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:

2027 World Service Conference will be January 30 & 31, 2027

Attention Delegates:

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

2027 DELEGATE REGISTRATION FORM

**Zoom Events registration will begin in January, group contribution for the Seventh Tradition can be made at that time.**

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 (open for feedback until October 20)

  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

Proposal Dates for 2028 World Service Conference (open for feedback until October 20)

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

Proposal: Updating the CPA Serenity Prayer (open for feedback until October 20)

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

CPA: A Younger Perspective (open for feedback until October 20)

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

CPA Safety Statement (open for feedback until October 20)

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

CPA World Services Organizational Chart- (BRB- incorporating feedback)

  1. CPA World Services Organizational Chart information (pdf with the text to be used in the various formats of the organizational charts)
  2. Visual CPA World Services Organizational Chart (1 page printable chart; updated CAL document titled Service Structure Flow Chart)

Learning About the World Service Conference Document (BRB- incorporating feedback)

  1. Updated Learning About the WSC document (proposed replacement)
  2. Learning About the WSC with 2026 suggested changes (shown in detail)

Delegate Training and Resources

NEW! Delegate timeline (PDF) (Dates subject to change based on fellowship needs and service capabilities. ALL changes will be sent to delegates, noted be on this website and wherever relevant)

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