What is the World Service Conference?
The World Service Conference (WSC) is the annual meeting of the Chronic Pain Anonymous (CPA) worldwide fellowship. It is a gathering of group Delegates, Intergroup Delegates, General Advisory Council officers, General Service Virtual Office administrators, and Board of Trustees members. Through their service at the WSC, these trusted servants ensure the best guidance and support of the fellowship as a whole. The purpose of the WSC is to provide a forum where the issues and policies affecting all CPA groups can be discussed and where informed decisions can be made with all members of the Fellowship represented.

Announcements:

Attention Delegates:

Register for the World Service Conference before November 30, 2026 by clicking this link below:

2027 DELEGATE REGISTRATION FORM

2027 WSC Voting Items (literature & proposals)

Delegates and Members, here you will find everything that will be voted on at the 2027 World Service Conference.

Proposal to Update the Mid-Year Trustee Nomination Process

  1. Proposal to Update the Mid-Year Trustee Nomination Process (pdf of proposal)
  2. Feedback Form re: Proposal to Update the Mid-year Trustee Nomination process (due October 20)

Proposal Dates for 2028 World Service Conference

  1. Proposal for 2028 WSC Dates (pdf text of proposal)
  2. email any feedback to literature@chronicpainanonymous.org by October 20

Proposal: Updating the CPA Serenity Prayer

  1. Proposal Updating the CPA Serenity Prayer (pdf text of proposal)
  2. Feedback form for Proposal Updating the CPA Serenity Prayer (Due October 20)

CPA: A Younger Perspective

  1. CPA: A Younger Perspective (pdf text of proposed CAL document)
  2. Feedback Form for CPA: A Younger Perspective (due October 20)

CPA Safety Statement

  1. CPA Safety Statement (pdf text of proposed CAL)
  2. Feedback form for the CPA Safety Statement (due October 20)

CPA World Services Organizational Chart

  1. Text only CPA World Services Organizational Chart (pdf with the text to be used in the design of organizational charts in various formats)
  2. Visual CPA World Services Organizational Chart (1 page printable chart; updated CAL document titled Service Structure Flow Chart)
  3. Feedback form for BOTH (due August 31 for both CPA World Services Organizational Chart documents above)

Learning About the World Service Conference Document

  1. Updated Learning About the WSC document (proposed replacement)
  2. Learning About the WSC with 2026 suggested changes (shown in detail)
  3. Learning About the WSC feedback form (due August 31)

Delegate Training and Resources

NEW! Delegate timeline (PDF)

Voting Protocol (PDF)

Mid-year Voting Protocols (PDF)

Learning about the WSC (PDF)

CAL Approval Process (PDF)

CPA’s Guide to Robert’s Rule (PDF)

Another Look at Robert’s Rules (PDF)

Summary Reports

2026 Summary Report (PDF}

2025 Summary Report (PDF)

2024 Summary Report (PDF)

2023 Summary Report (PDF)

2022 Summary Report (PDF)

2021 Summary Report (PDF)

2020 Summary Report (PDF)

Substantial Unanimity Calculation

To determine the number of votes needed for substantial unanimity (su), multiply the number of voting members (vm) by the percentage you have decided upon in your group conscience (.66 for 2/3 or .75 for 3/4).

For example:

2/3 substantial unanimity:  vm x .66 = su

3/4 substantial unanimity: vm x .75 = su