During this year a number of contacts have been made with representatives of two groups which have requested information about requirements for becoming societies, one of these groups is in Idaho, the other in Colombia, South America. It is too soon to tell just how close either of these groups is to making a decision with regard to affiliation with the Fellowship, but these inquiries in and of themselves are encouraging.
Partly in response to these communications, the Charter Committee has reviewed the Standards Of Admission Of Societies and has concluded that the document was much in need of revision for the sake of greater clarity and enhanced "user friendliness". These revisions are approaching the final draft stage and should be ready for approval of the Executive Committee before the end of this month.
The Charter Committee had facilitated an informal meeting of society delegates (conclave) at the IC 93 in Quebec last August. Eleven of the 18 societies were represented. The issues discussed were direct society representation on the General Council, Area Coordinator's qualifications, society outreach programs, and book availability.
The Committee is looking forward to additional contacts with groups considering affiliation with the Fellowship in the coming year.
Members of the Charter Committee:
Avi Dogim, chairman
Bart Ice, secretary
Larry Bowman
Tom Choquette
Francyl Gawryn
Larry Geis
Dale Sztejnberg (adjunct)