SCA Los Angeles Convention 2014 Edition

Dr. Patrick Carnes, noted author and expert on sexual addiction and recovery, will be the keynote speaker for next convention of SCA Los Angeles, taking place next February 14-16, 2014 in West Hollywood, California.

The event will honor the 40th anniversary of SCA in Los Angeles, and include workshops, fellowship opportunities, and meetings throughout.  Registration is available online, and otherwise please visit their webpage or see the SCA LA convention brochure for more information.

Annual ISO Meeting in St. Louis announced

The 2014 ISO face-to-face meeting will be held in the Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri from Friday evening, April 25 through mid-day Sunday, April 27, 2014.  The center itself is situated in an easily-accessible location on the Washington University campus.  There is an adjoining lounge area and the meeting space itself meets ISO’s needs for wifi, audio-visual, and plenty of power available for computers, etc.

A hotel on campus is holding a block of 14 queen-sized rooms until April 4, 2014 at ISO’s group rate of $99.00/night.  See more info about the Knight Center, which houses the hotel and is within walking distance of the Danforth Center, here.

The St. Louis fellowship has members offering to host ISO attendees in their homes, and there is another fellowship member-provided housing option in a group setting of six rooms with a private bath available.  More information with details on the meeting location and hosting options will be forthcoming from the St. Louis host committee.

New Rhode Island meeting seeks support

The SCA ISO Inreach Committee is seeking support for the new SCA Meeting that is starting up in Providence, Rhode Island.

Please contact the committee directly if you will be in Providence, or know of someone who lives there that could use a meeting.  A great way to use the tools of Service and Meetings in your program!

Contact:  the SCA Inreach chair via e-mail

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SCA – Inreach Committee
P.O. Box 1585 Old Chelsea Station
New York, N.Y. 10011

 

ISO Outreach Committee conference call this weekend

The Outreach committee, which carries the SCA message to those outside the fellowship, will hold a telephone conference call on Saturday, November 16 at 3:00 Eastern/12:00 Pacific.

If you participate in outreach at the ISO, intergroup or meeting level, or are just interested in this service, please do participate. Information has been sent to the SCA-ISO-OUTREACH list on how to join the call.

John S., ISO Chair, and Russell P., Outreach Committee Chair, have provided the following agenda.

  1. Call to order
  2. Brief Comment From ISO Chair
  3. Brief Introduction from ISO Outreach Chair 
  4. Getting to know the committee and in what capacity of service that is provided. 
  5. Action Items from the 2013 ISO Meeting
  6. What I would like to see for the outreach committee
  7. Next proposed outreach conference call 01/18/14