AREA9 (Florida-North)Panel 55

ASSEMBLY AGENDA

May 20-22, 2016

FRIDAY

4:00 PM Registration Opens(D1, D2)

$15.00 Registration for ALL Attendees

$10 Breakfast and $15 Lunch tickets also on sale.

7:15 PM Opening Session (Crystal Ballroom)

Introductions (meeting procedures PowerPoint)

Fun Shop (D4 – Concept 5, D5 – Concept 6)

Delegate Presentation – KBDM PowerPoint

8:00 PM Friday Night Break Outs

Conrad– Delegate Workshop – Communication and Strengthening the Links of Service

Waldorf–Technology and Web – all your questions answered!

Crystal Salon–New GR Orientation – Alternate Delegate and Visiting WSO Trustee

8:30PM Hospitality – (Dogwood Room)(D12, D13)

Sgt At Arms (D10) meets with Chairperson and Secretary

9:00 PM AMIAS Training (Crystal Salon, after GR Orientation)

SATURDAY CRYSTAL BALLROOM

7:00 AM Registration Opens- $15.00Registration from everyone attending.

Registration will close at 10:00 AM

7:00-9:00 AM Breakfast Buffet (Conference Foyer) – tickets must be bought in advance.

7:00 AM Hospitality - (Dogwood)

Hospitality will be providing light snacks and beverages but no meals. PLEASE bring

your own meal (homemade or store bought) into Hospitality and share fellowship!

7:00 AM Raffle Set Up (D8)

8:00 AM Panel 55 Folders will be set up in room for distribution of materials

9:00 AM Opening of Saturday Session

Welcome- Steps, Traditions, Concepts, Warranties

Roll Call - Secretary

Minutes of previous Assembly - Secretary

Treasurer’s Report

Alternate Delegate’s Report

10:00 AMRegistration closes

(Introduction of Group Representatives and Guests by District

Representatives)

10:30 AMElection of Area Treasurer

10:45 AMDelegate’s Report

11:15 AM WSO Trustee Introduces Conflict Resolution Presentation

11:40 AMAWSC Recommendation – Public Outreach Project 2016

11:50 AM Lite Side(D3)

12:00-1:30 PMLUNCH

12:30-1:15 PMLunch and Learn (Technology and Public Outreach) Bring your lunch and learn a little bit more about these aspects of AFG Area 9! Box lunches will be available for purchase outside meeting room.

1:30 PMMeeting Continues

Coordinator Reports:

,Alateen Process Person (AAPP), Archives, Group Records, Literature, Public Outreach, Spanish, Technology

2:30 PMEvent Chairs – 2016 Service Workshop, 2016 Alateen Conference, 2016 Convention

3:00 PMConflict Resolution Workshop - Karen W-P, WSO Trustee

5:00 PM Delegate’s Wrap - Up

Chairman’s Wrap – Up(including a drawing for a free weekend)

SPOP Report – District 3 AISL

Alateen Coordinator Election

5:30 PMOpen Mike

Raffle Winners Announcement

6:00 PMClosing (Serenity Prayer & Declaration) – followed by dinner.

6:15 – 7:45 – Dinner with Trustee (7 GRs chosen by lot : Boardroom)

8:00 PMPanel Presentation (Spiritual Principles) Our Saturday Panel will be

onSpiritual Principles and presenting will be a GR, a DR, an Area Officer, our Delegate and the WSO Visiting Trustee.

Hospitality will be open whenever the Assembly is not in session; and will stay open after the Speaker Panel until 11:30 pm – (The Dogwood Room)

Hospitality Volunteers will decide whether or not to open on Sunday morning. TBA.

SUNDAYCRYSTAL BALLROOM

8:30 – 9:30 AM Spiritual Meeting - (led by WSO Visiting Trustee)

10:00 AM – 11 AMClosing Session

10:15 – 11:15 AMRed Light – Green Light (D9)

11:15 AMClosingof Assembly – Serenity Prayer/Al-Anon Declaration

PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY TO HARMONY! This is our Panel 55 motto – We hope you will come and participate with us at our Fall Assembly!

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

Who has voice? Every registered Al-Anon and Alateen member attending has voice.

Who has vote? Only registered elected Group Representatives or Alternate persons chosen to represent his or her Area 9 Al-Anon or Alateen Group at Assembly.

Registration closes at 10:00 AM on Saturday. Everyone needs to be registered by then. Registration is $15.00 for all attendees at the Area Assembly.GR’s that do not register cannot vote.

Please remember if at all possible when volunteering to help out at Registration, Raffle, or Hospitality, invite Growth Investment Persons (GIPs). A Group Representative’s focus at Assembly should always be on what is going on in the meeting.

It is our intent to adhere to this agenda as much as possible. However, depending on how the meeting progresses, the Chair has the discretion to make changes in the interest of time and other considerations.

Meeting Information: Please look on the Area 9 Website ( for helpful information on:

*Hotel Reservation Information and Directions to the New HOTEL!

* Knowledge Based Decision Making

* Meeting Procedures

* Red Light/Green Light Guidelines

* Area Officer and Coordinator Reports

*District Reports (combined reports from DR and AISL)

* NEW Hospitality Guidelines

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