September 6-7, 2013
Portland, Maine
(Christian Endeavor—of which Dr. Bob was a
member—was founded here on February 2, 1881)
Featuring A.A. Historian Dick B. of Maui, Hawaii, and
Special Guests
Conference Theme:
“The History of Alcoholics Anonymous:
Another View Which Includes Its Christian Beginnings
in New England”
Meetings, Roundtables, Speakers, Research,
and Workshops in Portland, Maine
(and possible A.A. history research tour of Dr.
Bob’s birthplace, St. Johnsbury, VT, Sept. 8-10)
Main Conference Location:
The First Baptist Church of Portland, Maine
Conference Schedule
Friday, September 6
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM: Pre-conf. pers. mtgs. available with
Dick B. and Ken B.
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM: Pre-conf.
roundtable mtgs. w/leaders and visitors
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM: Mtgs.
with Dick B. & Ken B., or Celebrate Recovery mtg.
Saturday, September 7
9:00 AM to
9:45 AM: Conference registration,
coffee and tea, hospitality
9:45 AM to
9:55 AM: Conference begins
with introduction and prayer by Ken B.
9:55 AM to 10:00 AM: Welcome by Wally C.
10:00
AM to 10:50 AM: Session One: The
12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
11:00
AM to 11:50 AM: Session Two: A. A.
Origins, History, Founders & Facts
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM: Lunch
1:15 PM to 2:05 PM: Session Three: Sponsorship Today
2:15 PM to 3:05 PM: Session Four: Orienting and Informing
Newcomers
3:35 PM to 4:15 PM: Session Five: A.A. History: Past,
Present & Future
4:15 PM Ken B. closes conf. w/prayer, networking,
dinner (optional)
The First International
Alcoholics Anonymous History Conference
Other Meetings and Events with Dick B. and Ken B.,
September 8-11, 2013:
Sun., Sept. 8, to Tues., Sept. 10: Portland: Personal meetings with Dick
B. & Ken B.; and/or
Possible
trip to Dr. Bob’s birthplace, St. Johnsbury, VT
Wednesday, Sept. 11: Portland: Morn./afternoon:
pers. mtgs. w/Dick & Ken B.;
Evening:
Dick B. speaking at regular A.A. meeting
Conference Mission
The mission of this
conference is to present an accurate and comprehensive picture of Alcoholics
Anonymous history which includes the roles played by God, His Son Jesus Christ,
and the Bible in early A.A.’s astonishing successes (75% claimed overall; 93% with
no relapses in Cleveland).
Conference Audience
This conference is
for members of 12 Step Fellowships (including old-timers, speakers, sponsors,
newcomers, and garden variety drunks and addicts); other International
Christian Recovery Coalition “participants”; physicians, clergy, recovery
pastors, and other Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena; and
professionals working in the fields of intervention, detox, treatment, sober
living, counseling, psychology, and psychiatry.
** Dick B. and Ken
B. will be hosting personal and small group meetings during the morning and
afternoon of Friday, September 6, and from Sunday afternoon, September 8,
through Wednesday afternoon, September 11. These meetings will cover: (a) Dr.
Bob’s wife, Anne Smith, and Quiet Time-Eleventh Step practices and resources,
and other topics; and (b) working with impaired physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, dentists, attorneys, and other licensed workers. **
Conference Registration
Admission for the
First International Alcoholics Anonymous History Conference is FREE! Registration is required. To register for the conference, please contact
Ken B. by email at kcb00799@gmail.com or by phone at 1-808-276-4945. If you would
like to make a donation to help offset the costs involved in putting on this
conference, please contact Dick B. by email at DickB@DickB.com.
Please join us in Portland September 6-7, 2013!
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