Carries the message to the S.L.A.A. community that sexual, social, and emotional anorexia can be an inherent part of sex and love addiction, and encourages integrating this idea into all areas of the Fellowship and its literature.
- Anorexia 10-11-12 Project: "Anorexia 10-11-12: Working the Program and Not the Problem" — literature focused on anorexia and Steps 10, 11, and 12, with member experiences, discussion questions, and meditations.
- Seeking Anorexia Recovery Stories for update to the S.L.A.A. Basic Text.
Responsible for maintaining and updating the current S.L.A.A. By-Laws in cooperation with the BOT. Acts in an advisory capacity regarding potential or requested By-Law changes, and facilitates changes per Article XIV.
Responsible for implementation of the Conference Charter as stated in the By-Laws, Article V. Acts as liaison to the Conference Committees and facilitates the ABC/M in cooperation with the BOT.
Carries the S.L.A.A. message to broader groups of people around the world by representing and honoring the considerable diversity of patterns and forms of sex and love addiction, and helping diverse groups within S.L.A.A. get their recovery needs met.
- Catalogue of Diverse Meeting Formats — examples from LGBTQ, Women's, and Anorexia meetings.
- Diverse Audio Shares — collecting long-form audio shares in different languages for a future phone app.
Supports individuals who identify fantasy as a key factor in their sex and love addiction.
Responsible for the allocation of funds to the various Conference Committees based on their requests and the available funds provided by the BOT/F.W.S. Works with the BOT/F.W.S. to help increase financial support from individual groups, Intergroups, and other sources within the guidelines of the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts.
- Drafting a new Pamphlet on the spiritual practice of the 7th Tradition.
- Collecting fundraising tips and suggestions from Members, Groups, and Intergroups.
- Project Development/Budgeting Work Group — drafting annual Budget Request to the BOT/BFC.
Develops and implements resources and tools that enhance recovery as sex and love addicts by increasing capacity for building and sustaining healthy relationships of all types.
- Healthy Relationship Bundle Project — final review complete; awaiting BOT approval.
- Friendships Literature — "Spirituality and Friendship," "Forming Spiritual Bonds," and related topics.
- "What is a Healthy Relationship?" — collecting personal stories for a future Journal edition.
Responsible for the creation of The Journal, S.L.A.A.'s monthly/bi-monthly "meeting in print" magazine focusing on S.L.A.A. recovery and related issues. Works with the BOT and F.W.S. to ensure publication and address Journal policies.
Creates quality literature in support of S.L.A.A. recovery. Guides the planning, writing, and editing of literature from writers, writing groups, or service bodies within S.L.A.A., and approves draft literature prior to submission for full Conference approval.
Develops and implements tools and methods to retain members, as well as accessing the wisdom, experience, strength, and hope of long-time members.
Carries the S.L.A.A. message to sex and love addicts by working with national and international service entities, intergroups, and local groups to convey S.L.A.A. information to potential members; providing materials to help members carry the message; and supporting service bodies to do outreach at intergroup and group levels.
- H&I Subcommittee — developing new ways of reaching members who are incarcerated, in treatment centers, or otherwise confined and unable to attend regular meetings.
- Military & Veterans Subcommittee
- Interfellowship Forum Subcommittee
Carries the message of sobriety through service by attracting, educating, and unifying members to be of service, giving back to the S.L.A.A. community what we continue to freely receive.
- Meeting Speaker Finder — a website listing SLAA members available to speak at online and in-person meetings.
- "Strengthening Sobriety through Service" Project — taking a cue from the Conference Sponsorship Committee's similar project, this literature project is currently being drafted by the CSC to assist S.L.A.A. members effectively balance their service roles with their working of the S.L.A.A. program of recovery.
Supports and strengthens all forms of S.L.A.A. Sponsorship. Dedicated to promoting recovery by drawing on the tool of sponsorship and making it accessible and rewarding to sponsors and sponsees in the Fellowship.
- Sponsorship literature working group — updating literature for both sponsors and sponsees, meeting 1–2 times per month.
- Requesting fellowship feedback on new sponsorship literature draft.
Promotes the study, understanding, and application of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts throughout the S.L.A.A. fellowship. Welcomes questions from the fellowship; responses are individual and neither binding nor authoritative.
- Searchable Q&A database on Steps, Traditions, and Concepts — https://slaafws.org/knowledge/tradqa/
Supports International S.L.A.A. Intergroups and groups to carry the message of recovery to the suffering sex and love addict in their own language.
Conference Meeting Schedules
| Committee | Chair / Co-Chairs | Board Liaison | Meeting Schedule | Join / Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAC Conference Anorexia Committee | Julie W. | Rotating | 4th Sunday @ 1:00 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CBC Conference By-Laws Committee | Kathleen A. (Chair), Celia G. (Vice-Chair) | Ari F. | 3rd Sunday @ 5:30 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CCC Conference Charter Committee | John D. PA (Chair), Phoenix G. (Vice-Chair) | Chris D. | 1st Friday @ 7:00 PM CT — 90 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CDC Conference Diversity Committee | Sandy S. (Chair), Julie W. (Vice-Chair) | Rochelle K. | 2nd Saturday @ 3:00 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CFaC Conference Fantasy Committee | Stephanie (Chair), Andrew (Vice-Chair) | John S. | 2nd Saturday @ 5:00 PM ET — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CFC Conference Finance Committee | Nora K. & Celia G. (Co-Chairs) | Jeff R. | 3rd Wednesday @ 5:30 PM Berlin Time (CET/CEST) — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CHRC Conference Healthy Relationships Committee | Julie W. | James B. | 3rd Sunday @ 21:00 UTC (4:00 PM CDT Mar–Oct / 3:00 PM CST Nov–Feb) - 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CJC Conference Journal Committee | Joel S. | Patrick D. | 4th Sunday @ 22:00 UTC (5:00 PM CDT Mar–Oct / 4:00 PM CDT Nov–Feb) — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CLC Conference Literature Committee | Peggy S. (Chair), Kevin C. (Vice-Chair) | Patrick D. | 4th Saturday @ 11:00 AM CT — 90 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CMRC Conference Member Retention Committee | Julie W. (Interim) | Max B. | 2nd Sunday @ 7:00 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CPIC Conference Public Information Committee | David B. & Jack F. (Co-Chairs) | Max B. | 1st Sunday @ 8:00 PM UTC — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CSC Conference Service Committee | Martin W. & Mike T. (Co-Chairs) | John S. | 2nd Sunday @ 12:00 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CSPC Conference Sponsorship Committee | Steve P. | Rochelle K. | 3rd Thursday @ 5:00 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CSTCC Conference Steps, Traditions, and Concepts Committee | Holly A. (Chair), Ruquia A. (Vice-Chair) | Ari F. | 4th Sunday @ 2:00 PM CT — 60 min via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
| CTIOC Conference Translation and International Outreach Committee | Jack F. (Chair) | James B. | 4th Sunday @ 15:00 UTC — via Zoom | Zoom · Contact |
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