Submitting Your Bid

Interested in Hosting an Upcoming NE Woman to Woman Conference?

We Encourage You to Submit Your Bid. Here’s How!

We have received many inquiries from individuals who have attended the Northeast Woman to Woman Conference, asking how they can hold this annual event in their area.

To that end, we have prepared this brief overview of the Conference along with the information required for the selection of the event’s location.

HOW IT BEGAN

The concept of presenting a conference especially for sober women was started by women in the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.

The goal of such a meeting was to provide:

  1. Participation on topics and problems of particular interest to all women in the A.A. program.
  2. Opportunities to share with other A.A. women from many areas.

The result was an instant success, and today Woman to Woman conferences are held regionally on an annual basis, in October.

THE CONFERENCE FORMAT

  • Workshop sessions begin on Friday 8 P.M and continue throughout the day on Saturday.
  • Workshop topics are selected by the Host Committee.
  • Workshops are closed and are for Alcoholic Women only. Confidentiality and anonymity are strictly observed.
  • The Saturday evening program includes a dinner/banquet, state roll call, sobriety count-down, a female A.A. Keynote speaker and entertainment.
  • On Sunday, there is a spiritual breakfast and a female Keynote speaker.
  • The conference ends before check out time.

HOW LOCATION IS SELECTED

  • Conference locations are voted on at a designated “BID SESSION” held on Saturday.
  • Bids must be presented in person with the Advisory committee and the current Host.
  • Chairperson and Past Chairpersons vote for the state where the next conference will be held.
  • The selected state/location will be announced at the Saturday dinner/banquet.
  • The Advisory committee works closely with the local planning group throughout all stages of preparation. To ensure maximum efficiency and minimum confusion, a procedures manual has been developed to serve as a suggested step-by-step guide to organizing the annual conference.

TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Members from a city wishing to host the Woman to Woman conference should submit the following information to the Advisory Committee in person:

 Names of those persons who are willing to be responsible for the conference that will be held in their state.

A FEW SUGGESTED ARRANGEMENTS:

 Tentative prices on hotel rooms, Food and beverage service (coffee is a must and lots of it should be secured.)

 Contact hotel by telephone or inquire in person (Group Sales should be able to give you a quote- remember this conference will generate lots of added revenue for the hotel.) Negotiate!

 Assurance that local and area support for hosting the Conference have been established. “Lots of “woman- power” will be needed for preparing flyers, publicity, hospitality , chairing workshop sessions, handling reservations, etc

 Transportation Data: distance of hotel from airport, hotel shuttle service, parking fees major airlines servicing the Host city.

We look forward to receiving your request to host the Woman to Woman Conference or answering any questions you may have.