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2014 IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Wednesday, July 30 th TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE All AA Meetgs Salon F All Al Anon Meetgs Salon C & D All CME Meetgs Salon G All

AA 1:00 pm Two Bras Two Bras 1:30 pm Welcome to 2:00 pm IDAA Al-Anon Addiction Medice 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Changg the 3:30 pm Family Legacy 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Step 1 Couples Meetg 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm

Orientation Pizza Party 2014 IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Thursday, July 31 st TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE All AA Meetgs Salon F All Al-Anon Meetgs Salon C & D All

1 2014 IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Wednesday, July 30 th TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE All AA Meetgs Salon F All Al Anon Meetgs Salon C & D All CME Meetgs Salon G All IDAA Teen Meetgs Salon K & L All ALA20 s Meetgs Salon 13 & 14 L A C Meetg Directors Suite A 7:00 am, Wed Sat Information above this le of text is for room location reference and may not be lked to specific times!!! 6:00 am Yoga JW Paviolion 6:30 am 7:00 am Golf Tournament 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am Steerg Committee Directors Suite A 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm Women In AA 1:00 pm Two Bras Two Bras 1:30 pm Welcome to 2:00 pm IDAA Al-Anon Addiction Medice 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Changg the 3:30 pm Family Legacy 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Step 1 Couples Meetg 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm Teen Steerg Committee 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm Welcome Reception Desert Ballroom Open AA & Al-Anon Salon F Breakout Meetgs Parent Orientation Teen Orientation Pizza Party 2014 IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Thursday, July 31 st TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE All AA Meetgs Salon F All Al-Anon Meetgs Salon C & D All CME Meetgs Salon G All IDAA Teen Meetgs Salon K & L All ALA20 s Meetgs Salon 13 & 14 Scholarship Mandatory Mtg Salon 1 6:30 7:30am, Thur Sat L A C Meetg Directors Suite A 7:00 am, Wed Sat 6:00 am Yoga JW Paviolion 6:30 am 7:00 am Early Bird AA Early Bird Al-Anon 7:30 am 8:00 am Desperation & Surrender Steps 1, 2 & 3 Yoga 8:30 am 9:00 am Step 2 Communication 9:30 am Break Daily Literature 10:00 am Step 3 An Adult Child of Break 10:30 am Ask It Basket Alcoholics Trust 11:00 am Steps 4 & 5 11:30 am Lunch 11:30 1:15pm 12:00 pm Couples Meetg Lunch on your own Lunch 12:30 pm 1:00 Medications and pm Monitorg to Leverage 1:30 pm Steps 4, 5 & 6 Long-Term Recovery 2:00 pm Pa And Addiction, Resentments/ Pa And Addiction, 2:30 pm Break 2:30 3:00pm Your Worst Nightmare Expectations Your Worst Nightmare 3:00 pm The 12 Best Ways To Screw The 12 Best Ways To Screw Al-Anon is For Men 3:30 pm Up Your Disability Claim Up Your Disability Claim 4:00 pm Wisdom to Know the Slogans 4:30 pm 5:00 Difference. pm Trust/Fear 5:30 pm Newcomers Reception Salon 9 6:00 pm 6:30 pm Dner on your own Children s Banquet 7:00 pm Carnival/Magician Theme 7:30 pm Salons H & I 8:00 pm Newcomers Banquet Fear/Resentment/Anger 8:30 pm Desert Ballroom Future/Responsibility 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm Breakout Meetgs 10:30 pm

2014 IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Friday, August 1 st TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE Scholarship Mandatory Mtg Salon 1 All AA Meetgs All Al Anon All CME Meetgs All

Fun Walk/Run 7:00 am Early Bird AA Early Bird Al-Anon 7:30 am 8:00 am Long Term Recovery Yoga 8:30 am Steps 7, 8 & 9 9:00 am Abstence Meditation 9:30 am and Change Daily Literature 10:00 am Break

