64th Annual World Service Business Conference (WSBC)

May 4–10, 2025

Summarized Schedule

For detailed information, refer to the tentative Conference agenda on the OA website under Frequently Used Documents at https://oa.org/world-service-business-conference/. WSBC 2025 is a virtual event and officially begins on Sunday, May 4, 2025, with several optional meetings scheduled in late April. Several meetings will be recorded and available to registered delegates who cannot attend. All meetings will be held via a videoconference platform.

To Be DeterminedMeet the Maker Virtual Meeting
Saturday, April 26, 2025Literature Questions and Answers Virtual Meeting (recorded)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025Board of Trustees Consensus Virtual Meeting (optional—invitation upon request)
Wednesday, April 30, 2025Board of Trustees Virtual Meeting (optional—invitation upon request)
Sunday, May 4, 2025• All About Conference Virtual Workshop (recorded)
• Virtual Workshop (recorded)
Monday, May 5, 2025Virtual Workshop (recorded)
Trustee Nominee Speeches and Questions and Answers Virtual Meeting (recorded)
Virtual Forum
Tuesday, May 6, 2025OA Recovery Virtual Meeting
Virtual Business Meeting I
Wednesday, May 7, 2025OA Recovery Virtual Meeting
Thursday, May 8, 2025OA Recovery Virtual Meeting
Virtual Business Meeting III
Friday, May 9, 2025OA Recovery Virtual Meeting
Virtual Business Meeting IV
Saturday, May 10, 2025OA Recovery Virtual Meeting
Virtual Business Meeting V
Board of Trustees Virtual Meeting (optional—invitation upon request)

WSBC Registration

Registration will open in January 2025. An email notification will be sent to all service bodies.

New Business Motions and Bylaw Amendments

December 1, 2024, is the postmarked deadline to submit New Business Motions or Amendments for OA, Inc. Bylaws. Motions may be mailed or submitted through electronic transmission. If the submitted motion is postmarked or electronically date-stamped after December 1, 2024, it will NOT be considered.

When submitting Bylaw Amendments, you must 1) identify the bylaw section being amended, 2) list the current wording of the section, and 3) list the wording of the section as it would appear when amended. If any other sections of the bylaws are affected by a proposed amendment, you are also responsible for proposing amendments to bring the other sections into compliance.

All proposed motions for new business or bylaws must include the name of your service body and region, the name of the submitter, a contact phone number and email address, the intent of the motion, methods of implementation, primary purpose, and projected costs. The Sample Motion Instructions and Forms are included on the OA website at https://oa.org/world-service-business-conference/ under Resources. A nine-minute video and an editable/translatable slideshow on how to submit a motion to WSBC is also available. These can be accessed at the link above.

New Business or Bylaw Amendment motions may include up to one page of arguments in favor of the motion.

The WSBC Bylaws Committee will aid service bodies in preparing New Business Motions or Bylaw Amendments. Write or email the committee in care of the World Service Office.

Election of Trustees

Trustees serve and represent Overeaters Anonymous as a whole, acting as guardians of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts. They conduct, manage, and control the affairs and business of Overeaters Anonymous and serve as spokesmen in matters affecting OA as a whole. The role of a trustee is to furnish counsel and guidance to the members, groups, and service bodies; to supervise and guide education and attraction efforts of OA; and to perform such other duties as may be directed by the delegates at the Conference.

There are six trustee positions open in 2025. Instructions, an application (signed and submitted by the region), and requirements are included on the OA website at https://oa.org/world-service-business-conference/ under Frequently Used Documents. Applications are due to the World Service Office by February 3, 2025. Please contact your region for more information.

Please consider this important position as a possibility for yourself or someone you know. Service is our way to recovery and freedom. “Always to extend the hand and heart of OA to all who share my compulsion; for this I am responsible.” We look to those who have gone before us, sharing their experience, strength, and hope. You are needed by our Fellowship.

Key Deadlines

December 1, 2024Postmarked deadline for submission of New Business Motions and Bylaw
Amendments
January 2025Delegate registration opens on oa.org
February 3, 2025Applications for trustee must be received by the World Service Office
March 14, 2025Delegate registration forms are due to the World Service Office

Questions?

Please contact Sandy Zimmerman, Associate Director/Member Services Manager, at the World Service Office.

Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.
PO Box 44727
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87174-4727 USA
Phone (505) 891-2664
szimmerman@oa.org