It’s time to get ready for the 2010 CMA World Conference.

The conference is being held in a facility at: The Center 208 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011.

The main event will begin at 7pm Thursday evening March 4th, 2010 and is scheduled to be completed by 3pm on Sunday March 7th, 2010.

IMPORTANT DATES:

1. Area Delegates must notify the GSC of their election by January 15, 2010.
   -- EMAIL CONFERENCE MANAGER HERE.
   
2. Register online for the Conference by February 15, 2010.  
   -- Delegates must be registered for the Conference by February 1, 2010.
3. Mail-In Registrations need to be at the CMA mailbox in California by February 15th, 2010.
   -- Anyone wishing to register may do so at the door of the event.

The 2010 CMA World Conference will be held March 4-7, 2010 at The Center, 208 W 13th St, New York, NY. 10011.   Many individuals are working hard on the event – you don’t want to miss it! For information on the CMA host Hotel and how to reserve a room, CLICK HERE.

The primary event will be the General Services Conference, the main forum where delegates from areas from all over the country meet to discuss, debate, and decide on issues of major importance to our Fellowship.  The Conference acts as the effective voice of the Fellowship and provides spiritual direction to the Board of Trustees in their execution of the day-to-day activities of CMA.  Therefore, it is critical that we have as many Delegatesas possible attend the Conference – we need everyone’s voice to be heard. As always, every member of CMA is invited and encouraged to attend. Only elected Area Delegates along with the CMA Trustees and members of the CMA GSO, it's GSO subcommittee Chairs and GSO subcommittee members can cast a vote.

Registration fees  The basic registration fee of $75 allows access to the venue for the Conference Committee meetings and Assembly, as well as to the off-site entertainment on Saturday evening.  Area Delegates (see below) must also pay an additional $75 fee ($150 total) to cover additional costs associated with the event.

Who is a Delegate?  Area Delegates are individuals elected by their respective Areas to attend the Conference, carrying the voice and the vote of the area’s groups.  Information on electing Delegates can be found HERE.

Please note that the method of electing delegates has changed from 2008. The 2008 General Services Conference approved the Conference Charter, which specifies how Area Delegates are to be elected, so the 2010 Conference will be using this new method.  In summary, one Area Delegate will be elected from each Area Assembly.  Currently, each state and province is allowed one Area Assembly, so the result is that each state or province is allowed to send one Area Delegateto the Conference. Be careful – the word “Area” may cause some confusion in certain places.  Many parts of the country use this word to describe various combinations of groups, but for the purposes of the Conference, we are using the definition provided by the Charter.

• More information on Delegates and Area Assemblies can be found HERE.
• For information about registration, contact the Registration Chair - Digby.
• For questions about your Area’s delegation, contact David H., HERE.