2 2014 IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Friday, August 1 st TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE Scholarship Mandatory Mtg Salon 1 All AA Meetgs All Al Anon All CME Meetgs All IDAA Teen All ALA20 s 6:30 7:30am, Thur Sat Meetgs Meetgs Meetgs Salon F Salon C & D Salon G Salon K & L Salon 13 & 14 L A C Meetg Directors Suite A 7:00 am, Wed Sat 6:00 am Yoga JW Paviolion 6:30 am Fun Walk/Run 7:00 am Early Bird AA Early Bird Al-Anon 7:30 am 8:00 am Long Term Recovery Yoga 8:30 am Steps 7, 8 & 9 9:00 am Abstence Meditation 9:30 am and Change Daily Literature 10:00 am Break Break Beg Sober 10:30 Spirituality am Ask It Basket Detachment 11:00 am Steps 6 & 7 11:30 am Addiction & Recognition for the Dental Profession W. Professionals Meetg Directors Suite A 12:00 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm Al-Anon, Teen and Ala-Twenties Luncheon Release with Love 2:00 pm Explorg Trauma, Detach with 2:30 pm Addiction & Recovery 3:00 Love vs Anger pm Steps 8 & 9 3:30 pm Al-Anon, Teen and Ala- 4:00 pm 20 Steerg Committee Steps 10 & 11 Couples Meetg 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm Spirituality 6:00 pm 6:30 pm Dner on your own Dner on your 7:00 pm own 7:30 pm AA & Spirituality 8:00 pm Sex, Love 8:30 pm Salon G. and Intimacy Detach with Love vs Anger Steps 4, 5 & 6 9:00 pm Love, Intimacy & 9:30 pm Buildg Relationships 10:00 pm 10:30 pm Breakout Meetgs Like Mded Docs Directors Suite IDAA PALM DESERT, CA CONFERENCE AGENDA Saturday, August 2 nd TIME AA AL ANON CME IDAA TEEN ALA20 S OTHER/DENTAL CE All Al Anon All CME All IDAA Teen All ALA20 s Scholarship Mandatory Mtg All AA Meetgs Salon 1 6:30-7:30am, Thur-Sat Meetgs Meetgs Meetgs Meetgs Salon F L A C Meetg Directors Suite A Salon C & D Salon G Salon K & L Salon 13 & 14 7:00 am, Wed-Sat 6:00 am 6:30 am Yoga JW Paviolion 7:00 am 7:30 am Early Bird AA Early Bird Al-Anon 8:00 am 8:30 am Step 12 The Next Step Yoga 9:00 am 9:30 am Guilt and Shame Break Expectations Daily Literature 10:00 am Break 10:30 am Steps 10, 11 & 12 The Art of The Twelve Steps The Promises of Al-Anon 11:00 am The Doctor s Opion Connection 11:30 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm Couples Meetg Lunch on your own Lunch 1:00 pm Avoidg Goofball Steerg Committee 1:30 pm Pitfalls Sobriety Focus with Yoga Meetg #2 2:00 pm (Tentative) 2:30 pm Multi-Generational Addiction/The Blended Family 3:00 pm (Combed Al-Anon, Ala-Twenty, Teen, AA Mtg) 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm Resiliency Multi-Generational (Combed Mtg) Boundaries Multi-Generational (Combed Mtg) Slogans/Gratitude 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm Children s IDAA Banquet 7:00 pm Banquet 7:30 pm Superheros IDAA 2014 Banquets & 8:00 pm Hurtg to Healg Featured Speaker: Burns B. Prcesses 8:30 pm to Helpg Salons H & I 9:00 pm Desert Ballroom Ice Cream Social, Goodbyes 9:30 pm and Plans for 2015 Hug A Thon 10:00 pm Breakout Meetgs 10:30 pm

