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Topic #057/2025 Increasing National Convention Seed Money
What do you want Conference to do?
That the General Service Conference review and consider increasing the Australian National Convention seed money given to the Host Planning Committee (HPC) from $10,000 to $15,771.96 in line with CPI.
What issue does this proposal address?
There have been times when no bids are made to host the National Convention. It’s a huge task and event. National Conventions carry the AA message to the still suffering alcoholic and to the public and the professional community, including Treatment and Corrections, and increasing the seed money may encourage cities to place bids to host National Conventions.
Background information that supports this proposal
In 1964 the seed money from the GSB for the Host Planning Committee for the National Conventions, was $50. In 1994 this was increased to $2,000k as per #AA1994/045.
Uncertainty as to when the seed money was increased to existing level of $10,000K, as no advisory action listed in
Key Conference Resolutions. In the 2008 Australian Guidelines the seed money was documented then as $10,000K. Hence the seed money amount has been unchanged since at least 2008 and possibly requires review in a very changed financial world and high levels of inflation.
How will this proposal benefit the fellowship or the still suffering alcoholic?
An increased level of seed money agreed by the GSC will support and assist the HPC in pre-event budgeting and prepayments for the event, meeting inflated costs of living and would reduce the financial pressure/burden to the HPC.
What are the estimated costs of implementing this suggestion?
A one-off amount to be set aside re any increase to the seed money that is agreed. EG if an increase to the seed money agreed upon, from current $10,000 to $15,771.96, the cost would be $5,771.96. NB The seed money is returned to the GSB post event, plus any profit made by the event.
At what level of group conscience (if any) was this topic discussed?
