65th Annual World Service Business Conference (WSBC)
April 20–25, 2026
Hotel
Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque, 1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, USA, Phone (505) 245-7100
Room rate is US$154 per night, any occupancy, plus US$24.26 tax, for a total of US$178.26 per night, any occupancy. Taxes are subject to change. Rate includes breakfast, refrigerator, microwave, and guestroom internet. Parking is discounted to $7 per day, per vehicle, plus tax for overnight guests.
Lodging will open in January 2026. Check the website for details. A lunch buffet will be available in the hotel breakfast area. Pricing to be determined and will be posted on the website when it is available. The 2026 meal total per diem rate for Albuquerque is US$80 per day. If staying at the hotel, breakfast is included; meal per diem rate is US$60 per day.
Roommates
To request a roommate, please complete the roommate request form. A list of roommates will be provided to those on the list in January 2026. It is the attendee’s responsibility to contact those on the list and to make the appropriate arrangements with the hotel.
Registration
Registration will open in January 2026. An email notification will be sent to all service bodies.
Summarized Schedule
For detailed information, refer to the tentative Conference agenda on the OA website under Frequently Used Documents at https://staging.oa.org/world-service-business-conference/.
World Service Business Conference (WSBC) 2026 is an in-person event and officially begins on Tuesday evening, April 21, 2026. There is no delegate activities scheduled for Monday, April 20 and Tuesday morning/afternoon, April 21. The Meet the Maker sessions and Literature Questions and Answers (date to be determined) will be held virtually prior to Conference.
Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Meet the Maker for Service Bodies
Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Meet the Maker for Delegates
Monday, April 20, 2026
- Board of Trustees’ Consensus Meeting
- Grocery Shuttle (1 run)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Grocery Shuttle (2 runs)
- Registration Opens
- Board of Trustees’ Meeting
- All About Conference Workshop
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- Forum
- Committee Meetings
- Evening Workshop
Thursday, April 23, 2026
- Business Meetings I and II
- Evening Workshop
Friday, April 24
- Business Meetings III and IV
- Evening Workshop
Saturday, April 25
- Business Meeting V
- Board of Trustees’ Meeting
- Committee Cochairs’ Meeting
- Dinner / Entertainment / Dance
New Business Motions and Bylaw Amendments
December 1, 2025, 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, 2025, 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://staging.oa.org/world-service-business-conference/ under Resources. An eight-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 2026. Instructions, an application (signed and submitted by the region), and requirements are included on the OA website at https://staging.oa.org/world-service-business-conference/ under Frequently Used Documents. Applications are due to the World Service Office by January 20, 2026.
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.
Conference Support Volunteers
Volunteers are now being recruited for the World Service Business Conference 2026! What a wonderful way to serve, learn, and be a part of the Fellowship expressing itself in our group conscience. Volunteers are needed beginning on Tuesday morning and ending on Saturday afternoon. All days are open. If a member of your service body wants more information, please download the Volunteer Information at https://staging.oa.org/world-service-business-conference/ or contact Sandy Gurule, Member Services Assistant at 1-505-891-2664 or sgurule@staging.oa.org.
Important Dates
| December 1, 2025 | Postmarked deadline for submission of New Business Motions and Bylaw Amendments |
| January 2026 | Delegate registration opens on staging.oa.org |
| January 20, 2026 | Applications for trustee must be received by the World Service Office |
| March 2, 2026 | Delegate registration forms are due to the World Service Office |
Questions?
Please contact Sandy Gurule, Member Services Assistant, at the World Service Office.
Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.
PO Box 44727
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87174-4727, USA
Phone (505) 891-2664
szimmerman@staging.oa.org