3 IDAA 2014 PALM DESERT, CA Into Action Chapter 6 AA Big Book p. 72

4 Welcome to Palm Desert, CA and jo us as we step Into Action The 2014 LAC welcomes you and your family to its 65 th annual meetg Palm Desert, California. We are grateful to have been given the opportunity to provide service work the hope that you will be able to step to action and embrace the beauty that is recovery. When the hand of AA reaches out, we want to be there. As always, IDAA s focus this year has been on the new member. The 2014 LAC welcomes all of you who are here for the first or second time and hope that what you fd is a fellowship of recovery which is not only peer led but strong and full of hope. The World Famous Palm Desert and the Palm Sprgs area offers an unbelievable bounty of entertament and recreational activities. While the majestic Santa Rosa Mountas and spectacular desert landscape may beckon you outside, your IDAA annual meetg destation and the amazg program we have for you welcomes you to this Southern California experience. As always, IDAA 2014 will feature a variety of recovery programs for all family members who attend, cludg AA, Al-Anon, IDAA Teen, Ala-Twenty and Jerry Moe from the Betty Ford Center is back brgg his popular recovery based children s program for 7 to 12 years olds. An outstandg program of contug educational credits is beg offered for medical and dental. The 2014 LAC is so excited to be hostg this year s annual meetg and look forward to seeg many new and old members. This year s event promises to be an credible opportunity for rest, recreation and spiritual growth. Come and jo us as we step Into Action! Welcomg you to the 65 th Annual IDAA Meetg 2014, Palm Desert is the Palm Desert Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) Chair...Harry H. Co-Chair...Jim T. Secretary...Joseph S. Treasurer... Lou T. Registrars...Tim M. & Mary R. AA...Jim T. & Harry H. Early Bird AA...Dick M. Scholarships...Josh S. & Arthur W. Mentors/Sponsors...Ray G. Al-Anon... Bobbi S. IDAA Teen Sponsors...Bob and Twyla G. Jerry Moe Liason... Matt K. Golf Tournament...Frank H. Fun Run...Cheryl M. CME... Norm R. CDE...Josh S. Information Management...Mike R. AlaTwenties Liason...Stephanie S. Helpers and Angels...Lda T., Steve T., Ryan P., Trazy Z., Bruce O. & Bruce M. Dear Friends Recovery, The Local arrangements committee welcomes you to the 65 th Annual Meetg of International Doctors Alcoholics Anonymous. Preparg this conference has been stimulatg and hard work the best tradition of AA service. We hope that our efforts will create an enjoyable and memorable experience for each of you. The AA, Al-Anon, Ala-Twenties and Ala-Teen Programs are packed with spirational meetgs. We have cluded many open discussions as part of many of our AA meetgs, so that all will have a chance to share their experiences, strengths and hopes. The Al-Anon program is one of the most extensive to date, thanks to Bobbie Specht, the Al-Anon chairman. This year, we have placed special emphasis on women recovery and their vital contribution to IDAA, cludg dedicated space for women s meetgs and more women speakers both our recovery and educational programs. On Friday night, we have a special event. We are privileged to have George Vaillant and Garrett O Connor conduct a lively discussion moderated by Norm Reynolds on the Spiritual Condition of Bill Wilson at pots along his recovery journey. This is somethg no one should miss. We are honored to be of service to this organization. If there is anythg we can do to make your stay more pleasurable, do not hesitate to ask. Harry Haroutunian, MD Chairman Yours recovery, James Tracy, DDS Co-Chairman

5 Conference Information Registration Area The registration area is located at the north counter, opposite the grand ball room. Registration will be open Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00am 4:00pm. There will be shorter registration hours from 10:00am 2:00pm on Friday and Saturday with simultaneous Pre-Registration for IDAA 2015 Norfolk, Virgia. There will be no registration on Sunday. Scholarship Recipients should check at the meetg registration area before gog to the hotel registration desk. Local Arrangement Committee (LAC) Local Arrangement Committee (LAC) members are wearg sky blue and lime green shirts. Look for us, we are everywhere and happy to be of service to you, no matter what your needs are. The Conference Mentor Meetg Area New Member red dots will be paired with other scholarship recipients at the Scholarship meetg 6:30am Salon 1 on Thursday morng. Red Dot new comers who are not receivg scholarships will be paired with mentors. See Ray G through the registration desk, or Ray will certaly fd you. If you are a new member, a conference mentor can be valuable to you and your family for a smooth and wonderful experience. Hospitality Rooms The Hospitality area is located just off of the Grand Concourse, located Salons A and B, near the South Foyer. The Hospitality areas will be open to provide beverages from 6 am until 10 pm, daily. We hope that you will use this area to meet, mgle and enjoy the fellowship with the new members and old acquatances, alike. Wednesday Night Welcome Party The welcome party will be the Desert Ballroom, Wednesday eveng at 6:30pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to start our conference off with a huge bang. Dress is comfortable and desert casual. Families are encouraged to participate together. New Members Reception The New Members Reception is planned for all first time attendees and their spouses or significant other, to meet the Local Arrangement Committee and the IDAA Steerg Committee. It is hosted by our Executive Director, Dale Syfert, on Thursday from 5:00pm to 6:00pm the Hospitality Room (Salons A & B). IDAA Teens Dr. Bob and Twila Grandchamp are back for their 18 th year to facilitate this popular program. It is not childcare. All meetgs will be held the designated area of Salons K & L. Please see the registration desk and program for exact location. This venue will close at 12pm. Parents must sign a consent and liability form allowg their teen to participate. Parents must also attend the parent orientation on Wednesday eveng at 6 pm at the same location. Jerry Moe Program Betty Ford Center s Jerry Moe returns to run this program designed to help kids learn new tools for livg families afflicted with chemical dependency. This is restricted to children ages 7 to 12. Parents must sign a consent and liability form. The parents orientation will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday Salon 2 of the Conference Center.

