July 17, 2009 by chair.

These meetings are NOT affiliated with the Capital Region Intergroup of SLAA.  They are provided here for information only.  If you find them helpful, great!

Telephone Meeting Schedule

Sunday 7:00 PM Eastern Time
Focus on Anorexia - Men and Women
1-712-432-0150, access code 232562

Monday 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Step Meeting
1-712-432-0150, access code 232562

Wednesday 9:00 PM Eastern Time
Women’s Anorexia Meeting
1-605-475-6111, access code 343434

Thursday 8:30 PM Eastern Time
Focus is on Fear of Intimacy
1-712-432-1600 code will be 399544

Saturday 8:30 AM Eastern Time
Focus is on Cross-Addictions
1-712-432-0150, access code 232562

Saturday 12:00 PM Eastern Time
Topic Meeting
1-605-475-6111, access code 32587

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March 22, 2009 by chair.

Latest release of the schedule for the web.  Includes the new Saturday Bennington, VT meeting. As always please call the hotline if there are any additions or corrections to the schedule.

The schedule as of 3-22-09 can be found here: SLAA Schedule 03-22-09

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March 4, 2009 by chair.

The Tuesday Night Men’s meeting has voted and they are moving to the new location permanently.  The new location of the meeting is 1 Maria Dr, Loudonville, NY.

A copy of the schedule with the new updated schedule can be downloaded by clicking the link: <link removed as schedule updated>

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March 2, 2009 by chair.

The Intergroup Secretary, Pete, sent me a note with some updates to meetings.  I’ve copied the contents of his email to me.

=== begin copy of email text ===

Hey Bill, just wanted to check in about a few schedule-related things.

I heard/noticed that some changes were made to the schedule reflecting groups’ web presence, and saw a few corrections, and have had some changes since, and follow-up questions which are probably just rhetorical until Intergroup.  (But please share your thoughts if you care to.)

-The Sunday @ 7:30 (Colonie) meeting just voted at our business meeting to have full web presence (i.e. the street address listed).
-The Saturday Pine Grove meeting’s directions are partially covered up now so that it only reads the end part of the directions.
-The Friday Newtonville @ 7:30 (listed as Latham) voted to have full web presence before the Jan intergroup, but says to call the hotline.

I guess we can bring this up at Intergroup, but does a group not submitting a vote or voting against full presence necessarily mean that they would not be listed?  I suppose if they followed up, and asked that it not be list, that I would understand, until we are able discuss it at Intergroup. But I was thinking that the default would be to list the group’s address, unless it was specifically requested by a group rep.

Sometime soon I’d like to figure out my access to the site so I take future schedule changes off your hands.

Thanks for all your hard work, Bill.
Pete.

=== end copy of email text ===

The format of the meeting schedule and what the default position is around street addresses will be discussed at the next Intergroup meeting, Saturday, March 21 at 11:30am at St. George’s in Clifton Park.

A link to the new schedule is here: (removed — see newer post for schedule, and also the Schedule link on left hand menu)

Yours in recovery,
Bill R, Intergroup Chair

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March 2, 2009 by chair.

UPDATE: On Tue 3/3 the meeting will stay at its’ temporary location of 1 Maria Drive, Loudonville, to hold its’ business meeting.  During this business meeting a vote will be taken and a decision made whether or not to move the meeting permanently to 1 Maria Drive.

If you have an opinion one way or the other please show up to the business meeting to vote!!

As you recall the impetus to change were very cold conditions at the 1 Exchange St location.

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February 21, 2009 by chair.

There is now a meeting in Bennington, VT.  Even though “officially” Bennington is part of the Western NE Intergroup I felt that it was important that we make people aware of a meeting that could be a very short drive for people in the Capital Region.

Meeting information:
Saturday noon
Turning Point Club
465 Main St.
Bennington, VT
Co-ed. Step, Speaker, Topic meeting depending upon week of the month.

Yours in recovery,
Bill R, Intergroup Chair

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February 15, 2009 by chair.

At the January 17th Intergroup meeting we voted on what the Capital Region Intergroup of SLAA’s position on a web presence should be. At that time 4 groups voted to have full disclosure of their meeting information, 3 voted to have only the city and time of the meeting, and 1 voted to keep the status quo of just the hotline phone number listed on the FWS website (http://www.slaafws.org)

Immediately after that meeting this website was created and the full schedule with street addresses of ALL meetings was posted.  A week or 2 later it was brought to my attention about minority voting opinion and the 4th tradition.  4th Tradition States that all groups should be autonomous except in matters affecting SLAA as a whole.

With those ideas in mind I felt it more prudent to modify the schedule available on the web.  Only those groups who voted to display their street address have theirs displayed.  Displaying street addresses will be an “opt-in” program so that only those groups voting definitively “YES” will have their street address displayed.  This matter will be discussed further at the next Intergroup meeting on March 21st.

Thanks for your understanding and patience in this matter.  Please discuss amongst yourselves.

Yours in recovery,
Bill R., Intergroup Chair

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February 12, 2009 by chair.

Every Thursday, 9:30-10:00
A meeting designed for a brief “checking-in” at the end of your day.
Begins Thursday 2/12/09
219-509-8333 (wait for prompt) 2407704#

Pete F., contact: 518-312-0193

FORMAT*

1. Check-in:
   1. Bottom lines
   2. 3 Affirmations
   3. How are you: physically, emotionally, spiritually?
2. 30-second share, as needed
3. Serenity Prayer
4. Goodnight!

*Chairperson may help as needed with check-in format.
A copy of the flyer can be downloaded here: Teleconference Flyer

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