{"id":198161,"date":"2024-10-22T09:33:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/?page_id=198161"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:26:30","slug":"coco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/committees\/coco\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences &#038; Conventions (CoCo) Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conferences-and-conventions-coco-committee\">Conferences and Conventions (CoCo) Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Conference is the annual World Service business meeting, often held remotely \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mawsconference.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAWSConference.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MA World Service Conference is the forum at which group conscience throughout MA is expressed, and decisions are made that affect MA as a whole. The Conference is also where much of MA World Services work is performed. Trustees and Committee Chairs are selected at the MA World Service Conference. The event also provides the opportunity to meet MA members from other Districts\/Regions and share experience, strength and hope. This sharing provides the unity that binds all members to our common purpose. (Continue reading in&nbsp;<a href=\"\/service\/manual\/\">Chapter 19 \u2014 The MA World Service Conference, Service Manual<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Convention is the annual fellowship-wide gathering and celebration of recovery, held in-person \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mawsconvention.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAWSConvention.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MA Convention is an annual fellowship-wide event for members from around the world to gather, celebrate recovery, make new friends, and reunite with old ones. The event supports our sobriety, serves our primary purpose, strengthens the fellowship, and is the largest fundraiser for Marijuana Anonymous World Services. (Continue reading in&nbsp;<a href=\"\/service\/manual\">Appendix III: The MA Convention, Service Manual<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-general-coco-committee\"><strong>General CoCo Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To join this committee, please email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:CoCo@MA12.org\">CoCo@MA12.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acts as liaison between past, present, and future Conference hosts and Convention teams to facilitate communications, information sharing, and collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works closely with other responsible committees to distribute information, develop an information repository, and related tasks such as online registration, budget development, and District\/Region support.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curates the Convention Planning Handbook which contains materials from previously hosted Conventions, there are currently separate working session meetings for this project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assists Districts with Convention planning, Each Convention Host District has their own separate committee meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agenda\"><strong>Conference Agenda Committee<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To join this committee, please email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Agenda@MAWSConference.org\">Agenda@MAWSConference.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responsible for developing and implementing remote Conference attendance and voting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assists members to develop Conference Agenda Items<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formats the Conference Agenda Packet with appropriate support materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sets the business event schedule for the entire Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distributes Conference Agenda Packet at least 90 days before the event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-you-have-any-questions-contact-nbsp-coco-ma12-org\"><strong>If you have any questions, contact<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:CoCo@MA12.org\">CoCo@MA12.org<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conferences-amp-conventions-trustee-job-description\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marijuana-anonymous.org\/service\/world-service\/conferences-and-conventions\/\">Conferences &amp; Conventions Trustee Job Description<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conferences and Conventions (CoCo) Committee The Conference is the annual World Service business meeting, often held remotely \u2013&nbsp;MAWSConference.org The MA World Service Conference is the forum at which group conscience throughout MA is expressed, and decisions are made that affect MA as a whole. 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