Committee: They will provide a description of thecommittee, a recap of recommendations for revision of Concept 2 and provide an update on work they are doing on Concept 6.
- Update from the ABC Study Sub-Committee about the Charter: status update
- Open Forum: There will be an optional post QDM open forum from 1:00-1:45 pm est that will allow delegates to ask questions to the board and WSO committees.
2) Conference Page: Review the conference web page at Conference – Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families In the Essential Resources section, we recommend that you click on “Resources for Next Meeting” and “Delegate Orientation”.
3) Delegate Training: Two delegate training sessions will be held Jan 25th at 9:00 am and 9:00 pm EST. The delegate training powerpoint and videos will be available on the
conference webpage by clicking on the Delegate Orientation box.
Zoom Info for Delegate Training
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97658684093?pwd=AhbSMgFa0EeyU1aa00jKF9deqAMqUS.1
Meeting ID: 976 5868 4093
Passcode: Delegate
IMPORTANT: As mentioned above, there will be the opportunity for minority opinion on the motion that was presented at the December QDM about the Fellowship-wide Group Voting Process. Please review this motion and appropriate voting section of the QPPM before the QDM.
If your delegate cannot attend on February 1st, we encourage you to find an alternate delegate. Registration information can be found at the Conference web page referenced above. The registration deadline is January 27th.
NOTE: the ABC/QDM committee is actively looking for delegates who would consider serving as Conference volunteers for this February QDM as well as the May 2025 ABC. To learn more, please email us at abc@adultchildren.org.
Save the date: The 2025 Annual Business Conference (ABC) will be on May 17th and 18th
As always, thank you for your service.
Carmen B., Edmundas V, Marcus H., ABC/QDM Committee Co-Chairs