6 Ala-Twenties This group of former IDAA Teens recovery contues to grow. All their meetgs will be Salons 13 & 14 Conference Center. Breakout Meetgs These late night sessions start at 10:00pm and last until 11:00pm. All breakout meetgs are assigned to Salons the Conference Center. Women s meetgs will be held Salon 3 and will be available at all times for the entire conference. We have provided space for most of the well attended meetgs. If you do not fd a group you are lookg for contact the registration desk to see if we can accommodate you. CDs CDs will be provided by MD Tapes, located Salon 4. The contact formation for MD Tapes is mdtapes@sbcglobal.net, or Bookstore The bookstore offers a wide variety of recovery literature and gifts. It is located Salons 5 & 6. Contug Education This year we are offerg a total of 13.5 hours of Contug Education Units which has been approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Some of the Medical CME is approved for Dental CE, plus an addition Dental CE only for a total of 4 hrs approved by the California Dental Association. IDAA Children s Banquets This year we are offerg 2 eveng events for the children, which must be registered for separately. These events allow the parent(s) to attend their eveng banquets. The children may jo their family at the closg Sunday Breakfast Buffet, at no additional costs. Both Children s Banquets will be held Salons H & I Thursday Night Children s Banquet: Carnival Theme with Magic Saturday Night Children s Banquet: Prcess & Superhero s Theme Friday Night Event A spectacular event is planned, not to be missed. Two gentlemen, Dr. George Vaillant and Dr. Garrett O Connor, men who need no troduction, will participate a discussion of Bill Wilson s journey to spiritual awareness. Assisted by the movie Bill W., lively comments will be made at various pots along Bill W. s path. This will be moderated by Norm R. Light snacks will be available. This is somethg no on should miss and is approved for 1.5 hours of CME credit by the (AAFP). Fun Run and Walk We are relyg on Palm Desert Resort s Fun Run Trails for this year s event, which will be held Friday morng at 7:00am. Ask for further details the registration area, located near the Western entrance at the Conference Center at the large desk opposite the Grand Ball Room. Golf The Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday, July 30 st at the Desert Sprgs Resort. The cost is $115 and cludes green fees, golf cart and prizes.

7 2014 IDAA Shirts Shirts all sizes (but limited quantities) will be available near registration. Monies collected for the shirts helps defray expenses for Scholarship, the Jerry Moe Program, and the IDAA Teen Program. We encourage everyone to use this fun way to support IDAA and stay stylish and cool the desert Tours The Desert Sprgs Resort will be happy to help you plan an excursion to one or more of the many attractions located with an hour of our conference. Jeep tours of the desert and excursions off the tram on Mount Jacto are among this year s attractions. Friday Jeep Tours 8:00am 11:00am Saturday Tram Ride 8:00am 12:00noon See hotel concierge or activity desk for details. Childcare IDAA is unable to provide childcare due to liability issues, cost and availability. There will be childcare available through the hotel, please see the concierge or hotel personnel for further formation. Celebrity Sitters (760) are the designated childcare services for the resort. All parents are responsible for makg dividual arrangements. Donations and Mitzvah Fund Contributions may be made to the Luke Reed fund (AA), the Sheila Payne memorial fund (Al-Anon), or to the Connie Hyde memorial fund (for families). These can be made at the registration desk or mailed to Dale Syfert, IDAA Central Office, 2616 NW 25 th Place, Gaesville, FL Sce scholarship fundg only pays for registration, lodgg and conference meals, the Mitzvah Fund has been established as a special collection to assist scholarship attendees with unexpected and travel related costs. In addition, the 2015 LAC has decided to augment the scholarship fund by passg the basket or possibly holdg a raffle. IDAA 2014 Pre-registration for the IDAA 2015 conference Norfolk, Virgia will beg on Friday at 10:00am the registration area. There is a discount for early registration. There will be no pre registration on Sunday. IDAA Steerg Committee Policy for Recovery Meetg Attendance The Steerg Committee would like to take this opportunity to remd us all that any of our registered members and guests may attend all of our meetgs. As with all of our conference meetgs, the door may be shut, but not locked. Anyone may attend any of the breakout meetgs, and it is customary to allow the person chairg the meetg to organize the topic and flow of the meetg.

8 DESERT SPRINGS RESORT

9 BREAKOUT SESSIONS MEETING ROOM TIME MEETING ROOM TIME A. A. Salon F 10:00 PM SA/SAA/SLAA Salon 11 10:00 PM Al-Anon Salon C & D 10:00 PM Pharmacists Salon I 10:00 PM Anesthesiologists Salon 10 7:00 AM Psychiatrists Salon 12 10:00 PM Psychologists Salon J 10:00 PM Couples Salon E 10:00 PM LGBT Salon 9 10:00 PM Women s Salon 3 All Day N. A. Salon G 10:00 PM Cyber-Docs Salon 2 10:00 PM Overeaters Anonymous Salon 10 10:00 PM Back To Work Group Salon H 10:00 PM Dentists Salon 1 10:00 PM Like Mded Docs (LMD) Directors Suite 2 10:00 PM Other groups who want additional breakout meetgs contact the IDAA registration desk Cape Vcent Dr. Clarence P s Garage Clayton, NY Hubbard Hotel Mt. Pocono, PA Mt. Pocono Manor Niagara Falls, NY General Brock Hotel Akron, OH Mayflower Hotel Turkey Run State Park, Turkey Run Inn Detroit, MI Hotel Fort Hayes Estes Park, CO Hotel Stanley Clayton, NY Hubbard Hotel Washgton, DC Kenwood Country Club Prceton, NJ Prceton Inn Toronto, CAN Park Plaza Hotel East Mole, IL Holiday Inn Motel White Sulphur Sprgs, WV The Greenbrier Denver, CO Writers Manor Chicago, IL The Contental Indianapolis, IN Speedway Motel Warrenton, VA Airlie Atlanta, GA Executive Park Motel Morristown, NJ Governor Morris Inn Iowa City, IA University Campus Alexandria Bay, NY Treadway Inn Estes Park, CO Stanley Hotel San Antonio, TX Palacio Del Rio Chicago, IL O Hare Inn Palm Beach, FL The Breakers Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Marriott New York City, NY Statler Hilton Detroit, MI Sheraton Smithfield San Diego, CA Holiday Embarcadero Washgton, DC Hyatt Regency Cleveland, OH Beachwood Marriott Chicago, IL The Ramada O Hare PREVIOUS MEETINGS Vancouver BC, CAN Hyatt Regency Mneapolis, MN Hyatt Regency Savannah, GA Hyatt Regency San Diego, CA Sheraton Harbor Island East Lexgton, KY Marriott Griff Gate Baltimore, MD Stouffer Harbor Place Hotel San Antonio, TX Marriott River center Boca Raton, FL Boca Raton Resort & Club Vancouver BC, CAN Hyatt Regency Grand Rapids, MI Amway Grand Plaza Scottsdale, AZ Marriott s Camelback Inn Atlanta, GA Swiss hotel Great Gorge, NJ The Seasons Resort Anaheim, CA Anaheim Marriott Mneapolis, MN Downtown Hilton Hotel & Towers Toronto, CAN West Harbor Castle Scottsdale, AZ Marriott s Camelback Inn Pittsburgh, PA Hilton Pittsburgh & Towers Oklahoma City, Renaissance Hotel Palm Desert, CA JW Marriott s Desert Sprgs Resort Mobile, AL Adam s Mark Orlando, FL JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort Palm Desert, CA JW Marriott Desert Sprgs Resort Mneapolis, MN Marriott City Center Hotel Boston, MA Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Portland, OR Red Lion Hotel on the River San Antonio, TX Hyatt Regency Buffalo, NY Adam s Mark Tucson, AZ JW Marriott Starr Pass Orlando, FL The Hilton Walt Disney World Resort Keystone, CO Keystone Resort Palm Desert, CA JW Marriott Desert Sprgs Resort Norfolk, Virgia Norfolk Waterside

10 IDAA Meetg 2014 Personal Daily Planner TIME Wednesday, July 30 Thursday, July 31 6:30 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am NOON 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm

11 TIME Friday, August 1 Saturday, August 2 Sunday, August 3 6:30 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am NOON IDAA Meetg 2014 Personal Daily Planner 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm

12 Notes Don t forget to register for next year s conference Norfolk, Virgia!

2011 IDAA Tucson AZ CONFERENCE AGENDA - Wednesday, August 3rd

2011 IDAA Tucson AZ CONFERENCE AGENDA - Wednesday, August 3rd AA AL-ANON IDAA TEEN TWENTIES All AA Meetings 6:30 AM All CME AZ Ballroom Salon 6 All IDAA All CDE in San All Twenties All 's in Tucson All